On June 18, 2014, a 54-year-old runner went out for a routine run in the Roaring Creek area of Pennsylvania’s Weiser State Forest—a terrain he knew very well. But he never returned. This is the tragic story of a runner's mysterious death. 

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Sources:

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

https://news.adidas.com/running/new-adidas-study-finds-92--of-women-are-concerned-for-their-safety-when-they-go-for-a-run/s/c318f69e-7575-4ced-bbf3-9db6d2ab1642

https://www.theruncollective.com/statistics

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692325000626

https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/northumberland-county/search-for-missing-man-continues/523-9f3fbfe9-8f77-458b-aaa4-d6a1557abe5b

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In 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

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Sources:

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

https://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-baird

https://charleyproject.org/case/fern-alexandra-lovett-baird

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Just 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:)

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Silver 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.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Plume,_Colorado

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

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/keith-reinhard#google_vignette=

https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=307

https://unsolved.com/gallery/keith-reinhard/

https://www.darksidedoc.com/

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Keith_Reinhard

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On 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,_Oregon

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/oregon/bear-creek-greenway-from-ashland

https://ashlandtrails.com/biking/bear-creek-greenway-bike-path/

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ashlandoregon.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1286/Press-Release-Autopsy-Results-PDF

https://www.facebook.com/groups/302537046434247/

https://medium.com/p/2765fcffba5b

https://ashland.news/memorial-to-slain-ashland-man-vandalized/

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/community-still-looking-answers-violent-2011-murder-david-grubbs-ashland-n1300742

https://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/

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September has brought us stories of rediscovery, resilience, and the reminder that nature still has plenty of surprises hiding in plain sight. From mountain forests to remote corners of the globe, species once thought lost are stepping back into the spotlight, and conservation efforts are showing just how much hope the wild still carries. Let’s dive into the headlines shaping September’s nature news.

Sources:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/small-rabbit-with-a-black-tail-not-seen-in-120-years-found-hopping-around-mexican-mountains/

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/body-recovered-after-car-goes-over-grand-canyon-rim.amp

https://www.ktiv.com/2025/09/07/low-water-levels-lead-discovery-missing-mans-body-inside-truck-bottom-lake/

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/body-recovered-wyoming-lake-believed-to-be-minnesota-kayaker/89-d59b8f9c-41c1-4446-be3d-01899fe387b0

https://www.wisn.com/article/man-made-waterfall-removed-help-fish-swim-freely-milwaukee-river/66028260

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/wildlife-experts-thrilled-trail-cameras-061500279.html

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/a-brand-new-island-was-just-recorded-in-alaska/

https://www.earth.com/news/elusive-bird-night-parrot-pezoporus-occidentalis-thought-extinct-100-years-rediscovered/

https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2025/09/rare-bee-discovered-in-syracuse-orchard.html?outputType=amp

https://www.koin.com/news/washington/skull-with-bullet-holes-found-in-cowlitz-county-determined-to-be-man-who-went-missing-in-portland-in

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There’s something eerie about Big Bend. Maybe it’s the silence—so wide and deep it feels like you’re standing on another planet. Maybe it’s the isolation, where you can hike for days and never see another soul. Or maybe… it’s something else. Join us for today's installment of Haunted Parks. 

Sources:

https://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/texas/big-bend-national-park/experiences/news/photos/why-big-bend-is-americas-creepiest-national-park

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

https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/print.php?id=2741&srsltid=AfmBOoqSLJdkQPYhJW0LFXOQuUfI5H1UM9YEmEObL29ZEZM4xiYJZXvv

https://www.andersondesigngroupstore.com/a/collections/61-american-national-parks/legends-of-the-national-parks-big-bends-bruja?srsltid=AfmBOoqofolQ1ao5wHveN-NZmGk9-xxIeq4JNN2mg0gvk7QywxJO5Ltw

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Olympic National Park is one of the wildest, wettest places in the United States. Towering trees, moss-draped trails, and a rainforest that breathes with mist and silence. It’s beautiful—and isolating. And in June 2006 a former military intelligence officer went missing without a trace. A man who knew how to take care of himself. So how did Olympic swallow him whole?

Tips: Thurston County Sheriff's Office 360-786-5742

Sources:

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

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/gilbert-gilman

https://charleyproject.org/case/gilbert-mark-gilman

https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article30946359.html

https://vault.fbi.gov/israel-keyes/Israel%20Keyes%20Part%2008/view

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeBullshit/comments/la8czj/gilbert_gilman_what_is_the_theory/

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/22763?nav

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There’s a certain romantic pull to the idea of going off-grid. Leaving behind the noise, the stress, the modern world—to find peace in the wild. But for one family, that dream ended in heartbreak. In 2023, the remains of three family members were found deep in a forest in Colorado. What started as an attempt to live off the land became a fatal survival effort against the elements.

Sources:

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

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/category/Vance+Family+deaths

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/questions-linger-death-family-went-grid-colorado-wilderness-rcna96851

https://thedyrt.com/camping/colorado/colorado-gold-creek-campground

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National parks are supposed to be peaceful—untouched slices of wilderness. But dig through the right reports, and you’ll find something else: the weird stuff. The unsettling stuff. The “what the hell actually happened out there?” stuff. Join us for part one of bizarre incident reports from various national parks.

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