Morbid Outdoors

A regular contributor to various Arizona outdoor websites such as HikeArizona.com and ArizonaHikers.com took off on a solo hike in a rugged Arizona mountain range and has never been seen since. 

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazatzal_Wilderness

https://charleyproject.org/case/joseph-s-domin

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/gps-joe

https://charleyproject.org/case/david-barclay-miller

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/david-barclay-miller

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/mary-sloan

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/gps-joe

https://vanished.us/listing.php?slug=gps-joe-joe-domin-vanished-off-the-face-of-the-earth

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An amateur archaeologist disappeared into the Grand Canyon while searching for prehistoric rock art paintings. He remained missing for 14 years, only recently being found again.

Sources:

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/bill-ott-remains-found-grand-canyon/

https://gizmodo.com/an-amateur-archaeologist-disappeared-in-the-grand-canyon-14-years-ago-his-remains-have-finally-been-found-2000789948

https://people.com/man-remains-found-after-he-vanished-while-hiking-grand-canyon-to-see-ancient-art-12024781

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/bill-ott-grand-canyon-missing-hiker-field-notes/

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It's the year 2000 and a woman travels to the  Marble Mountains Wilderness to spend time with a Native American spiritualist organization and recover from a personal tragedy. But during this trip, she mysteriously vanishes. The only thing left behind was a tuft of her hair in a bush. She hasn’t been located since.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Mountain_Wilderness

https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP29586

https://charleyproject.org/case/rosemary-theresa-kunst

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90124785/rosemary_theresa-kunst

https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/rosemary-theresa-kunst

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/search-is-on-for-missing-female-hiker-2742996.php

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/search-is-on-for-missing-female-hiker-2742996.php

https://www.siskiyoudaily.com/story/news/2021/09/14/unsolved-disappearances-siskiyou-county-without-answers-2021/5699788001/

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 In September 1990, a 42-year-old woman disappeared while camping with her husband in a remote Idaho wilderness area. She had gone on a short hike to a nearby meadow to birdwatch, carrying only her camera and binoculars, but never returned. Despite extensive searches, no trace of her was ever found. More than 30 years later, she still remains missing.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selway%E2%80%93Bitterroot_Wilderness

https://charleyproject.org/case/susan-seymour-adams

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/category/Susan+Seymour+Adams

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/gxkn03/susan_adams_disappeared_from_idaho_30_years_ago_a/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/274880723/martha_susan-adams

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/274880723/martha_susan-adams

https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-obituary-for-s/46374124/

https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP2078

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My episodes might become a little more boring and a little bit more ambiguous soon (obviously that's supposed to be a joke.) I’ve noticed a trend of incident reports being less and less detailed over the years, but now a new law might make accidents and deaths in our parks even more vague. Why is the Department of the Interior trying to conceal incidents within the national park service sites?

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Park_Service

https://www.nps.gov/index.htm

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-25/national-park-staff-ordered-not-to-reveal-deaths-as-part-of-new-policy

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/nps-internal-memo-deaths/

https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/mortality-data.htm

https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/life/department-of-the-interior-changes-policy-about-reporting-deaths-injuries-in-national-parks/article_14353bd8-568b-4572-a744-0af9af26c5f3.html

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In 2010, a man living in Maryland left a note for his family that he was going on a cross-country road trip. He drove 32 hours to Yellowstone National Park over a span of days and then his car was found abandoned at Craig Pass. Despite searching, the NPS was unable to find any clue as to what happened to him. He has never been seen since. 

Sources:

https://mocoshow.com/2025/08/27/maryland-man-stuart-isaac-disappeared-at-yellowstone-15-years-ago/

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/stuart-isaac

https://charleyproject.org/case/stuart-isaac

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 In August 2014, an experienced backpacker set out for a multi-day trip, carrying plenty of supplies for his trek. When he didn’t show up at his planned exit, his friends reported him missing. The search went on for 10 days and nothing was found. He hasn’t been seen since. What happened to him? Anyone with information is asked to call the Monterey County Sheriff's Office at 831-755-3722 and refer to case number 14-05301.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Padres_National_Forest

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/arvin-nelson

https://www.ksbw.com/article/big-sur-hiker-disappeared-wilderness-trek-california-answers-decade-later/61808413

https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/arvin-walter-nelson-0

https://charleyproject.org/case/arvin-walter-nelson

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Join me as I read incident reports from Badlands National Park and Big Bend National Park.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlands_National_Park

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bend_National_Park

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-25/national-park-staff-ordered-not-to-reveal-deaths-as-part-of-new-policy

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 It's January 2001 and new residents to Arkansas go for an easy 1.5 mile trail at a local state park. The wife decides this trail is not for her and decides to go back to the car, but when the rest of the family makes it back to the parking lot, she is nowhere to be found. Not a trace of her has ever been found and she has not been seen since. 

If you have any information on the disappearance of Gloria McDonald, please contact the Polk County Sheriff's Office at 501-394-2511 or the Arkansas State Police at 800-553-3820.

Sources:

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/jean-mcdonald

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ai6bd9/unresolved_disappearance_gloria_mcdonald_hometown/

https://charleyproject.org/case/gloria-white-moore-mcdonald

https://www.newson6.com/story/5e36836f2f69d76f62098494/in-arkansas-a-disappearance-baffles-investigators

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On a sunny November day in 2007, a professor went for a day hike in the beautiful Oregon forest. Two people saw him hiking and noticed strange behavior at the summit of the mountain. He never returned from his hike and has not been seen since. Five years later another man goes missing from the same area.

Sources:

https://www.hikeoregon.net/olallie-mountain.html

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/auto-biography/autobiography-vanished-into-the-wilderness-the-daming-xu-memorial-hike/

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2017/11/3/jake-dutton-strange-disappearances-from-the-us-wilderness

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/daming-xu

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/vw6wo1/daming_xu_left_for_a_hike_on_november_4_2007_near/

https://charleyproject.org/case/daming-xu

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