Park rangers work in some of the most remote places in the country, and over the years, a surprising number of them have shared stories they still can't explain.

In this episode, we look at four real accounts from named park rangers. You'll hear from members of the Navajo Rangers' Special Projects Unit, whose investigations included reports of Bigfoot, UFOs, hauntings, and shape-shifters, including one case where coins reportedly fell from nowhere during an investigation. We also cover the story of a backcountry ranger in North Carolina who watched a man hike up a mountain in the middle of the night and silently stare at a campground full of sleeping children until sunrise. Then there's Yellowstone ranger Bob "Action" Jackson, who described seeing a tall, two-legged, fur-covered figure moving through the backcountry, and Galen Clark, America's first park ranger, who claimed he once heard the cries of a drowned child coming from an empty lake in Yosemite.

We also take a look at several well-known national park disappearances, including Dennis Martin, Stacy Arras, and Trenny Gibson, along with the Missing 411 phenomenon and the strongest arguments both for and against it. Some of these stories have reasonable explanations. Others are a little harder to dismiss.

Everything in this episode is based on real people, documented cases, and firsthand accounts. Whether you think there's something strange happening in the wilderness or not, these are stories that have stuck with the people who experienced them.

Get your thick hiking socks ready, we're going off trail.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 - We're Going Off Trail..

1:13 - INTRO

3:40 - The Tangent Disclaimer

5:37 - A Vast & Untouched Wilderness

6:55 - STORY: THE RANGERS WHO GOT THE OTHER CALLS

12:00 - Don "The Rain Man" Decker

15:12 - INTERMISSION: Christian Is Snarky / Get Off Your Soap Box

16:21 - Creepy Human's Episode on the Horizon? Yes or Yes?

17:15 - STORY: MOUNTAINTOP WATCHER

22:00 - No Xbox in the Wilderness

23:16 - The Disappearance of Dennis Martin

25:30 - Christian Forgets His Granddaughters Name (he's elderly, it happens)

27:00 - A Lot of Fire Lookout's Hit Us Up

29:00 - You Guys Are Insane, btw

31:24 - STORY: IT RAN ON TWO LEGS

36:00 - Discussing Bob Jackson's Yellowstone Bigfoot Encounter

40:05 - INTERMISSION: Does Bigfoot Have Pockets?

40:39 - Supernatural Was a Great Show

42:00 - STORY: THE BOY IN THE LAKE

45:00 - Do You Trust The Locals or Your Ears?

48:00 - David Paulides & Missing 411

50:00 - Sensing Danger While Isolated & Third Man Syndrome

51:00 - The Staircases In The Woods Verdict

52:00 - OUTRO

53:39 - 4 THA H8Rs

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