Morbid Outdoors
The podcast about the times when the "great outdoors" aren't always great. Join us to hear tales of all things morbid in the wild. We cover murders, missing persons, legends, and more all within our great national parks, wildernesses, and forests.
"The woods are lovely, dark, and deep..." -Robert Frost
If you've ever been told you're weird for liking morbid stuff, you're our kind of people. Come along and learn about all of the morbid tales in our lovely wild lands.
Dark Horizons Media, LLC
Episodes
45 episodes
44. Missing in the Montana (Bitterroot National Forest, Montana)
Montana is known for its spectacular hiking trails and its residents frequent them often. In July 2007, an experienced hiker and her friend set off to hike a 4.5 mile trail she’d done many times. Her friend turned his back to take in the view b...
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Episode 44
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42:19
43. Haunted Parks: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Mount Rainier National Park is a place of breathtaking glaciers, alpine meadows, and dense, moss-draped forests. It's one of the most visited parks in the Pacific Northwest—and one of the most mysterious. How haunted is one of the most mysterio...
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Episode 43
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31:37
42. The Cryptids of Our National Parks Vol. 2 (USA)
Our national parks are beautiful and contain many beautiful sights: from flowing rivers to snow capped mountain peaks to orange desertscapes. But do they also hold much more sinister sights that only few see while visiting? Tune in to hear our ...
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Episode 42
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30:53
41. Mysterious Death in Yosemite (Yosemite National Park, California)
Yosemite is known for being a hot spot for missing hikers and strange disappearances. In fact, Yosemite National Park has a higher-than-average number of missing persons. But it has less frequent mysterious deaths. In 1979, one park employee va...
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Episode 41
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35:42
40. Disappeared in Dorena (Umpqua National Forest, Oregon)
Oregon ranks 3rd nationally for disappearances and one person on that list is a man from Eugene who disappeared from a campground in the Umpqua National Forest in August 2020. He was last seen walking away from a party and has never been seen s...
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Episode 40
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32:50
39. Missing on Mt. Shasta (Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California)
An experienced outdoorsman set out to summit Mt.Shasta with two of his friends. He became very ill with altitude sickness and the trip went sideways from there. He was last seen heading towards Lake Helen and was never seen again. His dis...
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Episode 39
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55:03
38. Haunted Parks: Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana
Indiana Dunes National Park—on the surface, it's a peaceful stretch of sand and forest. But look a little closer… and you'll find something else entirely. Stories of shadowy figures along the shoreline, phantom footsteps in the dunes, and campe...
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Episode 38
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31:34
37. Victims of Mount Rainier National Park (Washington, USA)
Mount Rainier is the crown jewel of Washington State’s natural beauty. In fact, the beauty and majesty of it are indescribable. But underneath all of its glory and thick forests might be something sinister. 400 people have vanished from this pa...
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Episode 37
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48:35
36. Serial Killer in the Everglades (Everglades National Park, Florida)
The original “Florida Man” was likely a prolific serial killer. Edgar Watson killed multiple people and even a famous female outlaw. He was active from the late 1800s until 1910 and left a trail of bodies from Oklahoma to the Everglades. He use...
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Episode 36
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34:16
35. The Missing Skier (Mt. Saint Helens, Washington)
An experienced skier took off suddenly down a mountainside, seemingly frightened of something. He was with 20 other people on a climbing expedition, but they had gone down ahead of him. And this instance was the last time the experienced skier ...
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Episode 35
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30:23
34. Haunted Parks: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina & Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is known for its breathtaking beauty, rich history, and deep Appalachian roots. This park is also home to legends, ghostly encounters, and unexplained phenomena that have left visitors questioning what truly ...
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Episode 34
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35:14
33. Forgotten Cold Case in the Uintas (Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah)
Similar to the infamous disappearance of Everett Reuss, a young man vanished from the High Uintas in Utah while on a job. Lynn Simmons was 25 years old when he went missing in 1940. It's been 84 years and there has never been a trace of him fou...
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Episode 33
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45:12
32. The Bennington Triangle (Vermont, USA)
Vermont is a charming and beautiful state, but it holds a dark mystery that some say is responsible for numerous missing persons and supernatural mysteries. Between 1945 and 1950, 5 people mysteriously vanished from this area, giving it the nam...
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Episode 32
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32:53
31. Southwest Does (American Southwest, USA)
There are thousands of unidentified bodies awaiting for their names to be recovered. Many of these people have been missing from their loved ones for years. Today we will discuss bizarre Jane & John Doe cases from Utah, Arizona, New M...
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Episode 31
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51:13
30. Mysterious Death in The Smokies (Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee)
When an avid outdoors lover mysteriously dies in one of her favorite places, her loved ones and friends are shocked. She had gone out for a hike she’d done many times but this time she didn’t come back. Her cause of death was listed as ex...
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Episode 30
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29:23
29. Haunted Parks: Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
The nation’s oldest federally protected national park has a dark history. Hot Springs National Park has been home to many murders, mob affiliation, and unsolved deaths. What's spookier than seeing a ghost through the steam from the natural hot ...
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Episode 29
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36:02
28. West Mesa Murders (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
When a woman and her dog discover a human bone on their walk, it was jarring. What happened next was absolutely disturbing: upon further investigation it turns out there were multiple victims buried in this area and there might be a serial kill...
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Episode 28
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36:54
27. In Cold Blood (Jefferson National Forest, Virginia)
A college couple is gunned down while enjoying an evening under the stars in Jefferson National Forest. The killer left behind DNA but is still unknown to law enforcement these 16 years later. Many questions remain and the most puzzling one mig...
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Episode 27
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35:47
26. The Barrel Murders (Bear Brook State Park, New Hampshire)
When multiple bodies are found in a barrel in a rural area of New Hampshire, everyone is shocked. When it happens again 15 years later, investigators know immediately these victims were connected to the first barrel found. This investigation sp...
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Episode 26
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41:06
25. M Cave Mystery (Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada)
November 2014 is when an experienced outdoorsman, hiker, and YouTuber goes missing in the Nevada desert. At the time of his disappearance he was heading out into the desert to find an “M” shaped cave that he had found on a previous adventure. H...
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Episode 25
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34:21
24. Haunted Parks: Death Valley National Park, California
It got its name after death for a reason. Death Valley National Park has claimed the lives of many since before its conception. Its dark history includes death, hanging someone twice, and ghost towns. Not to mention, it's surrounded by some wei...
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Episode 24
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43:25
23. The Stairway to Heaven (Haʻikū Stairs, Oʻahu, Hawaii)
When a highschool student goes to hike an infamous stairway on the island of Oʻahu, he is never seen again. He posted on his Facebook that he was headed to hike the haiku stairs but he never returned. There are many theories as to what happened...
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Episode 23
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35:48
22. The Missing Poet (Escalante, Utah)
One of Utah’s greatest mysteries is the sudden disappearance of a young adventurer named Everett Ruess. Everett was a poet, painter, and writer. He was a friend to famed photographer Ansel Adams and lived a life full of adventure and wanderlust...
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Episode 22
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35:42
21. Vanished Into Thin Air (Crater Lake National Park, Oregon)
When a young boy goes missing while near a lookout at Crater Lake National Park, the search to find him starts immediately and is massive. He seemingly ran over a small hill and then was nowhere to be found. Is his case connected to another mis...
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Episode 21
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46:29
20. Last Run in the Rio Grande (Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado)
A group of young men roadtrip from Tennessee out west and arrive at a family member’s dude ranch in southern Colorado. One of the young men, being a competitive runner, open-water swimmer, and obstacle-course racer, goes for a run near t...
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Episode 20
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35:01