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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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August 12 · 50 min
163: Ice Valley's Mystery Woman
In late November, 1970, a father and his two daughters were out for a morning hike. The older daughter sees a shape in the valley, not quite sure what it is. Maybe trash or something left behind. Maybe a mannequin but the father knows better. When he...
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August 5 · 43 min
162: Vanished at Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
On the first afternoon of a nine-day backpacking trip through one of the most remote areas of the Grand Canyon, three experienced hikers encountered a relatively ordinary obstacle: a hill standing between them and their intended route. Two members of...
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July 29 · 44 min
161: Missing in Siskiyou County
Today we have two cold cases that are short on details, but both leave us with plenty of questions. In the first case during a routine patrol a sheriff’s deputy noticed a woman camped between highway 96 and the Klamath River. He stopped just to...
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July 22 · 47 min
160: The Brant Lake Disappearance
Some disappearances leave behind a trail investigators can follow. Others seem to end almost as soon as they begin, leaving no footprints leading away, no dropped gear, no obvious accident scene, and no clear explanation. Today's story is about an...
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July 15 · 38 min
159: The Unfinished Run
We've told you stories about people who vanish deep in the wilderness, off-trail, miles from anywhere. This isn't that story. This is about a teenager who went for a jog along a road heading to a busy all inclusive vacation spot and simply never came...
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July 8 · 41 min
158: Trail Mix - The Deadly Floral Park Traverse
For many hikers, Glacier National Park is the adventure of a lifetime. Towering peaks, turquoise lakes, and seemingly endless miles of alpine wilderness makes it one of the most beautiful places in North America. But hidden among those postcard views...
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July 1 · 26 min
157: Death at Chimney Pond and Fire Orbs
On an August night in 1968, the sky over Maine did something that still doesn't have a clear explanation. By morning, one camper was dead, several others had suffered burns, and more than 100 people woke up feeling the physical effects of whatever had...
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June 24 · 51 min
156: Vanished in Happy Valley
A Tennessee man heads to his family farm for what should have been an ordinary weekend. His truck is left behind, his valuables are untouched, and his ATV is eventually found in a place that makes almost no sense. More than fifteen years later,...
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June 17 · 54 min
155: Unsurvivable Encounter
In October 2024, a man in Idaho saw a skunk and his kitten about to rumble. He did what most of us would do- he stepped in and grabbed his cat. In the process, the skunk scratched him. He didn't think much of it. It was just a scratch, so he didn't...
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June 3 · 32 min
154: Trail Mix - Missing In Pennsylvania
Two men. Two familiar places. Two routine outings that should have ended like any other… but didn’t. One would be found days later, his life ending in a place he knew well. The other would vanish without a trace, leaving behind only questions that...
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May 20 · 40 min
153: Search for the M Cave
A video called "Son of an Area 51 Technician" was making the rounds on Youtube. Someone shares something that stops people mid-scroll. People want to know more and suggest he go back to a location and film his adventure. And that's where this story...
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May 13 · 48 min
152: The Disappearance of Bill Ewasko
There are places so vast and unforgiving that a single wrong turn can quickly become something much bigger. Today’s story is about one experienced hiker, one desert he loved… and a mystery that lingered for more than a decade before answers finally...
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May 6 · 52 min
151: Throwback - Death - Geraldine Largay
*Enjoy one of our earlier episodes this week and we'll be back with a new episode the week of 5/12/26* Many hikers dream of hiking the Appalachian Trail in full, yet very few see that come true. A few unfortunate souls have seen their dream end in a...
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April 29 · 51 min
150: Throwback - Survival - "John"/Pam Bales
*Enjoy one of our earlier episodes this week and we'll be back with a new episode the week of 5/12/26* In a world where timing is everything, we often hear about being at the "wrong place, at the wrong time", but as search and rescue volunteer Pam...
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April 22 · 41 min
149: Wrong Name at Sand Bar Flat
In August of 1996, twenty-year-old Michael Madden packed his car early, left a note for his family, and set off toward the mountains with his dog. Only one of them would return. Sources:...
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April 15 · 31 min
148: Missing in the Mojave
It only takes a moment… One turn around a bend… one step just a little too far ahead… And suddenly, the person you were just walking beside… is gone.In the open expanse of the desert, where visibility stretches for miles and silence carries farther...
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April 8 · 40 min
147: Feet of the Salish Sea
In August 2007, a 12-year-old girl found a shoe on the beach in British Columbia. There's a foot inside. Six days later, another shoe washes up thirty miles away. Different location. Different shoes. Different size but one major similarity - another...
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April 1 · 26 min
146: Vanished in the Pyrenees
In November 2020, an experienced hiker reached the summit of a remote peak in the Pyrenees and sent a quick message to her partner. It was the last time anyone heard from her. What followed was a massive search across rugged mountain terrain… and an...
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March 25 · 39 min
145: Hidden Danger in Tuckerman Ravine
Sometimes the most dangerous places don’t look dangerous at all.They don’t always come as a sudden storm or an obvious cliff or anything that screams danger. Sometimes they look peaceful. Beautiful even. A smooth blanket of snow in the warm spring...
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March 18 · 43 min
144: Trail Mix - The Signs Were There
A hard truth of heading out into the wild is that sometimes the biggest danger isn’t the weather, an animal or environment itself. The biggest danger can be our own choices and the decision not to heed clear warning signs.
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