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Morbid Outdoors

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.

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  • 88. Surprising Discovery at the Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona)

    88. Surprising Discovery at the Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona)
    Feb 4 2026

    In 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-knew

    https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm

    \https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/body-of-hungarian-man-missing-since-july-recovered-in-grand-canyon

    https://npshistory.com/morningreport/incidents/grca.htm

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grand-canyon-search-human-remains-scott-walsh/

    https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Scott_Walsh

    https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/89603

    https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/cold-cases.htm

    https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/gibbs-missing-person.htm?utm

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    33 mins
  • 87. Nature News: January 2026

    87. Nature News: January 2026
    Jan 31 2026
    The 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.
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    26 mins
  • 86. The Missing Graduate Student (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado)

    86. The Missing Graduate Student (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado)
    Jan 28 2026

    It 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-halpern

    https://www.dailycamera.com/2010/01/24/joseph-halperns-family-continues-search-for-lost-hiker/

    https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/4185dmco.html

    https://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 show


    Join 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.com


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    42 mins
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