Off the Trails
by Maegan Moaratty and Danielle Falagan
Latest episode
185: Left Behind on San Gorgonio
185: Left Behind on San Gorgonio
About this podcast
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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Episodes
The newest 20 of 185 episodes
- 185: Left Behind on San Gorgonio · 33 minIn 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…
- 184: Sunday Scary #15 - Dark Trails Pt. II · 31 minThis 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…
- 183: Lore and Lies · 37 minSome 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…
- 182: Sunday Scary #14 - Encounters from Above · 59 minToday, 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…
- 181: Sunday Scary #13 - Haunted Hikes | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries · 36 minWe 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…
- 180: Sunday Scary #12 - Dark and Forbidden Destinations | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries · 49 minWe’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…
- 179: Sunday Scary #11 - Dark Trails | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries · 48 minWe’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…
- 178: Sunday Scary #10 - Ghost Ships | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries · 48 minWe’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…
- 177: Vanished at Rustler Park · 32 minIn 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…
- 176: Sunday Scary #9 - Haunted Wild Places Pt. II | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries · 1 h 6 minWe’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…
- 175: Sunday Scary #8 - Haunted Lakes | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries · 39 minIn 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…
- 174: Sunday Scary #7 - Strange Phenomena | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries · 32 minFor 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…
- 173: Sunday Scary #6 - Strange Places Pt. II | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries · 27 minToday’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…
- 172: Sunday Scary #5 - Strange Places | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries · 10 minThere 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…
- 171: Sunday Scary #4 - Myths and Legends of the Forest | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries · 40 minEvery 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…
- 170: Sunday Scary #3 - Haunted Wild Places | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries · 49 minThere 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…
- 169: Survival and Questions in the Sierra Nevada · 35 minSearchers 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…
- 168: Sunday Scary #2 - US Ghost Towns | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries · 26 minOnce-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…
- 167: Sunday Scary #1 - Haunted Hikes of New England | 13 Days of Sunday Scaries · 32 minBefore 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…
- 166: The Last Hike of Karen Sykes · 33 minKaren Sykes had spent years exploring Washington’s trails, writing about them, photographing them, and encouraging countless others to experience the outdoors for themselves. At…
