Morbid Outdoors

It's 1997 and yet another person has gone missing while visiting Mount Rainier National Park. A 27 year old took his camera equipment to the park for a photography day on the trails, promising his mom he’d be home by dinner. He was never seen again. Sources:https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2017/11/6/chethansonhttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/nov/17/search-for-mount-rainier-hiker-called-off/https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/23010/detailshttps://charleyproject.org/case/vincent-djiehttps://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/news/two-searches-continue-for-overdue-hikers.htmhttps://charleyproject.org/case/ramona-lynn-feyhttps://wheninyourstate.com/washington/mount-rainier-national-park-washington/

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_Wildernesshttps://charleyproject.org/case/joseph-s-dominhttps://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/gps-joehttps://charleyproject.org/case/david-barclay-millerhttps://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/david-barclay-millerhttps://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/mary-sloanhttps://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/gps-joehttps://vanished.us/listing.php?slug=gps-joe-joe-domin-vanished-off-the-face-of-the-earth

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-2000789948https://people.com/man-remains-found-after-he-vanished-while-hiking-grand-canyon-to-see-ancient-art-12024781https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/bill-ott-grand-canyon-missing-hiker-field-notes/

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_Wildernesshttps://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP29586https://charleyproject.org/case/rosemary-theresa-kunsthttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90124785/rosemary_theresa-kunsthttps://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/rosemary-theresa-kunsthttps://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/search-is-on-for-missing-female-hiker-2742996.phphttps://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/search-is-on-for-missing-female-hiker-2742996.phphttps://www.siskiyoudaily.com/story/news/2021/09/14/unsolved-disappearances-siskiyou-county-without-answers-2021/5699788001/

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_Servicehttps://www.nps.gov/index.htmhttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-25/national-park-staff-ordered-not-to-reveal-deaths-as-part-of-new-policyhttps://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/nps-internal-memo-deaths/https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/mortality-data.htmhttps://www.stgeorgeutah.com/life/department-of-the-interior-changes-policy-about-reporting-deaths-injuries-in-national-parks/article_14353bd8-568b-4572-a744-0af9af26c5f3.html

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

 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_Foresthttps://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/arvin-nelsonhttps://www.ksbw.com/article/big-sur-hiker-disappeared-wilderness-trek-california-answers-decade-later/61808413https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/arvin-walter-nelson-0https://charleyproject.org/case/arvin-walter-nelson

Join me as I read incident reports from Badlands National Park and Big Bend National Park. Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlands_National_Parkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bend_National_Parkhttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-25/national-park-staff-ordered-not-to-reveal-deaths-as-part-of-new-policy