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Morbid Outdoors
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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
"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
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BONUS: Patreon Episode "Gored on a Date" (Antelope Island State Park, Utah)
Feb 1100:42:59Tap to summarizeIf you’ve been on social media, you’ve probably seen videos or pictures of bison attacking tourists in our national parks. Online articles will tell you it's pretty rare but with the plethora of pictures and videos and stories online says otherwise. With many more people getting outside these attacks seem to be becoming more frequent, and not just for bison, but for all animals. Antelope Island State Park in Salt Lake City, Utah saw two gorings in 2019. Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope_IslandThis is Love Podcast https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/woman-gored-bison-utah-same-park-where-date-had-been-n1060741https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49898709https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/8/29/21407152/bison-davis-county-man-critically-injured-at-antelope-island-state-park-likely-gored/Support the showThe 10 Essentials for Outdoor Recreation here.Leave No Trace (LNT) principles here.Share a "Campfire Story" for us to read on the pod! email us: morbidoutdoorspodcast@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →88. Surprising Discovery at the Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona)
Feb 400:32:52Tap to summarizeIn 2021, search crews at Grand Canyon National Park made an unexpected discovery while looking for another missing person: skeletal remains believed to be of another missing person. His backpack had been found years earlier with prescription bottles bearing his name, but no trace of him was located until the 2021 aerial search. His remains were there the whole time, blending into the canyon until chance and persistence finally brought him home.Sources:https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/8-facts-about-grand-canyon-you-never-knewhttps://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm\https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/body-of-hungarian-man-missing-since-july-recovered-in-grand-canyonhttps://npshistory.com/morningreport/incidents/grca.htmhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/grand-canyon-search-human-remains-scott-walsh/https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Scott_Walshhttps://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/89603https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/cold-cases.htmhttps://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/gibbs-missing-person.htm?utmSupport the showJoin our Patreon for bonus content! Click here!The 10 Essentials for Outdoor Recreation here.Leave No Trace (LNT) principles here.Share a "Campfire Story" for us to read on the pod! email us: morbidoutdoorspodcast@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →87. Nature News: January 2026
Jan 3100:25:44Tap to summarizeThe first month of 2026 brought some interesting headlines in the natural world--from animal attacks to rescues, this month's headlines were wild. Sources:https://www.thv11.com/article/news/nation-world/colorado-woman-dies-suspected-mountain-lion-attack/507-c23ac026-e5e5-4897-871f-5811acbc3e95?fbclid=IwdGRleAPFAZZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeFaeFGJpYini2DrTiWQNHZmP10JwHlzPh-NtEgHrspvyHj3wzhnZLTUla9i4_aem_4H4diXeXFAGf4wDg1WW-Pghttps://people.com/teen-vanished-on-mountain-without-phone-days-later-he-walked-over-12-miles-to-safety-11879774https://people.com/sos-signal-leads-to-rescue-hypothermic-teen-hiker-after-7-hour-search-11882589https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/washington-county/ten-hikers-rescued-from-yankee-doodle-canyon-in-washington-countyhttps://katu.com/news/local/two-missing-climbers-found-dead-at-9600-ft-elevation-in-mount-rainier-national-park-hiking-outdoors-recreation-snow-cold-forecast-storm-temperature-investigation-search-rescue-permit-teamhttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-22/hiker-dies-mt-whitney-third-fatality-of-seasonhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/23/two-confirmed-dead-and-more-presumed-buried-after-landslides-hit-house-and-campground-in-new-zealandhttps://people.com/15-hikers-rescued-from-utah-canyon-in-same-day-11891061#:~:text=Fifteen%20hikers%20were%20rescued%20from,Yankee%20Doodle%20Canyon%2C%20Backpacker%20reported.Support the showJoin our Patreon for bonus content! Click here!The 10 Essentials for Outdoor Recreation here.Leave No Trace (LNT) principles here.Share a "Campfire Story" for us to read on the pod! email us: morbidoutdoorspodcast@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →86. The Missing Graduate Student (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado)
Jan 2800:41:50Tap to summarizeIt was the summer of 1933, and Rocky Mountain National Park was still young — wild, untamed, and only partly mapped. On August 15th, a 22-year-old University of Chicago student set out on a solo hike. He told his friend he was heading toward Taylor Peak — just another day in the mountains before he had to return home to Chicago. But he never came back and his disappearance remains unsolved to this day. This is one of Rocky Mountain National Park’s oldest active missing persons cases.Tips: You can call the Colorado Bureau of Investigation 303-239-5764 or the Glendale Police Department 303-759-1511. Sources:https://charleyproject.org/case/joseph-laurence-halpernhttps://www.dailycamera.com/2010/01/24/joseph-halperns-family-continues-search-for-lost-hiker/https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/4185dmco.htmlhttps://defrostingcoldcases.com/guest-post-joseph-halpern-part-1-by-silvia-pettem/https://www.coloradoan.com/story/life/2018/08/10/inside-rocky-mountain-national-parks-1933-missing-hiker-mystery-joe-halpern/940601002/https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/national-park-service-finds-rudi-moder-hiker-missing-38-years/Support the showJoin our Patreon for bonus content! Click here!The 10 Essentials for Outdoor Recreation here.Leave No Trace (LNT) principles here.Share a "Campfire Story" for us to read on the pod! email us: morbidoutdoorspodcast@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →85. Bodies of Mt.Everest (Mt.Everest, China & Nepal)
Jan 2100:35:40Tap to summarizeMount Everest: the world’s highest peak above sea level. It's iconic and stands against the sky like a giant. Everest is covered in snow and ice…and dead bodies. It is famous for its “Death Zone” which has extremely thin air, making breathing difficult, requiring supplemental oxygen for climbers. This beautiful mountain is dotted with many climbers who never made their way down. Sources:https://www.ultimatekilimanjaro.com/mount-everest-bodies-left-dead-frozen-at-the-top/https://www.instagram.com/p/C8svfgApUsy/?hl=enhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everesthttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/climbing-mount-everest-1Support the showJoin our Patreon for bonus content! Click here!The 10 Essentials for Outdoor Recreation here.Leave No Trace (LNT) principles here.Share a "Campfire Story" for us to read on the pod! email us: morbidoutdoorspodcast@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →84. Missing From Moon Lake (Ashley National Forest, Utah)
Jan 1400:34:01Tap to summarizeUtah has many missing persons cases and mysteries within its national forests and national parks. One of those happen to be the disappearance of a Finnish man who went missing in the Ashley National Forest in March 2025. He went to look for gold in the Uinta mountains and hasn’t been seen since. He is just a young man far from home, drawn to a wilderness he may not have fully understood. In places like this, it doesn’t take a dramatic moment for things to go wrong — just cold, isolation, and one missed turn.Tips: If you have any information about Onni’s whereabouts or have been in contact with him, please reach out to Cpt. John Crowley at Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office by calling 435-738-1126 or emailing jcrowley@duchesne.utah.gov.Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_National_Foresthttps://www.deseret.com/1989/6/15/18811507/moon-lake-unique-yet-little-known/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Rhoades_Minehttps://kamasvalleyhistory.org/2020/05/11/the-lost-rhoads-mine-the-back-rhodes-of-our-genealogy/https://www.foxnews.com/us/tourist-vanishes-after-leaving-utah-airport-backpack-mountainshttps://www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art-2000011139740.htmlhttps://www.abc4.com/news/missing-in-utah/duchesne-county-man/https://www.kpcw.org/state-regional/2025-04-02/finnish-man-missing-in-uintas-duchesne-county-sheriff-sayshttps://websleuths.com/threads/ut-onni-llmari-raassina-29-came-to-visit-utah-from-finland-missing-since-5-march-2025.740278/https://disappearedblog.com/justin-coursey/https://www.westkentuckystar.com/Obituaries/Funeral-Homes/Lindsey-Funeral-Home-(1)/Justin-Wayne-CourseySupport the showJoin our Patreon for bonus content! Click here!The 10 Essentials for Outdoor Recreation here.Leave No Trace (LNT) principles here.Share a "Campfire Story" for us to read on the pod! email us: morbidoutdoorspodcast@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →67. Into the Sawtooth Silence (Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho)
Oct 1500:31:17Tap to summarizeIn October 2020, a woman set out for a solo hike in Idaho’s rugged Sawtooth National Forest—and never came back. Her car was found parked neatly at the Prairie Creek Trailhead, her backpack missing, and no sign of a struggle. Searchers have been routinely looking for her for the past four years and not a clue has been found as to what happened to her. Tips: Blaine County Sheriff's Office 208-788-5555**Sorry to sound like a broken record, I recorded three episodes in a row and my mic was giving me issues! My mic was sent in for repair and they ended up replacing the whole thing due to some technical issues. Audio will be back to normal shortly!**Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawtooth_National_Foresthttps://www.parkrecord.com/2024/09/20/four-years-later-searchers-havent-given-up-on-finding-lost-hiker-from-park-city/https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/fern-bairdhttps://charleyproject.org/case/fern-alexandra-lovett-bairdSupport the showJoin our Patreon for bonus content! Click here! The 10 Essentials for Outdoor Recreation here.Leave No Trace (LNT) principles here.Recreate responsibly and remember: sometimes the "great outdoors" aren't always great. Stay tuned & stay weird.Email us case suggestions! Connect with us on Instagram @morbidoutdoorspodcastConnect with us on Facebook Morbid Outdoors Podcast Share a "Campfire Story" for us to read on the pod! email us: morbidoutdoorspodcast@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee
Transcribe →Microphone Update (& rambling)
Oct 1500:04:08Tap to summarizeJust a short mic update on the issue. Not sponsored by SHURE haha. Its been a long day and I just wanted to update everyone on the mic issue & how it was resolved. Tomorrow's episode (67) and next week's episode (68) will be with the old mic since they were pre-recorded. Episode 69 will be back to normal with the new microphone. Thanks for everyone's understanding! Love you guys and hope you're having a better week than me:)Support the showJoin our Patreon for bonus content! Click here! The 10 Essentials for Outdoor Recreation here.Leave No Trace (LNT) principles here.Recreate responsibly and remember: sometimes the "great outdoors" aren't always great. Stay tuned & stay weird.Email us case suggestions! Connect with us on Instagram @morbidoutdoorspodcastConnect with us on Facebook Morbid Outdoors Podcast Share a "Campfire Story" for us to read on the pod! email us: morbidoutdoorspodcast@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee
Transcribe →66. Vanished While Writing (Rocky Mountains, Colorado)
Oct 800:36:46Tap to summarizeSilver Plume, Colorado—a sleepy, semi-ghost town nestled in the Rockies, once a mining hub, now a place people visit to disappear...or vanish. In the summer of 1988, a seasoned sportswriter took a sabbatical and moved here with dreams of writing a novel and rediscovering himself. He rented a little antique shop in the same building where the previous owner had mysteriously disappeared a year earlier. While on a hike, he vanished too, just like the previous owner. This is one of Colorado’s most bizarre missing person’s cases.***I think my microphone is having a problem. I have noticed my audio isn't as sharp as it once was. I am sending in my mic for a repair and hope it can get fixed soon and quickly!!***Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Plume,_Coloradohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapaho_National_Foresthttps://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/keith-reinhard#google_vignette=https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=307https://unsolved.com/gallery/keith-reinhard/https://www.darksidedoc.com/https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Keith_ReinhardSupport the showJoin our Patreon for bonus content! Click here! The 10 Essentials for Outdoor Recreation here.Leave No Trace (LNT) principles here.Recreate responsibly and remember: sometimes the "great outdoors" aren't always great. Stay tuned & stay weird.Email us case suggestions! Connect with us on Instagram @morbidoutdoorspodcastConnect with us on Facebook Morbid Outdoors Podcast Share a "Campfire Story" for us to read on the pod! email us: morbidoutdoorspodcast@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee
Transcribe →65. Murder on a Bike Path (Ashland, Oregon)
Oct 100:27:33Tap to summarizeOn a quiet November evening in 2011, a man was walking home from work along a bike path. Just a mile from home, a woman on a bike discovered him lying unconscious. But this wasn’t an accident. He had been brutally attacked with a heavy blade—almost decapitated. No defensive wounds. No motive. And no suspect in sight.Tips: There is a $22,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. If you have any information on the murder of David Grubbs, please call or text Crime Stoppers of Southern Oregon at 1–800–850–0580 and refer to case number KTVL 12–25–18. You may remain anonymous.Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashland,_Oregonhttps://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/oregon/bear-creek-greenway-from-ashlandhttps://ashlandtrails.com/biking/bear-creek-greenway-bike-path/chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ashlandoregon.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1286/Press-Release-Autopsy-Results-PDFhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/302537046434247/https://medium.com/p/2765fcffba5bhttps://ashland.news/memorial-to-slain-ashland-man-vandalized/https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/community-still-looking-answers-violent-2011-murder-david-grubbs-ashland-n1300742https://kobi5.com/news/13-years-since-violent-murder-of-david-grubbs-along-ashland-bike-path-257036/https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1de4lgs/the_disturbing_murder_of_david_grubbs/Support the showJoin our Patreon for bonus content! Click here! The 10 Essentials for Outdoor Recreation here.Leave No Trace (LNT) principles here.Recreate responsibly and remember: sometimes the "great outdoors" aren't always great. Stay tuned & stay weird.Email us case suggestions! Connect with us on Instagram @morbidoutdoorspodcastConnect with us on Facebook Morbid Outdoors Podcast Share a "Campfire Story" for us to read on the pod! email us: morbidoutdoorspodcast@gmail.comBuy Me a Coffee
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