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
54 episodes
53. Nature News: July 2025
July 2025 has been a wild month in the natural world. In this episode, we’re covering the latest stories making headlines across forests, deserts, coastlines, and backcountry trails. Whether it’s bizarre behavior, haunting headlines, or hopeful...
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Episode 53
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29:49
52. Haunted Parks: Yosemite National Park, California
Yosemite National Park—towering granite cliffs, ancient sequoias, and waterfalls so tall they vanish into mist. It’s one of the crown jewels of the American wilderness. But behind all that beauty? There are stories. Strange ones. Old ones. Stor...
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Episode 52
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44:06
51. The Missing Runner (Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming)
On July 24, 1997, a runner vanished while out on a run in the Shoshone National Forest near Lander, Wyoming. A talented distance runner and aspiring Olympian, she had gone out to scout a route for an upcoming race. Her car was found abandoned a...
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Episode 51
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43:31
50. An Employee's Deadly Hike (Glacier National Park, Montana)
A national park employee set off alone into the stunning but unforgiving backcountry of Glacier National Park. He planned to hike the Floral Park Traverse—a brutal off-trail route with sheer drop-offs, icy creeks, and unpredictable terrain. But...
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Episode 50
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39:05
49. Campground Murders (USA)
There’s something about camping—right? Sleeping under the stars, miles from the nearest streetlight, tucked into the trees with nothing but canvas between you and whatever's out there. For some, it's peaceful. For others? It's prime nightmare f...
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Episode 49
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40:08
48. BONUS: A Ted Bundy Summer (Utah, USA)
Patreon Bonus just for you today! This episode was December 2024 Patreon Bonus episode! Most Utahns are enjoying summer by enjoying sun on the beaches of Bear Lake, hiking in the Wasatch mountains, or flying somewhere exotic for fam...
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Episode 48
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26:16
47. Haunted Parks: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
We’re heading to Colorado, right into the heart of Rocky Mountain National Park. Towering peaks, glacial lakes, alpine meadows… it’s the kind of place that looks like it belongs on a postcard. But if you hang around long enough…after the touris...
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Episode 47
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29:28
46. Vanished in Washington (North Cascades National Park, Washington)
When a young woman sets out on a cross-country road trip, it seems like it would have been a great getaway from her recent hardships in life. But when her car is found abandoned and she is missing, an investigation starts. Was she seeking...
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Episode 46
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39:13
45. The Good Samaritan Hiker (Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico)
While the outdoors can be dangerous and dark, there are good people in the world. What happens when someone needs help in the wilderness? Oftentimes there’s no one around to help, but in August 2020 in New Mexico, there was. This is the story o...
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Episode 45
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32:55
44. Missing in 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