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Off the Trails

Maegan Moaratty and Danielle Falagan

So many of us venture into nature seeking serenity, solitude and adventure, but some unlucky ones find misfortune instead. We're here to share these stories. Grab your pack and join us as we go off the trails. Join Danielle and Maegan each week for stories of mystery and misadventure in the great outdoors.

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October 14 · 32 min
185: Left Behind on San Gorgonio
In July of 1991, 12-year-old Jared Negrete set out on his first overnight backpacking trip with a group of Boy Scouts in the mountains of Southern California. But somewhere along the way, Jared became separated from the group and disappeared into the...
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October 11 · 30 min
184: Sunday Scary #15 - Dark Trails Pt. II
This week, we're heading back into the wilderness for Dark Trails Part II. We had so much fun sharing these firsthand accounts in our first Dark Trails episode, and since we've gotten requests for more, we figured it was time for another round!...
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October 7 · 37 min
183: Lore and Lies
Some stories stick around because they leave people wondering what’s true. Others stick around because people want them to be true. Today, we’re diving into a few bizarre stories that captured people’s attention but ultimately didn’t hold up under...
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October 4 · 58 min
182: Sunday Scary #14 - Encounters from Above
Today, we're looking to the sky. We have two stories involving strange objects appearing in remote wilderness areas—one that ended with a man missing for five days, and another that left behind physical injuries and evidence that investigators...
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October 3 · 36 min
181: Sunday Scary #13 - Haunted Hikes | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries
We officially made it- today is day 13 of our 13 Days of Sunday Scaries, and with this episode, we’re wrapping up our trip through the archives. The next time you hear from us, we’ll officially be kicking off our brand-new Sunday Scaries for 2026!...
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October 2 · 48 min
180: Sunday Scary #12 - Dark and Forbidden Destinations | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries
We’re almost at the end of our 13 Days of Sunday Scaries countdown. We have just one episode left after this one before we officially make our way out of the archives and into four brand-new Sunday Scaries for 2026! But for today, we’re traveling to...
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October 1 · 48 min
179: Sunday Scary #11 - Dark Trails | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries
We’re continuing our trip through the 2025 Sunday Scaries archives, and for this one, we’re handing the storytelling over to you. Sometimes the creepiest experiences outdoors aren’t the ones with a famous legend or ghost story attached to them....
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September 30 · 47 min
178: Sunday Scary #10 - Ghost Ships | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries
We’ve officially made our way through the 2023 and 2024 Sunday Scaries archives, which means we’re getting closer to this year’s brand-new episodes. But first, we’re headed back to 2025, where our first episode takes us through some spooky stories set...
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September 30 · 31 min
177: Vanished at Rustler Park
In June of 2015, a family traveled from New Mexico into the mountains of southern Arizona for what was supposed to be a quiet Father’s Day weekend camping trip. But shortly after arriving, one member of the family disappeared during a walk that should...
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September 29 · 1 hr 6 min
176: Sunday Scary #9 - Haunted Wild Places Pt. II | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries
We’ve officially made it to the final Sunday Scary from our 2024 archives, and for this one, Danielle and I had a special guest joining us- our friend Kayla from the podcast Tragedy With A View. Together, the three of us are heading onto some...
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September 28 · 39 min
175: Sunday Scary #8 - Haunted Lakes | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries
In today’s episode, we’re diving into some beautiful bodies of water with histories that are a little darker than their scenery might suggest. We’ll hear about a heartbroken woman said to haunt Long Island’s largest lake, a spot in New Hampshire...
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September 27 · 32 min
174: Sunday Scary #7 - Strange Phenomena | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries
For today’s Sunday Scary throwback, we’re taking a break from haunted trails, ghost stories, and creepy legends to explore some of the strange phenomena that remind us just how weird our planet can be. We’re talking about more than 100 massive trees...
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September 26 · 26 min
173: Sunday Scary #6 - Strange Places Pt. II | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries
Today’s Sunday Scary is a follow-up to our last episode, Strange Places. But this time, instead of traveling to several different locations, we’re spending a little more time exploring two places that prove something doesn’t necessarily have to be...
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September 25 · 10 min
172: Sunday Scary #5 - Strange Places | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries
There are places in this world that are so strange, they almost don’t seem real. Forests filled with hundreds of trees all bending in the same direction, rocks that ring like bells, mysterious lights appearing in the sky, and a massive crater that has...
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September 24 · 40 min
171: Sunday Scary #4 - Myths and Legends of the Forest | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries
Every forest has its stories, but some are a little stranger than others. Stories passed down for generations, warnings about places you shouldn’t go and things you definitely shouldn’t take- and encounters that, decades later, still don’t have an...
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September 23 · 49 min
170: Sunday Scary #3 - Haunted Wild Places | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries
There are some places in the outdoors where the stories seem to get stranger the deeper you look. Places connected to unexplained disappearances, devastating tragedies, ghostly encounters, strange lights, cryptid sightings, and even the occasional...
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September 23 · 35 min
169: Survival and Questions in the Sierra Nevada
Searchers covered six hundred square miles and hiked a combined four thousand miles on foot looking for someone in need but they found nothing. Then on day twenty-four, a cabin door opened revealing a woman everyone had started believing was dead....
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September 22 · 25 min
168: Sunday Scary #2 - US Ghost Towns | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries
Once-thriving towns can disappear for all kinds of reasons. Gold runs out, industries collapse, disasters strike, and sometimes, people are simply forced to leave. But even after the residents are gone, pieces of these places- and the stories of the...
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September 21 · 31 min
167: Sunday Scary #1 - Haunted Hikes of New England | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries
Before we kick off an all-new season of Sunday Scaries this October, we’re taking it all the way back to where it started. Over the next 13 days, we’ll be rereleasing every Sunday Scary episode from the past three years, leading right up to the first...
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September 16 · 32 min
166: The Last Hike of Karen Sykes
Karen Sykes had spent years exploring Washington’s trails, writing about them, photographing them, and encouraging countless others to experience the outdoors for themselves. At 70 years old, she was still an incredibly strong and experienced hiker....
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