Wayward Stories https://waywardstories.podbean.com Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast dedicated to telling our stories of adventure, exploration and self-discovery in the great outdoors! www.waywardstories.com Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:35:27 -0500 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en us Copyright Studio119 2021 All rights reserved. Society & Culture:Places & Travel 1440 episodic Wayward Stories is the podcast dedicated to the stories of our wandering and wonderings. Everyday is an adventure in self-discovery and discovery of each other. Mine just so happens to be set against a backdrop of travel and the great outdoors. I strive every week to show you that awesome adventures and meaningful connections don’t have to come with an obscene price tag…they’re right outside your door. It’s a magical world y’all…let’s go exploring! Check out www.waywardstories.com for more info, my youtube channel, links to all of my social media platforms and so much more! If you’d like to get in touch just shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com Wayward Stories is proudly brought to you by Bendetti Optics. Head over to www.bendettioptics.com and grab a pair of sick shades with a price tag that won’t make you scared to wear ‘em on your next adventure. Make sure and let them know the ol’ Wayward Son sent you! Justin Minor Justin Minor No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10295250/IMG_3184compressed_g3veh4.jpg Wayward Stories https://waywardstories.podbean.com 144 144 Blue Highways - Jefferson, Texas Blue Highways - Jefferson, Texas https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/blue-highways-jefferson-texas/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/blue-highways-jefferson-texas/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:35:27 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/4913bd3d-5468-3ca5-b11f-fbdfe1a9ee92 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

Tonight we’re going to explore a concept wholly new to me, ‘cause apparently I live under a rock.

 

Blue Highways. It’s been a philosophical concept of American road-tripping since 1978, but I’m just now hearing about it.

 

The idea is simple: stay off the interstate. Take the back roads, the state highways, the county roads. Meet the people. Visit the small towns. Discover the quirks and idiosyncrasies. Essentially - See the fabric of America, not just the endless seams. Why blue highways? At the time this idea was conceived, blue was the color used by Rand McNally to denote these smaller backroads in their famous atlases and maps.

 

Tonight we’ll talk about that philosophical framework by telling a story of one of my day trips - to Jefferson, Texas, specifically - on one of those blue highways.

 

Jefferson is a historic hotspot, filled with Victorian architecture, steamboat legends, haunted hotels, and folklore galore. It was one of my more memorable one-day jaunts, so I hope you’ll join me tonight to hear all about it!

 

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]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

Tonight we’re going to explore a concept wholly new to me, ‘cause apparently I live under a rock.

 

Blue Highways. It’s been a philosophical concept of American road-tripping since 1978, but I’m just now hearing about it.

 

The idea is simple: stay off the interstate. Take the back roads, the state highways, the county roads. Meet the people. Visit the small towns. Discover the quirks and idiosyncrasies. Essentially - See the fabric of America, not just the endless seams. Why blue highways? At the time this idea was conceived, blue was the color used by Rand McNally to denote these smaller backroads in their famous atlases and maps.

 

Tonight we’ll talk about that philosophical framework by telling a story of one of my day trips - to Jefferson, Texas, specifically - on one of those blue highways.

 

Jefferson is a historic hotspot, filled with Victorian architecture, steamboat legends, haunted hotels, and folklore galore. It was one of my more memorable one-day jaunts, so I hope you’ll join me tonight to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 3594 1 111 full Forgotten Places Forgotten Places https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/forgotten-places/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/forgotten-places/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:37:12 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/4072f193-a0cf-3c75-b0ae-4fc7c66cba5f Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

Tonight we’re going to explore some of the forgotten and abandoned places deep in the mountains of Arkansas. We’re going into the Ozarks to bushwhack our way to the abandoned Shore’s Lake Civilian Conservation Corps camp, look for the vestiges of the Combs, Cass and Eastern Railway, and then head south into the Ouachitas to a superhighway that leads to nowhere. Oh,  and an abandoned logging town that once played host to 1,300 residents to boot!

 

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]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

Tonight we’re going to explore some of the forgotten and abandoned places deep in the mountains of Arkansas. We’re going into the Ozarks to bushwhack our way to the abandoned Shore’s Lake Civilian Conservation Corps camp, look for the vestiges of the Combs, Cass and Eastern Railway, and then head south into the Ouachitas to a superhighway that leads to nowhere. Oh,  and an abandoned logging town that once played host to 1,300 residents to boot!

 

I hope you’ll join me tonight to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 3751 1 110 full Exploring the Wild, Wild West - Kansas City Exploring the Wild, Wild West - Kansas City https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-the-wild-wild-west-kansas-city/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-the-wild-wild-west-kansas-city/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:31:51 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/d00b7dfe-1aa0-3fa0-94aa-87f6132d6876 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

Tonight we’re going to explore yet another location significant to America’s Wild, Wild West! We’re going to take a trip to Kansas City and explore the Arabia Steamboat Museum, as well as some of the jumping off locations for the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California trails. There will be steam boats, covered wagons, crappy ghost tours and so much more!

 

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]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

Tonight we’re going to explore yet another location significant to America’s Wild, Wild West! We’re going to take a trip to Kansas City and explore the Arabia Steamboat Museum, as well as some of the jumping off locations for the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California trails. There will be steam boats, covered wagons, crappy ghost tours and so much more!

 

I hope you’ll join me tonight to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 3532 1 109 full Exploring the Wild, Wild West - Hell on the Border Exploring the Wild, Wild West - Hell on the Border https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-the-wild-wild-west-hell-on-the-border/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-the-wild-wild-west-hell-on-the-border/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2025 22:04:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/f06bb2aa-176e-3958-9437-e19b136efdff In tonight’s show we pick back up on a little “series within a series” I started a couple of years ago entitled “Exploring the Wild, Wild West.” We previously explored Coffeyville and Dodge City, KS as well as the Santa Fe Trail. In tonight’s episode, we’re going to explore one of the very earliest Wild West towns in America…Fort Smith, Arkansas,  home to “Hell on the Border” - one of the nastiest jails ever to house a baddie. We also happen to be the only place I’ve ever heard of that someone brought a cannon to a fist fight…so if you enjoy a road trip to a place with a long and colorful history, a weekend adventure to Fort Smith might be right up your alley!

 

Luckily for me, this is an easy episode…as I am currently a park ranger at Fort Smith National Historic Site…and tonight’s episode is sort of just another day at work!

 

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]]> In tonight’s show we pick back up on a little “series within a series” I started a couple of years ago entitled “Exploring the Wild, Wild West.” We previously explored Coffeyville and Dodge City, KS as well as the Santa Fe Trail. In tonight’s episode, we’re going to explore one of the very earliest Wild West towns in America…Fort Smith, Arkansas,  home to “Hell on the Border” - one of the nastiest jails ever to house a baddie. We also happen to be the only place I’ve ever heard of that someone brought a cannon to a fist fight…so if you enjoy a road trip to a place with a long and colorful history, a weekend adventure to Fort Smith might be right up your alley!

 

Luckily for me, this is an easy episode…as I am currently a park ranger at Fort Smith National Historic Site…and tonight’s episode is sort of just another day at work!

 

I hope you’ll join me tonight to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 4268 1 108 full Here’s to you, my gearest friend… Here’s to you, my gearest friend… https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/here-s-to-you-my-gearest-friend%e2%80%a6/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/here-s-to-you-my-gearest-friend%e2%80%a6/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2025 18:24:16 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/ee4f3165-3297-3cc4-9336-0ad43dd2b897 In tonight’s show, we’re going to talk about long-lived pieces of gear in our kit and the role they can play in the story-arc of our lives. As I prepare to retire a backpack that has accompanied me across tens of thousands of miles or roads, rivers, and wildernesses, it only seems fitting to look back on the adventures it enabled me to take. And as is our custom here at Wayward Stories, we shall wax philosophical about archetypes, story-arcs, and the paths we take in following our personal journeys!

 

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]]> In tonight’s show, we’re going to talk about long-lived pieces of gear in our kit and the role they can play in the story-arc of our lives. As I prepare to retire a backpack that has accompanied me across tens of thousands of miles or roads, rivers, and wildernesses, it only seems fitting to look back on the adventures it enabled me to take. And as is our custom here at Wayward Stories, we shall wax philosophical about archetypes, story-arcs, and the paths we take in following our personal journeys!

 

I hope you’ll join me tonight to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 4319 1 107 full Turn the Page… Turn the Page… https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/turn-the-page%e2%80%a6/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/turn-the-page%e2%80%a6/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2025 20:34:15 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/f9853e1d-c6b8-3d78-a20e-4eb0591042c9 Tonight we’re taking a deep dive into the biggest road trip I’ve ever made in my life. It is that time of year again, with Thanksgiving and my birthday upon us, but this year there’s a wild card in the mix…. my commencement and the conferral of my degree in Manchester New Hampshire.

 

We’re going to explore Salem, Boston, Lexington, Concord, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Kittery, ME, the Mohawk River Valley, the Catskill Mountains, and oh so much more! Also there’s a big announcement in tonight’s show as well…

 

I hope you’ll join me tonight to hear all about it!

 

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]]> Tonight we’re taking a deep dive into the biggest road trip I’ve ever made in my life. It is that time of year again, with Thanksgiving and my birthday upon us, but this year there’s a wild card in the mix…. my commencement and the conferral of my degree in Manchester New Hampshire.

 

We’re going to explore Salem, Boston, Lexington, Concord, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Kittery, ME, the Mohawk River Valley, the Catskill Mountains, and oh so much more! Also there’s a big announcement in tonight’s show as well…

 

I hope you’ll join me tonight to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 4944 1 106 full Road Trip Therapy - Calico Rock, AR. Road Trip Therapy - Calico Rock, AR. https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/road-trip-therapy-calico-rock-ar/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/road-trip-therapy-calico-rock-ar/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:59:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/ac5cb63d-e287-3759-b6fc-c95eb13f796a Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

Who’s in the mood for a little day trip into the soul? Tonight’s show finds us taking a little bit of a philosophical journey into the value of roadtrips as little mini-therapy sessions for the good of the soul. Fear not intrepid wayfarers…we will indeed explore a little day trip to tiny town of Calico Rock here in Arkansas.

 

We definitely stray into “wondering” territory tonight alongside our “wandering”…but that’s what this show has been about all along, right?

 

I hope you’ll join me tonight to hear all about it!

 

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]]> Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

Who’s in the mood for a little day trip into the soul? Tonight’s show finds us taking a little bit of a philosophical journey into the value of roadtrips as little mini-therapy sessions for the good of the soul. Fear not intrepid wayfarers…we will indeed explore a little day trip to tiny town of Calico Rock here in Arkansas.

 

We definitely stray into “wondering” territory tonight alongside our “wandering”…but that’s what this show has been about all along, right?

 

I hope you’ll join me tonight to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 4198 1 105 full Spooky Season 2025 - Arkansas H’aints Spooky Season 2025 - Arkansas H’aints https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/spooky-season-2025-arkansas-h-aints/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/spooky-season-2025-arkansas-h-aints/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:57:48 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/f839d49d-ca4f-3779-bf94-bdd89a28ff4b Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

WHAT’S UP WITCHES?!?!?

 

It’s spooky season once again, baby! My favorite time of year!

 

For our 2025 installment, we’re going to take some legend tripping adventures through the Arkansas hills and hollers. From creepy cryptids to inexplicable spooky lights, and from haunted hotels to the last vestiges of hill country folk magic, tonight’s show promises to excite your interests in the legends and lore of my home state. You’ll hear about one famous frontiersman’s alleged encounter with a beast of the night in an ozark holler, a headless brakeman wandering about in search of his gourd, and even some unexplained spooklights that your humble host has observed with my own eyes!

 

I hope you’ll join me tonight to hear all about it!

 

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]]> Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

WHAT’S UP WITCHES?!?!?

 

It’s spooky season once again, baby! My favorite time of year!

 

For our 2025 installment, we’re going to take some legend tripping adventures through the Arkansas hills and hollers. From creepy cryptids to inexplicable spooky lights, and from haunted hotels to the last vestiges of hill country folk magic, tonight’s show promises to excite your interests in the legends and lore of my home state. You’ll hear about one famous frontiersman’s alleged encounter with a beast of the night in an ozark holler, a headless brakeman wandering about in search of his gourd, and even some unexplained spooklights that your humble host has observed with my own eyes!

 

I hope you’ll join me tonight to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

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Head on over to

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 3940 1 104 full Route 66 - Texola to Tucumcari Route 66 - Texola to Tucumcari https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/route-66-texola-to-tucumcari/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/route-66-texola-to-tucumcari/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:45:29 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/ef042a19-b720-3bf1-9a41-f11bf3e67ba3 Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we are once again going to explore America’s Mother Road, Route 66. This iteration takes us from from Texola to Tucumcari. This little adventure qualifies as Baby Bear’s Birthday Bash - 2025 edition.   

 

This stretch of 66 plays host to multiple iconic sites that inspired scenes in the Pixar movies “Cars”, as well as icons such as the Cadillac Ranch, the Big Texan Steak Ranch, the world famous Blue Swallow Motel, and much, much more. Join us tonight as I line out the many highlights of this very special section of original Route 66!

 

Listen in tonight to hear all about it!

 

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]]> Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we are once again going to explore America’s Mother Road, Route 66. This iteration takes us from from Texola to Tucumcari. This little adventure qualifies as Baby Bear’s Birthday Bash - 2025 edition.   

 

This stretch of 66 plays host to multiple iconic sites that inspired scenes in the Pixar movies “Cars”, as well as icons such as the Cadillac Ranch, the Big Texan Steak Ranch, the world famous Blue Swallow Motel, and much, much more. Join us tonight as I line out the many highlights of this very special section of original Route 66!

 

Listen in tonight to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 4369 1 103 full Route 66 - Tulsa to Texola Route 66 - Tulsa to Texola https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/route-66-tulsa-to-texola/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/route-66-tulsa-to-texola/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2025 23:31:51 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/42c861fe-6efe-33c4-868f-5b496cfddff5 Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we’re going to explore America’s Mother Road, Route 66, from Tulsa to Texola, the little town that sends Oklahoma’s portion of 66 on into Texas.

Oklahoma hosts not only its own state museum for 66, but also the National Route 66 museum, as well as numerous Route 66 icons. From ruins to neon and from greasy spoons to vintage service stations, Oklahoma’s 430-some-odd miles of the Mother Road has a little bit of everything!

 

Listen in tonight to hear all about it!

 

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]]> Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we’re going to explore America’s Mother Road, Route 66, from Tulsa to Texola, the little town that sends Oklahoma’s portion of 66 on into Texas.

Oklahoma hosts not only its own state museum for 66, but also the National Route 66 museum, as well as numerous Route 66 icons. From ruins to neon and from greasy spoons to vintage service stations, Oklahoma’s 430-some-odd miles of the Mother Road has a little bit of everything!

 

Listen in tonight to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 4922 1 102 full Route 66 - Springfield, MO. To Baxter Springs, KS. Route 66 - Springfield, MO. To Baxter Springs, KS. https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/route-66-springfield-mo-to-baxter-springs-ks/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/route-66-springfield-mo-to-baxter-springs-ks/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:31:29 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/a793e6a8-fa64-3b68-8901-db4364fa7261 Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

Tonight we explore an often overlooked section of America’s iconic Route 66 - Southeast Kansas. Kansas hosts only 13.2 miles of Route 66, but that 13.2 miles is all original and hosts one of the most widely recognized service stations and characters in all of Route Sixty Six-dom.

 

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]]> Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

Tonight we explore an often overlooked section of America’s iconic Route 66 - Southeast Kansas. Kansas hosts only 13.2 miles of Route 66, but that 13.2 miles is all original and hosts one of the most widely recognized service stations and characters in all of Route Sixty Six-dom.

 

Listen in tonight to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 3562 1 101 full Towards a Philosophy of Wilderness Towards a Philosophy of Wilderness https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/towards-a-philosophy-of-wilderness/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/towards-a-philosophy-of-wilderness/#comments Thu, 22 May 2025 21:04:05 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/21bd7455-6cc3-3fbf-9d10-dc2045f534a3 Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we finally find ourself at the oft-mentioned episode “that was coming eventually”. For our 100th episode and belated 4 year anniversary, it seems fitting to look back at how far we’ve come and where we’re heading next!

 

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]]> Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we finally find ourself at the oft-mentioned episode “that was coming eventually”. For our 100th episode and belated 4 year anniversary, it seems fitting to look back at how far we’ve come and where we’re heading next!

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 3039 1 100 full Exploring Where the Red Fern Grows Exploring Where the Red Fern Grows https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-where-the-red-fern-grows/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-where-the-red-fern-grows/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:38:52 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/be3bc13b-4501-3d04-889c-1122b1c0ef29 This week we explore northeastern Oklahoma’s “green country”…the Ozark foothills where Wilson Rawl’s classic work is set. Science folks might try to convince you there’s no such thing as a red fern in the American interior highlands, but we natives know better than that…

 

Join us tonight as we recount my daughter and I’s adventure introducing her to the real world locations of her latest favorite book!

 

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]]> This week we explore northeastern Oklahoma’s “green country”…the Ozark foothills where Wilson Rawl’s classic work is set. Science folks might try to convince you there’s no such thing as a red fern in the American interior highlands, but we natives know better than that…

 

Join us tonight as we recount my daughter and I’s adventure introducing her to the real world locations of her latest favorite book!

 

If you’d like to get in touch send me an email at


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or visit

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 2783 1 99 full Colorado Dreamin’… Colorado Dreamin’… https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/colorado-deamin-%e2%80%a6/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/colorado-deamin-%e2%80%a6/#comments Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:58:38 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/45b8a85c-08bf-39e2-a056-688c18f8e6fd …on such a winter’s daaaaayyyy….

 

Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we recap my holiday adventures and take a quick trip to a Christmas-light-bedazzled theme park with my daughter as well as a 3-day adventure to southeastern Colorado. There will be gold fields, backcountry byways, people hanging 1,000 above the bottom of a gorge by a single rope, and peeing in parking lots in 20 degree weather! Everything you could ever want in a holiday week!

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

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]]> …on such a winter’s daaaaayyyy….

 

Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we recap my holiday adventures and take a quick trip to a Christmas-light-bedazzled theme park with my daughter as well as a 3-day adventure to southeastern Colorado. There will be gold fields, backcountry byways, people hanging 1,000 above the bottom of a gorge by a single rope, and peeing in parking lots in 20 degree weather! Everything you could ever want in a holiday week!

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 4624 1 98 full A Holiday Message from Wayward Stories A Holiday Message from Wayward Stories https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/a-holiday-message-from-wayward-stories/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/a-holiday-message-from-wayward-stories/#comments Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:29:25 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/a483fa03-f8e9-3cc4-88b4-6ec87fe51c3e I hope you all have a great holiday season!

]]> I hope you all have a great holiday season!

]]> Justin Minor false No 367 1 97 full Exploring the Santa Fe Trail - Raiders, Traders, and Chili Cheese Taters Exploring the Santa Fe Trail - Raiders, Traders, and Chili Cheese Taters https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-the-santa-fe-trail-raiders-traders-and-chili-cheese-taters/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-the-santa-fe-trail-raiders-traders-and-chili-cheese-taters/#comments Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:36:39 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/0adef794-74f8-34c3-8c8f-92aafb3e8bee Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we explore the famous Santa Fe trail through Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. Outlaw hideouts in the Oklahoma panhandle, trading posts on the trail, abandoned mining camps, infamous cemeteries, and my new favorite food (until I find the next one) are all on tap, and the American Wild West will be won…or at least subdued within reasonable parameters. A birthday…not unlike any other day…is a great excuse to get out and explore!

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we explore the famous Santa Fe trail through Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. Outlaw hideouts in the Oklahoma panhandle, trading posts on the trail, abandoned mining camps, infamous cemeteries, and my new favorite food (until I find the next one) are all on tap, and the American Wild West will be won…or at least subdued within reasonable parameters. A birthday…not unlike any other day…is a great excuse to get out and explore!

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

-or-

 

Head on over to

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 4731 1 96 full Exploring the Wild, Wild West - Coffeyville, Kansas Exploring the Wild, Wild West - Coffeyville, Kansas https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-the-western-frontier/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-the-western-frontier/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:42:17 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/3cc271a6-0d38-3f84-836e-a7d55c2b232c Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we explore some locations associated with what we would know today as “the Wild West”, or perhaps the very early American Frontier during the days of westward expansion. There will be shootouts, there will be soldiers, there will be forts, and there WILL. BE. FRIED. CHICKEN!

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we explore some locations associated with what we would know today as “the Wild West”, or perhaps the very early American Frontier during the days of westward expansion. There will be shootouts, there will be soldiers, there will be forts, and there WILL. BE. FRIED. CHICKEN!

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

-or-

 

Head on over to

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4026 1 95 full Wayward Spookums Wayward Spookums https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/wayward-spookums/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/wayward-spookums/#comments Wed, 23 Oct 2024 22:43:11 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/94184538-b775-3f5f-b700-b472b61435c7 Weeeeeellllllll…hi guys! It’s been a minute or two…months. 

I’m still alive, spooky season is here…so let’s hang out for an hour and a half and tell some creepy stories! Remember, ghosts are going to stalk you no matter where you are, so you might as well get off your tail and go out and look for some that have never haunted your dreams…just to keep life spicy.

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

Swing by and drop me a line at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

]]> Weeeeeellllllll…hi guys! It’s been a minute or two…months. 

I’m still alive, spooky season is here…so let’s hang out for an hour and a half and tell some creepy stories! Remember, ghosts are going to stalk you no matter where you are, so you might as well get off your tail and go out and look for some that have never haunted your dreams…just to keep life spicy.

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

Swing by and drop me a line at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

]]> Justin Minor false No 4842 1 94 full Poverty Point, Vicksburg, & the McRaven House Poverty Point, Vicksburg, & the McRaven House https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/nerdtrip2024-vicksburg/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/nerdtrip2024-vicksburg/#comments Sun, 18 Aug 2024 22:37:21 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/98f69d63-85a2-33d3-b57f-fec67dad8eb1 Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

It is my daughter’s birthday month. So this week’s show is going to line out her birthday gift.… a big 3 Day Weekend road trip!

 

Of all the options she was given to choose from she chose the absolute nerdiest, much to my delight. Check out tonight’s show to hear all about Poverty Point, Louisiana, Vicksburg, Mississippi, and the haunted antebellum McRaven tour home! Join us on this week’s adventure dubbed affectionately as “Nerd Trip 2024”.

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

It is my daughter’s birthday month. So this week’s show is going to line out her birthday gift.… a big 3 Day Weekend road trip!

 

Of all the options she was given to choose from she chose the absolute nerdiest, much to my delight. Check out tonight’s show to hear all about Poverty Point, Louisiana, Vicksburg, Mississippi, and the haunted antebellum McRaven tour home! Join us on this week’s adventure dubbed affectionately as “Nerd Trip 2024”.

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

-or-

 

Head on over to

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 4469 1 93 full True Hidden Gems - Ouachita Mountains True Hidden Gems - Ouachita Mountains https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/true-hidden-gems-ouachita-mountains/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/true-hidden-gems-ouachita-mountains/#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2024 22:05:13 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/08727591-beef-33fe-8e99-2860ec51a736 Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

It’s been a long six week hiatus, but we’re back! Life has been crazy and I’ve been running like a maniac trying to keep things on track, but excuses aside it’s time for a new episode. This week we’re going to talk about some truly hidden gems…since modern travel writers don’t seem to know what the term “hidden” actually means. We’re going to explore the Ouachita Mountains…the Ozarks far lesser known compatriot to the south.

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

 

 

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]]> Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

It’s been a long six week hiatus, but we’re back! Life has been crazy and I’ve been running like a maniac trying to keep things on track, but excuses aside it’s time for a new episode. This week we’re going to talk about some truly hidden gems…since modern travel writers don’t seem to know what the term “hidden” actually means. We’re going to explore the Ouachita Mountains…the Ozarks far lesser known compatriot to the south.

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

 

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

-or-

 

Head on over to

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4077 1 92 full Seize the Moments Seize the Moments https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/seize-the-moments/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/seize-the-moments/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:12:47 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/82e3e70e-7229-3675-8a88-cd99e485fbb3 Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week I embark upon both literal and philosophical adventures as I contemplate the importance of seizing the moments of our lives before they disappear like dust in the wind (see what I did there?). In addition to this philosophical sidetrack, we talk about some of my recent adventures as well as some of our listener’s adventures to boot!

 

Listen in now to hear all about them!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

 

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

-or-

 

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]]> Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week I embark upon both literal and philosophical adventures as I contemplate the importance of seizing the moments of our lives before they disappear like dust in the wind (see what I did there?). In addition to this philosophical sidetrack, we talk about some of my recent adventures as well as some of our listener’s adventures to boot!

 

Listen in now to hear all about them!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

 

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

-or-

 

Head on over to

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4174 1 91 full An Idiot’s Guide to Hot Springs National Park An Idiot’s Guide to Hot Springs National Park https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/an-idiot-s-guide-to-hot-springs-national-park/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/an-idiot-s-guide-to-hot-springs-national-park/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:37:02 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/dd43eda2-fe7b-37c8-8ee8-e9362291fd75 Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we explore Arkansas’…and America’s…First* National Park…Hot Springs!

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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-or-

 

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]]> Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we explore Arkansas’…and America’s…First* National Park…Hot Springs!

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

-or-

 

Head on over to

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 3739 1 90 full Total Eclipse of the Ark(ansas) Total Eclipse of the Ark(ansas) https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/total-eclipse-of-the-arkansas/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/total-eclipse-of-the-arkansas/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:59:46 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/8e1f5e66-6237-35cf-9916-8dc0b6349e59 Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week…well, we all know what happened this week.

 

It was the much anticipated 2024 total solar eclipse, and it scurried its way right over my head in this great state of Arkansas. This week’s episode details my adventure to find a wilderness setting in which to experience and capture it.

 

This experience truly moved me, and I think it’s evident in tonight’s show…this is possibly the most real I’ve ever been on the mic.

 

My entire day truly was a classic Wayward Son adventure from beginning to end, complete with a whole group of new friends.

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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]]> Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week…well, we all know what happened this week.

 

It was the much anticipated 2024 total solar eclipse, and it scurried its way right over my head in this great state of Arkansas. This week’s episode details my adventure to find a wilderness setting in which to experience and capture it.

 

This experience truly moved me, and I think it’s evident in tonight’s show…this is possibly the most real I’ve ever been on the mic.

 

My entire day truly was a classic Wayward Son adventure from beginning to end, complete with a whole group of new friends.

 

Listen in now to hear all about it!

 

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

-or-

 

Head on over to

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 3867 1 89 full Arkansas Backcountry Byways Arkansas Backcountry Byways https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/arkansas-backcountry-byways/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/arkansas-backcountry-byways/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:38:01 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/737eef0c-94b3-3391-a7f0-c0552400e7dd Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

A little sidetrack adventure a few weeks ago inspired an idea within me…more of a question really, at first. Why doesn’t Arkansas, with all of our glorious forestry roads and backcountry trails, have designated backcountry byways?

A short fact-check indeed confirmed we have none so designated, so your ever-benevolent host (mòi)  decided to designate a few of my favorites for your consideration. Tune in tonight to hear about some of the Arkansas backroads that I’ve enjoyed exploring, and get your notepad ready! You’ll want to take a few notes!

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

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-or-

 

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www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

A little sidetrack adventure a few weeks ago inspired an idea within me…more of a question really, at first. Why doesn’t Arkansas, with all of our glorious forestry roads and backcountry trails, have designated backcountry byways?

A short fact-check indeed confirmed we have none so designated, so your ever-benevolent host (mòi)  decided to designate a few of my favorites for your consideration. Tune in tonight to hear about some of the Arkansas backroads that I’ve enjoyed exploring, and get your notepad ready! You’ll want to take a few notes!

If you’d like to get in touch with me, just shoot an email to

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

-or-

 

check out 

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4263 1 88 full Nomad Spirit, Sedentary Life Vol. 2 ~ Bend, Oregon Nomad Spirit, Sedentary Life Vol. 2 ~ Bend, Oregon https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/nomad-spirit-sedentary-life-vol-2-bend-oregon/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/nomad-spirit-sedentary-life-vol-2-bend-oregon/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/3bbb4329-7321-32aa-b9ac-2e18f33486de Welcome back to Wayward Stories! This week we continue a series we started last year and digitally explore Bend, Oregon! Join me this week as I look at the many incredible aspects of Central Oregon and discover why Bend belongs on top of everyone’s bucket list! From waterfalls to the Cascades, volcanic landscapes to backcountry byways and including a National Park and a smattering of State Parks, you won’t want to miss this one!

 

If you’d like to get in touch send me an email at

 

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Or

 

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Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories! This week we continue a series we started last year and digitally explore Bend, Oregon! Join me this week as I look at the many incredible aspects of Central Oregon and discover why Bend belongs on top of everyone’s bucket list! From waterfalls to the Cascades, volcanic landscapes to backcountry byways and including a National Park and a smattering of State Parks, you won’t want to miss this one!

 

If you’d like to get in touch send me an email at

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Or

 

Head on over to

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

to learn all about everything we’re up to here at Wayward Stories!

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 3878 1 87 full California Dreamin’ Vol. 3 -Pacific Coast Highway California Dreamin’ Vol. 3 -Pacific Coast Highway https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/california-dreamin-vol-3-highway-1/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/california-dreamin-vol-3-highway-1/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2024 23:04:57 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/29b971f6-d9da-3c9d-b28f-cd11079c3687 Welcome back to Wayward Stories! This week we wrap up a series we started about this time last year, and head back to Cali for the final installment! Join me this week as I reminisce on exploring some of the beaches and sights to see along California Highway 1 from Watsonville to Point Reyes Station.

 

 

If you’d like to get in touch send me an email at

 

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]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories! This week we wrap up a series we started about this time last year, and head back to Cali for the final installment! Join me this week as I reminisce on exploring some of the beaches and sights to see along California Highway 1 from Watsonville to Point Reyes Station.

 

 

If you’d like to get in touch send me an email at

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Or

 

Head on over to

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

to learn all about everything we’re up to here at Wayward Stories!

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4378 1 86 full Same Wayward, Different Wilderness Same Wayward, Different Wilderness https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/same-wayward-different-wilderness/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/same-wayward-different-wilderness/#comments Mon, 19 Feb 2024 21:42:01 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/fef96b97-3798-3b36-aaaf-14bba434bfa9 This week we take our yearly philosophical sidetrack and explore the direction of the podcast, the outdoor sub-culture at large, and purpose in production, as it were. 

No new wilderness adventures this week, save perhaps the wilderness of the soul…

 

I want to thank you all for tuning in, and encourage you to reach out if you’d like to get in touch at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

If you’d like to connect on social media or see any of the most current projects and photos from the ol’ Wayward Son, visit us at:

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

 

Thanks for Listening!

 

 

]]> This week we take our yearly philosophical sidetrack and explore the direction of the podcast, the outdoor sub-culture at large, and purpose in production, as it were. 

No new wilderness adventures this week, save perhaps the wilderness of the soul…

 

I want to thank you all for tuning in, and encourage you to reach out if you’d like to get in touch at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

If you’d like to connect on social media or see any of the most current projects and photos from the ol’ Wayward Son, visit us at:

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

 

Thanks for Listening!

 

 

]]> Justin Minor false No 3526 1 85 full Exploring the Civil War in the Ozarks Exploring the Civil War in the Ozarks https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-ozark-mountain-battlefields/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-ozark-mountain-battlefields/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/2caab78a-b7fb-3bf2-a153-02b5e72e748a Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we take a road trip to several different Civil War battlefields located throughout Western Arkansas, Eastern Oklahoma and Southern Missouri. They range from NPS National Historic Sites to State Parks, museums to driving tours, and each one has a potent story to tell! Join me this week and learn about a few more interesting places to get you off of the couch, out living your life and a few more cancellations in your National and State Park Passports!

 

If you’d like to get in touch send me an email at

 

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]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we take a road trip to several different Civil War battlefields located throughout Western Arkansas, Eastern Oklahoma and Southern Missouri. They range from NPS National Historic Sites to State Parks, museums to driving tours, and each one has a potent story to tell! Join me this week and learn about a few more interesting places to get you off of the couch, out living your life and a few more cancellations in your National and State Park Passports!

 

If you’d like to get in touch send me an email at

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Or

 

Head on over to

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

to learn all about everything we’re up to here at Wayward Stories!

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4568 1 84 full Route 66 - Albuquerque to Petrified Forest NP Route 66 - Albuquerque to Petrified Forest NP https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/holiday-road-trip-pt2-grazing-arizona/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/holiday-road-trip-pt2-grazing-arizona/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/859421e3-fa68-30da-9522-52d1479b22ca Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we pick up where we left off when last we met. In this show we talk about the glancing blow we landed on Arizona, committing 1 day of our 5 day trip to exploring Route 66 from Albuquerque to Petrified National Forest. After that we wrap up the show discussing a day 5 that found us exploring caves in a desert box canyon, a ghost town and the abandoned mine associated with it…as well as more trouble with the New Mexican Chili Cartel!

 

Lemme tell ya…Big Chili has their heavy thumbs in everyone’s pie out in the desert!

 

🌶️ 👀

 

If you’d like to get in touch send me an email at

 

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]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we pick up where we left off when last we met. In this show we talk about the glancing blow we landed on Arizona, committing 1 day of our 5 day trip to exploring Route 66 from Albuquerque to Petrified National Forest. After that we wrap up the show discussing a day 5 that found us exploring caves in a desert box canyon, a ghost town and the abandoned mine associated with it…as well as more trouble with the New Mexican Chili Cartel!

 

Lemme tell ya…Big Chili has their heavy thumbs in everyone’s pie out in the desert!

 

🌶️ 👀

 

If you’d like to get in touch send me an email at

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Or

 

Head on over to

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

to learn all about everything we’re up to here at Wayward Stories!

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 5688 1 83 full Exploring Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Beyond Exploring Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Beyond https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/holiday-roadtrip-pt-1-exploring-central-new-mexico/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/holiday-roadtrip-pt-1-exploring-central-new-mexico/#comments Sat, 06 Jan 2024 10:22:09 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/35ff27a6-7b54-38cc-a41e-314d5c8df4f4 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

Our holiday adventure is complete, and this week we’re going to talk about the adventures we found!

Tales of back country drives through tunnels in dramatic box canyons, ancient cultural relics, petroglyphs, national monuments, Route 66 and the Big Chili Cartel await you in this week’s show!

Tune in to hear all about it!

If you’d like to get in touch, send me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

or visit

 

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Thanks for listening!!!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

Our holiday adventure is complete, and this week we’re going to talk about the adventures we found!

Tales of back country drives through tunnels in dramatic box canyons, ancient cultural relics, petroglyphs, national monuments, Route 66 and the Big Chili Cartel await you in this week’s show!

Tune in to hear all about it!

If you’d like to get in touch, send me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

or visit

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!!!

]]> Justin Minor false No 5179 1 82 full Exploring Arkansas Archeological State Parks Exploring Arkansas Archeological State Parks https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/arkansas-archeological-state-parks/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/arkansas-archeological-state-parks/#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2023 17:00:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/d14e4e97-54c9-305f-88c6-611af57fbf1a Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we’re going on a road trip into the past! I recently took a couple of weekend road trips to Little Rock and Eastern Arkansas to explore Plum Bayou Archeological State Park, Hampson Archeological Museum State Park, and Parkin Archeological State Park. These three state parks represent excellent examples of indigenous cultures here in Arkansas, from the late woodland Plum Bayou culture up to late Mississippian culture. Both groups were mound builders and created beautiful ceramics, including detailed effigy head-pots unique to northeastern Arkansas and Southeastern Missouri! Along the way there’s a sunset on the Junction Bridge in Little Rock, killer Pizza in a little pub on Markham and thousands upon thousands of cotton bales 😆

 

Even if you’re not the history-geek that I am, give tonight’s episode a listen! You’ll find that the Eastern half of our fine state makes for a beautiful road trip, with lots of interesting things to see along the way!

 

 

If you’d like to get in touch send me an email at

 

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Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we’re going on a road trip into the past! I recently took a couple of weekend road trips to Little Rock and Eastern Arkansas to explore Plum Bayou Archeological State Park, Hampson Archeological Museum State Park, and Parkin Archeological State Park. These three state parks represent excellent examples of indigenous cultures here in Arkansas, from the late woodland Plum Bayou culture up to late Mississippian culture. Both groups were mound builders and created beautiful ceramics, including detailed effigy head-pots unique to northeastern Arkansas and Southeastern Missouri! Along the way there’s a sunset on the Junction Bridge in Little Rock, killer Pizza in a little pub on Markham and thousands upon thousands of cotton bales 😆

 

Even if you’re not the history-geek that I am, give tonight’s episode a listen! You’ll find that the Eastern half of our fine state makes for a beautiful road trip, with lots of interesting things to see along the way!

 

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 3715 1 81 full Rail Trail Bucket List -WV, NV, VT & WA Rail Trail Bucket List -WV, NV, VT & WA https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/rail-trail-bucket-list/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/rail-trail-bucket-list/#comments Sat, 09 Dec 2023 23:21:03 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/948c970d-2551-39de-b3c2-89ecb15f3fb5 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we’re going to explore some bucket list Rail Trails from every corner of the US! Rail Trails are an awesome option for you to get outside and see some amazing landscapes! You can find them across the US, and they offer easy hikes or rides for all experience levels, and get you access to landscapes you might otherwise never get to see. Listen in tonight to find out more!

 

If you’d like to get in touch send me an email at

 

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to learn all about everything we’re up to here at Wayward Stories!

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we’re going to explore some bucket list Rail Trails from every corner of the US! Rail Trails are an awesome option for you to get outside and see some amazing landscapes! You can find them across the US, and they offer easy hikes or rides for all experience levels, and get you access to landscapes you might otherwise never get to see. Listen in tonight to find out more!

 

If you’d like to get in touch send me an email at

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Or

 

Head on over to

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

to learn all about everything we’re up to here at Wayward Stories!

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 3916 1 80 full Fuzzy Butts and Falling Water - Ozark Mountains Fuzzy Butts and Falling Water - Ozark Mountains https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/fuzzy-butt-falling-water/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/fuzzy-butt-falling-water/#comments Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:36:21 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/3ef9b084-536f-3540-9707-2b2e4abee1fa Welcome back to the Wayward Stories Podcast!

 

Happy Thanksgiving Y’all!

 

This year, circumstance dictated that I had to stay a little closer to home for my yearly thanksgiving adventure, so I set off into the Ozarks to chase some waterfalls and epic bluffs. Listen in tonight to learn about a beautiful little stretch of Falling Water Creek and its many waterfalls and scenic drives…from Fuzzy Butt to Falling Water and everything in between.

 

Leftover pizza next to a beautiful Ozark Mountain creek is my kinda Thanksgiving Dinner.

 

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]]> Welcome back to the Wayward Stories Podcast!

 

Happy Thanksgiving Y’all!

 

This year, circumstance dictated that I had to stay a little closer to home for my yearly thanksgiving adventure, so I set off into the Ozarks to chase some waterfalls and epic bluffs. Listen in tonight to learn about a beautiful little stretch of Falling Water Creek and its many waterfalls and scenic drives…from Fuzzy Butt to Falling Water and everything in between.

 

Leftover pizza next to a beautiful Ozark Mountain creek is my kinda Thanksgiving Dinner.

 

Thanks for listening!

 

To get in touch send me an email at:

 

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Or check out

 

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]]> Justin Minor false No 4932 1 79 full Creepy Legends of the National Parks Creepy Legends of the National Parks https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/legends-of-the-national-parks/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/legends-of-the-national-parks/#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2023 22:33:47 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/fa5c93d3-3330-3fb4-a0ec-64952122b620 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

It’s spooky season once again! This year we’re going to take a dive into some creepy legends and folklore from some of our great national parks! From the Grand Canyon to the Smokies, the Ozarks to the Great Lakes, tonight’s show is chock full of things that go bump in the backcountry night…

 

So pull up your camp chair, snuggle up with a friend around the fire and enjoy some terrifying tales of creatures in our great American wilderness!

 

For more info on our show check out

 

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]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

It’s spooky season once again! This year we’re going to take a dive into some creepy legends and folklore from some of our great national parks! From the Grand Canyon to the Smokies, the Ozarks to the Great Lakes, tonight’s show is chock full of things that go bump in the backcountry night…

 

So pull up your camp chair, snuggle up with a friend around the fire and enjoy some terrifying tales of creatures in our great American wilderness!

 

For more info on our show check out

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

Or drop me a line at

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 3856 1 78 full Late Night Rescue on the Ozark Highland Late Night Rescue on the Ozark Highland https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/late-night-rescue-on-the-ozark-highland/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/late-night-rescue-on-the-ozark-highland/#comments Mon, 16 Oct 2023 23:02:18 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/496ad4e6-3b9f-32e4-b533-f3159ecf817d Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we’re going to talk about a very recent rescue our team effected in the backcountry on the Ozark Highland Trail. A hiker had a mishap and was unable to self-rescue, and we, along with other responding agencies, were able to execute a successful extraction. We’re telling this story tonight because you guys always seem to love the Search and Rescue episodes, and there’s always value in learning about the process for any outdoors-person that spends time out in the field. Altogether it was a very interesting case, and makes for for some great listening! Tune in tonight to hear how it all went down!

 

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]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we’re going to talk about a very recent rescue our team effected in the backcountry on the Ozark Highland Trail. A hiker had a mishap and was unable to self-rescue, and we, along with other responding agencies, were able to execute a successful extraction. We’re telling this story tonight because you guys always seem to love the Search and Rescue episodes, and there’s always value in learning about the process for any outdoors-person that spends time out in the field. Altogether it was a very interesting case, and makes for for some great listening! Tune in tonight to hear how it all went down!

 

For more info on our show check out

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

Or drop me a line at

 

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Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4348 1 77 full Riding the Rails through the Ozark Mountains Riding the Rails through the Ozark Mountains https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/tunnels-and-trestles-and-trains-oh-my/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/tunnels-and-trestles-and-trains-oh-my/#comments Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:47:56 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/8ce8cbe8-e614-3fdd-b397-084d1b55703c Welcome back to Wayward Stories! This week, we explore my recent opportunity to ride a passenger excursion train on a 150-mile round trip through the gorgeous Boston Mountains of Northwest Arkansas. It’s a full day ride featuring trestles that tower 125 feet about the valley floor, a 1702’ long tunnel on the highest railway pass between the Apps and the Rockies, and follows along Frog Bayou for the majority of the trip, one of our crystal clear Ozark Mountain creeks!  

If there’s anything that captures that free-roaming spirit vibe and rekindles the nomad within us, it’s gotta be riding the rails. Given the current state of affairs in the world, it has me seriously considering becoming a hobo…

 

oh and also I maybe divulge some possibly incriminating stories from my youth involving trains 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

Tune in this week to come along for the ride!

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories! This week, we explore my recent opportunity to ride a passenger excursion train on a 150-mile round trip through the gorgeous Boston Mountains of Northwest Arkansas. It’s a full day ride featuring trestles that tower 125 feet about the valley floor, a 1702’ long tunnel on the highest railway pass between the Apps and the Rockies, and follows along Frog Bayou for the majority of the trip, one of our crystal clear Ozark Mountain creeks!  

If there’s anything that captures that free-roaming spirit vibe and rekindles the nomad within us, it’s gotta be riding the rails. Given the current state of affairs in the world, it has me seriously considering becoming a hobo…

 

oh and also I maybe divulge some possibly incriminating stories from my youth involving trains 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

Tune in this week to come along for the ride!

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 3898 1 76 full Route 66 - Baxter Springs, KS. to Tulsa, OK. Route 66 - Baxter Springs, KS. to Tulsa, OK. https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/route-66-through-oklahoma-green-country/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/route-66-through-oklahoma-green-country/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 2023 19:49:54 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/ec26e77c-7cf8-3071-8c16-869da85c4a2e Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

This week we take a weekend road trip back in time! Come along with me as we take a little journey down America’s Mother Road, Route 66 through Oklahoma’s beautiful Green Country. From kitschy road side attractions of a bygone era to thriving community gathering places revitalized in the spirit of the mother road, there’s a little bit of both the old and the new in this week’s episode!

 

To get in touch check out

 

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]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

This week we take a weekend road trip back in time! Come along with me as we take a little journey down America’s Mother Road, Route 66 through Oklahoma’s beautiful Green Country. From kitschy road side attractions of a bygone era to thriving community gathering places revitalized in the spirit of the mother road, there’s a little bit of both the old and the new in this week’s episode!

 

To get in touch check out

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

or shoot us an email at

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

 

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 5549 1 75 full Listener Submission - Epic Southwest Road Trip! Listener Submission - Epic Southwest Road Trip! https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/listener-submission-epic-southwest-road-trip/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/listener-submission-epic-southwest-road-trip/#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2023 18:00:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/8ebafb2e-b9bf-3df8-ba90-844c9d2e1673 Welcome back to Wayward Stories! 

This week we’re going to explore some new territory and share a listener submitted itinerary for an epic road trip through our great American Southwest! This trip covered some 2,900 miles over 8 days, touched 7 states and no less than 5 National Parks amongst many other locales along the way! Listen in tonight as we go through her itinerary stop by stop and then style on it a little and get some ideas how we could take some of her stops and turn them into destination trips.

This one is sure to be an adventure! Special thanks to J-Wats for sharing her adventure with the show!

 

To get in touch just email us at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories! 

This week we’re going to explore some new territory and share a listener submitted itinerary for an epic road trip through our great American Southwest! This trip covered some 2,900 miles over 8 days, touched 7 states and no less than 5 National Parks amongst many other locales along the way! Listen in tonight as we go through her itinerary stop by stop and then style on it a little and get some ideas how we could take some of her stops and turn them into destination trips.

This one is sure to be an adventure! Special thanks to J-Wats for sharing her adventure with the show!

 

To get in touch just email us at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4805 1 74 full Robber’s Cave State Park ~ Oklahoma Robber’s Cave State Park ~ Oklahoma https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/robber-s-cave-state-park-oklahoma/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/robber-s-cave-state-park-oklahoma/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2023 22:23:51 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/b71c2506-3864-314d-8aae-ef9afe337aa3 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

After a dark week catalyzed by an egomaniacal geology professor with a penchant for sadism, we’re back with a brand new episode about one of Oklahoma’s best state parks! Robber’s Cave State Park is an area deep in the San Bòis Mountains of SE Oklahoma filled with tales of famous outlaws and the loot they buried….and your humble host has some personal experiences to share that might just validate some of those claims 😬😬😬

 

Aside from the allure of buried treasure and legends of old, Robber’s Cave SP has a veritable smorgasbord of outdoor activities for you to enjoy! Camping, hiking, biking, kayaking, fishing, climbing, repelling, horse riding….if you can name it, Robber’s Cave has it.

 

Tune in tonight to hear all about it!

 

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]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

After a dark week catalyzed by an egomaniacal geology professor with a penchant for sadism, we’re back with a brand new episode about one of Oklahoma’s best state parks! Robber’s Cave State Park is an area deep in the San Bòis Mountains of SE Oklahoma filled with tales of famous outlaws and the loot they buried….and your humble host has some personal experiences to share that might just validate some of those claims 😬😬😬

 

Aside from the allure of buried treasure and legends of old, Robber’s Cave SP has a veritable smorgasbord of outdoor activities for you to enjoy! Camping, hiking, biking, kayaking, fishing, climbing, repelling, horse riding….if you can name it, Robber’s Cave has it.

 

Tune in tonight to hear all about it!

 

#waywardstories #robberscavestatepark #stateparks #oklahoma #jessejames #bellestarr #youngerbrothers #buried#treasure #outlaws #loot #hiking #biking #camping #rapelling #rockclimbing #legends #folklore #history #myths #podcast #podcastlife #podcastersofinstagram #arkansaspodcaster #arkansaspodcast

 

For more check out

 

www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 4428 1 73 full California Dreamin’ Vol. 2 - Santa Cruz Mountains California Dreamin’ Vol. 2 - Santa Cruz Mountains https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/california-dreamin-vol-2-santa-cruz-mountains/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/california-dreamin-vol-2-santa-cruz-mountains/#comments Tue, 11 Jul 2023 22:26:22 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/b0a968d4-8ecc-3a7b-b7d0-a8697b8d396d Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we head back out to Cali to dream another dream. In this installment of the California  Dreamin’ series we explore some beautiful Santa Clara County Parks located in the redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains and take a little day trip east into Yosemite. It is true that things cost 4x as much in Cali…but I would counter that things are also 4x as beautiful in Cali. Break out your bucket list and get ready to take some notes. Waterfalls and Redwood forests await!

 

If you’d like to get in touch, just shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or visit us at

 

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Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we head back out to Cali to dream another dream. In this installment of the California  Dreamin’ series we explore some beautiful Santa Clara County Parks located in the redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains and take a little day trip east into Yosemite. It is true that things cost 4x as much in Cali…but I would counter that things are also 4x as beautiful in Cali. Break out your bucket list and get ready to take some notes. Waterfalls and Redwood forests await!

 

If you’d like to get in touch, just shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or visit us at

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4739 1 72 full Devil’s Den State Park - Arkansas Devil’s Den State Park - Arkansas https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/devil-s-den-state-park-arkansas/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/devil-s-den-state-park-arkansas/#comments Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:23:22 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/7e693ed7-1d2e-3a28-b37c-3d1f247ebfd3 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we spend the first half of the episode catching up on the archeological dig that necessitated dropping a classic episode last week, and talk about some new adventure ideas for you guys, like geocaching and a Native American museum to explore. In the second half, we talk about one of Arkansas’ best state parks, Devil’s Den. Devil’s Den has beautiful hikes, swimming, fishing, photography opportunities and first class mountain bike trails! Listen in tonight to learn about all it has to offer, and hear some of my own tales of exploring Devil’s Den over the years. 

for more episodes, blogs, and pictures check out www.waywardstories.com

 

and if you’d like to get in touch, shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

As always, thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we spend the first half of the episode catching up on the archeological dig that necessitated dropping a classic episode last week, and talk about some new adventure ideas for you guys, like geocaching and a Native American museum to explore. In the second half, we talk about one of Arkansas’ best state parks, Devil’s Den. Devil’s Den has beautiful hikes, swimming, fishing, photography opportunities and first class mountain bike trails! Listen in tonight to learn about all it has to offer, and hear some of my own tales of exploring Devil’s Den over the years. 

for more episodes, blogs, and pictures check out www.waywardstories.com

 

and if you’d like to get in touch, shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

As always, thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4532 1 71 full CLASSIC: Exploring Central Colorado CLASSIC: Exploring Central Colorado https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/classic-exploring-central-colorado/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/classic-exploring-central-colorado/#comments Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:00:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/8600a0a2-ce43-3550-9290-aa7cf4ac7c4d Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

Rather than have a couple of dark weeks due to an exciting opportunity I must seize upon, I’ve chose to drop another classic episode.  Listen y’all…this weekend I get to go do archeology! Lifelong dream!

But I promise you, for all of you who haven’t listened to the entire back catalogue…you WILL enjoy this classic. IMO it’s possibly the very best early episode I produced, and it is chock-full of interesting tales of exploring abandoned gold and silver mines and Colorado’s best preserved ghost town.

 

I hope you will all forgive me for not having the time to drop a fresh show, and I thank you all for your understanding…did I mention I’m going to do ARCHEOLOGY????

To get in touch shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

or to learn more about the show and find links to all my social accounts, go to

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Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

Rather than have a couple of dark weeks due to an exciting opportunity I must seize upon, I’ve chose to drop another classic episode.  Listen y’all…this weekend I get to go do archeology! Lifelong dream!

But I promise you, for all of you who haven’t listened to the entire back catalogue…you WILL enjoy this classic. IMO it’s possibly the very best early episode I produced, and it is chock-full of interesting tales of exploring abandoned gold and silver mines and Colorado’s best preserved ghost town.

 

I hope you will all forgive me for not having the time to drop a fresh show, and I thank you all for your understanding…did I mention I’m going to do ARCHEOLOGY????

To get in touch shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

or to learn more about the show and find links to all my social accounts, go to

www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4409 1 70 full Route 66 - St. James, MO. to Springfield Route 66 - St. James, MO. to Springfield https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/road-trippin-the-missouri-ozarks/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/road-trippin-the-missouri-ozarks/#comments Tue, 30 May 2023 18:00:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/b1f5efe6-7350-39b7-bfb4-5ffcca9c06bb Welcome back to Wayward Stories! 

After spending the last week maligned with Satan’s head cold, aka Covid-19, our Memorial Day weekend was looking pretty bleak. But with a slight upturn in health, and the reality of a 3 day weekend being wasted a real possibility …decisions were made. Roadtrips were had. And Missouri’s section of historic Route 66 was discovered. In addition to exploring several dozen miles of original 66 and Ha Ha Tonka State Park, much fun was had and at least some amount of Covid was overcome. 

Join me this week to hear all about our adventure!

you can contact me at mywaywardstory@gmail.com 

 

or visit us at www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories! 

After spending the last week maligned with Satan’s head cold, aka Covid-19, our Memorial Day weekend was looking pretty bleak. But with a slight upturn in health, and the reality of a 3 day weekend being wasted a real possibility …decisions were made. Roadtrips were had. And Missouri’s section of historic Route 66 was discovered. In addition to exploring several dozen miles of original 66 and Ha Ha Tonka State Park, much fun was had and at least some amount of Covid was overcome. 

Join me this week to hear all about our adventure!

you can contact me at mywaywardstory@gmail.com 

 

or visit us at www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4591 1 69 full Duckies, Yuppies & Camper Van Quandaries Duckies, Yuppies & Camper Van Quandaries https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/duckies-yuppies-camper-van-quandaries/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/duckies-yuppies-camper-van-quandaries/#comments Tue, 16 May 2023 18:34:48 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/684e6742-02fe-31fa-b9f1-9bdfd1787b18 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  In this week’s show we kind of meander about a bit. Much like my adventures, I just go where the road takes me!  This time around we take a look at a recent trend that’s highly detrimental to the natural beauty of the Buffalo River, fake people, and my thoughts as we start to explore the world of van life!  I hope you’ll listen in tonight, and feel free to weigh in yourself!  I’d love your feedback on several of tonight’s topics!

 

www.facebook.com/waywardstories

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

If you’d like to support the show, visit www.patreon.com/waywardstories

 

As always, thanks for listening!!!

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  In this week’s show we kind of meander about a bit. Much like my adventures, I just go where the road takes me!  This time around we take a look at a recent trend that’s highly detrimental to the natural beauty of the Buffalo River, fake people, and my thoughts as we start to explore the world of van life!  I hope you’ll listen in tonight, and feel free to weigh in yourself!  I’d love your feedback on several of tonight’s topics!

 

www.facebook.com/waywardstories

mywaywardstory@gmail.com


If you’d like to support the show, visit www.patreon.com/waywardstories

 

As always, thanks for listening!!!

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

]]> Justin Minor false No 4118 1 68 full A Weekend at the Historic Crescent Hotel A Weekend at the Historic Crescent Hotel https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/a-weekend-at-the-historic-crescent-hotel/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/a-weekend-at-the-historic-crescent-hotel/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:00:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/423016c7-1f2f-32bb-9ced-53fa9b68bd07 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  In this week’s show, we take a little side trail from the my usual adventures and live a little of the high life!  I recently collaborated on a series of short articles for the 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa in beautiful Eureka Springs, AR…and tonight’s show is all about my experiences there. From caves to ghosts, train rides to history tours, and some of the best food I’ve enjoyed in a hot minute, the Crescent and Eureka Springs provided an experience I’ll never forget. Tune in tonight to hear all about it, and start planning for *your* next weekend adventure!  There’s a little bit of something for everyone…from long hikes to spa days…waiting for you to enjoy.

Find out more at www.waywardstories.com

 

or

 

Send me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  In this week’s show, we take a little side trail from the my usual adventures and live a little of the high life!  I recently collaborated on a series of short articles for the 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa in beautiful Eureka Springs, AR…and tonight’s show is all about my experiences there. From caves to ghosts, train rides to history tours, and some of the best food I’ve enjoyed in a hot minute, the Crescent and Eureka Springs provided an experience I’ll never forget. Tune in tonight to hear all about it, and start planning for *your* next weekend adventure!  There’s a little bit of something for everyone…from long hikes to spa days…waiting for you to enjoy.


Find out more at www.waywardstories.com

 

or

 

Send me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 4417 1 67 full California Dreamin’ Vol. 1 ~ Big Sur Coast California Dreamin’ Vol. 1 ~ Big Sur Coast https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/california-dreamin-volume-1/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/california-dreamin-volume-1/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:00:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/c4b85d4e-da82-37fd-844e-e0fe5671b0d5 Welcome back to Wayward Stories! 

This week we go back to day dreaming about bucket list trips of the future. This time around we’re heading out to the redwoods, dramatic cliffs and crashing surf of Big Sur California, for a little road-trip through some of the most beautiful country you can find anywhere. Join us this week to learn about some amazing places to spend some time being awed by mama nature 😁

 

for more info check out www.waywardstories.com 

 

Or you can contact me at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories! 

This week we go back to day dreaming about bucket list trips of the future. This time around we’re heading out to the redwoods, dramatic cliffs and crashing surf of Big Sur California, for a little road-trip through some of the most beautiful country you can find anywhere. Join us this week to learn about some amazing places to spend some time being awed by mama nature 😁

 

for more info check out www.waywardstories.com 

 

Or you can contact me at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 4482 1 66 full So You’re Lost…Now What? So You’re Lost…Now What? https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/search-rescue-vol-5-self-rescue/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/search-rescue-vol-5-self-rescue/#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:00:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/2bf7d034-7e39-3e9c-b008-92669e829b81 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we fire the Search & Rescue series back up and talk about a very important topic. Knowledge of how to effect self rescue can mean the difference between life and death. Just a little know-how and forethought can go a long way to seeing you find your way home eventually.  Help your rescuers help you!

 

Join us tonight to learn all about it!

 

For more check out

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

If you’d like to get in touch shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!!!

 

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we fire the Search & Rescue series back up and talk about a very important topic. Knowledge of how to effect self rescue can mean the difference between life and death. Just a little know-how and forethought can go a long way to seeing you find your way home eventually.  Help your rescuers help you!

 

Join us tonight to learn all about it!

 

For more check out

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

If you’d like to get in touch shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!!!

 

]]> Justin Minor false No 4750 1 65 full Nomad Spirit, Sedentary Life Nomad Spirit, Sedentary Life https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/nomad-spirit-sedentary-life/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/nomad-spirit-sedentary-life/#comments Tue, 07 Mar 2023 18:00:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/1ccebe86-7fc9-3f38-be62-9274bbc2c85c Welcome back to Wayward Stories! This week we talk about some bucket list trip ideas I’ve been lusting after in the fallout being stuck at home doing homework. This episode is for all of you nomads out there longing to run free. 

check out www.waywardstories.com 

or 

send me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories! This week we talk about some bucket list trip ideas I’ve been lusting after in the fallout being stuck at home doing homework. This episode is for all of you nomads out there longing to run free. 

check out www.waywardstories.com 

or 

send me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4229 1 64 full CLASSIC - Overnight on Big Bluff CLASSIC - Overnight on Big Bluff https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/wayward-stories-classic-ep-7-overnight-on-big-bluff/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/wayward-stories-classic-ep-7-overnight-on-big-bluff/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:57:48 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/29505ad1-4b2a-3b02-8568-53afd58837f5 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we’re trying on a new pair of boots…we’re bringing back one of our earliest episodes as a “classic”.  This episode looks back on a night I spent on the face of Big Bluff overlooking the Buffalo National River, chasing after an elusive Long exposure of the Milky Way. Not only did I get that picture, but also front row seats to a raccoon cage match, a feral hog invasion and lots of other treats courtesy of the Ozark Mountains. This is something I haven’t considered doing before, but its finals week, work has been insane and I simply don’t have the time or brain space to be able to bring you a fresh episode this week.  Also, super bonus…you do get a nostalgic peek at the outro clip from the early days…which was a lot of fun.  I might just bring it back permanently 🤔

 

If you guys would like to get in touch, send me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

For anything else you might like to know, head over to www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we’re trying on a new pair of boots…we’re bringing back one of our earliest episodes as a “classic”.  This episode looks back on a night I spent on the face of Big Bluff overlooking the Buffalo National River, chasing after an elusive Long exposure of the Milky Way. Not only did I get that picture, but also front row seats to a raccoon cage match, a feral hog invasion and lots of other treats courtesy of the Ozark Mountains. This is something I haven’t considered doing before, but its finals week, work has been insane and I simply don’t have the time or brain space to be able to bring you a fresh episode this week.  Also, super bonus…you do get a nostalgic peek at the outro clip from the early days…which was a lot of fun.  I might just bring it back permanently 🤔

 

If you guys would like to get in touch, send me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

For anything else you might like to know, head over to www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 3404 1 63 full Search & Rescue Vol. 4 ~ Teamwork Search & Rescue Vol. 4 ~ Teamwork https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/search-and-rescue-volume-3-teamwork/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/search-and-rescue-volume-3-teamwork/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2023 21:11:18 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/b35f962f-c31a-3ab1-9ffe-33822cdad5db Welcome back to Wayward Stories! After an unexpected dark week due to personal reasons, we’re back with a brand episode. This week we add to our on-going search and rescue series with some fresh tales from the field. As a matter of fact, search and rescue is part of the reason I couldn’t get an episode out last week. Tonight we talk about two different searches we executed recently, talk about joint training opportunities and so much more!  Search and Rescue, much like life…is all about teamwork. Listen in to find out all about it!

 

For more info head over to

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

If you’d like to contact me, just shoot an email to

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories! After an unexpected dark week due to personal reasons, we’re back with a brand episode. This week we add to our on-going search and rescue series with some fresh tales from the field. As a matter of fact, search and rescue is part of the reason I couldn’t get an episode out last week. Tonight we talk about two different searches we executed recently, talk about joint training opportunities and so much more!  Search and Rescue, much like life…is all about teamwork. Listen in to find out all about it!

 

For more info head over to

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

If you’d like to contact me, just shoot an email to

 

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4635 1 62 full Petit Jean State Park ~ Arkansas Petit Jean State Park ~ Arkansas https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-petit-jean-mountain/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-petit-jean-mountain/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:00:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/5ab04081-1262-3257-be5a-72645b5efff1 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  

This week we explore one of, what is in my opinion, Arkansas’ best state parks.  Petit Jean State Park offers a literal crap-ton of hiking, an impressive 90 ft waterfall, a beautiful lodge, and some of the best sunrise/sunset views in the entire state.  We also talk at length about getting our children engaged and involved with the great outdoors, as well as Petit Jean’s impressive collection of Mississippian-era indigenous rock art.

Tune in tonight to learn all about your next great Arkansas adventure!

 

For more info, visit www.waywardstories.com or shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  

This week we explore one of, what is in my opinion, Arkansas’ best state parks.  Petit Jean State Park offers a literal crap-ton of hiking, an impressive 90 ft waterfall, a beautiful lodge, and some of the best sunrise/sunset views in the entire state.  We also talk at length about getting our children engaged and involved with the great outdoors, as well as Petit Jean’s impressive collection of Mississippian-era indigenous rock art.


Tune in tonight to learn all about your next great Arkansas adventure!

 

For more info, visit www.waywardstories.com or shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 4569 1 61 full Foundations Foundations https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/foundations/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/foundations/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2022 18:00:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/4cb8a956-3662-3c25-a80c-3ca4e7f133d4 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week we take a look back at 2022 for me personally, and explore what it means to build a foundation to prepare to challenge big goals in our lives. As always, my hope is that you might hear something tonight that will inspire you to challenge your own personal summits. 

thanks for listening! 

check out www.waywardstories.com or send me an email at my waywardstories@gmail.com

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week we take a look back at 2022 for me personally, and explore what it means to build a foundation to prepare to challenge big goals in our lives. As always, my hope is that you might hear something tonight that will inspire you to challenge your own personal summits. 

thanks for listening! 

check out www.waywardstories.com or send me an email at my waywardstories@gmail.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 3942 60 full Exploring Southern New Mexico - Pt. 2 Exploring Southern New Mexico - Pt. 2 https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-new-mexico-pt-2/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-new-mexico-pt-2/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2022 18:00:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/5950a99a-9488-3908-b9e8-9ac011d09b30 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week we pick up where we left off when we last met…exploring Southern New Mexico.  In part 2 of this 2 part series, we’ll talk about hiking to an abandoned tuberculosis sanatorium high in the Organ Mountains, White Sands National Monument and much more!  I hope you’ll join us tonight for an adventure in the high deserts of New Mexico. 

 

Thanks for listening!  

to see videos, photos and more check out www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week we pick up where we left off when we last met…exploring Southern New Mexico.  In part 2 of this 2 part series, we’ll talk about hiking to an abandoned tuberculosis sanatorium high in the Organ Mountains, White Sands National Monument and much more!  I hope you’ll join us tonight for an adventure in the high deserts of New Mexico. 

 

Thanks for listening!  

to see videos, photos and more check out www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 5003 1 59 full Exploring Southern New Mexico - Pt. 1 Exploring Southern New Mexico - Pt. 1 https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-new-mexico-pt-1/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-new-mexico-pt-1/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:00:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/7d8e13d6-57e9-352b-bb74-f4ba9cd3ed54 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week is part one of a two part series in which I tell you all about my very recent birthday/thanksgiving road-trip to explore southern New Mexico. This week we talk about Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Three Rivers Petroglyph site, Lake Valley Historic Site (an abandoned mining town) and National Backcountry Scenic Byway, plus so much more!  It was an amazing adventure filled with breathtaking views, Space Aliens franchising McDonald’s, incredible authentic local food and hikes into snow engulfed high desert meadows and mountains!  Join us tonight to hear all about it!

 

For more information check out www.waywardstories.com or feel free to shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week is part one of a two part series in which I tell you all about my very recent birthday/thanksgiving road-trip to explore southern New Mexico. This week we talk about Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Three Rivers Petroglyph site, Lake Valley Historic Site (an abandoned mining town) and National Backcountry Scenic Byway, plus so much more!  It was an amazing adventure filled with breathtaking views, Space Aliens franchising McDonald’s, incredible authentic local food and hikes into snow engulfed high desert meadows and mountains!  Join us tonight to hear all about it!

 

For more information check out www.waywardstories.com or feel free to shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 5192 1 58 full Arkansas Guided Adventures Arkansas Guided Adventures https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/arkansas-guided-adventures/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/arkansas-guided-adventures/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:00:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/9453c892-27a0-3537-b9d7-a95230792402 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week’s show was inspired by the many amazing guides and outfitters I spent 3 days hanging out with at the 2022 Ozark’s Outdoor Recreation Expo.  If you are one of the many people for whom the planning and hassle that goes into getting out and exploring the world is something you simply don’t have the time or energy for, guided adventures might be the answer to your dilemma.  You just pick out a window of time and let these great guides do the rest!  Listen in tonight to hear about guided options for the White River, War Eagle Creek, the Buffalo River and the many hiking trails throughout the Ozarks!  From side by sides to Johnboats, from hiking boots to fly rods, tonight’s show is full of ideas!

 

Thanks for listening!

www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week’s show was inspired by the many amazing guides and outfitters I spent 3 days hanging out with at the 2022 Ozark’s Outdoor Recreation Expo.  If you are one of the many people for whom the planning and hassle that goes into getting out and exploring the world is something you simply don’t have the time or energy for, guided adventures might be the answer to your dilemma.  You just pick out a window of time and let these great guides do the rest!  Listen in tonight to hear about guided options for the White River, War Eagle Creek, the Buffalo River and the many hiking trails throughout the Ozarks!  From side by sides to Johnboats, from hiking boots to fly rods, tonight’s show is full of ideas!

 

Thanks for listening!

www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 4570 1 57 full Brushes With the Unexplained Brushes With the Unexplained https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/brushes-with-the-unexplained/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/brushes-with-the-unexplained/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2022 18:00:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/9f1f0e99-7138-327f-9609-dab62d108f3a Welcome back to Wayward Stories, my spooky Wayward Souls!  This week’s episode is getting a special early drop, so you guys can listen over your spooky holiday weekend!  This week I tell some stories from my past about some really creepy encounters I’ve had while out exploring the world.  I was legend tripping before legend tripping was cool 😂

Let me just say this: every story in this nearly 2 hour long episode really happened to me, and some of them…well, some of them just have no good and reasonable explanation. They are what they are, take it or leave it, believe it or not. 

I hope you all enjoy, and have a good spooky weekend!  

www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories, my spooky Wayward Souls!  This week’s episode is getting a special early drop, so you guys can listen over your spooky holiday weekend!  This week I tell some stories from my past about some really creepy encounters I’ve had while out exploring the world.  I was legend tripping before legend tripping was cool 😂

Let me just say this: every story in this nearly 2 hour long episode really happened to me, and some of them…well, some of them just have no good and reasonable explanation. They are what they are, take it or leave it, believe it or not. 

I hope you all enjoy, and have a good spooky weekend!  

www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 6688 56 full Ghost Trippin’ Ghost Trippin’ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/ghost-trippin/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/ghost-trippin/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:00:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/cad835a1-8ba0-3f0f-8cbf-1ab4eb316767 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  It’s time once again to embrace spooky season!  This week we talk about a virtual cornucopia of road trip ideas that will get you out of the house and boots on the ground at some of America’s legendary haunts. Any reason for a road trip is a good one, but spooky reasons for a ghost trip?  My favorite. If you like the mysterious and unexplained, this weeks show is for you!

 

www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  It’s time once again to embrace spooky season!  This week we talk about a virtual cornucopia of road trip ideas that will get you out of the house and boots on the ground at some of America’s legendary haunts. Any reason for a road trip is a good one, but spooky reasons for a ghost trip?  My favorite. If you like the mysterious and unexplained, this weeks show is for you!

 

www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 4546 1 55 full Adventure Rigs & Lessons in Life Adventure Rigs & Lessons in Life https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/adventure-rigs-lessons-in-life/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/adventure-rigs-lessons-in-life/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:00:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/53ed164b-17f0-3cbc-9bdc-c14cde4cadbb Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  We explore some life perspectives, say goodbye to the Xterra, and discuss choosing the right adventure rig for you!  This episode does wander about a bit, kind of a potpourri of topics, but you guys know me well enough by now to know that’s what exactly how I like to roll through this life 😂

 

Listen in to check it out!

 

#waywardstories #podcasts #storytelling #outdoors #hiking #camping #backcountry #travel #explore #arkansas #thenaturalstate #independentartist #podcasts #podcastclips #podcastersoftiktok #podcaster #podcastersofinstagram #podcastlife #oklahoma #talimenadrive #fallfoliage #subaru #xterra #pro4x #crosstrek #subicult #shareyourexperience #wonderfularkansas #lifelessons

 

www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  We explore some life perspectives, say goodbye to the Xterra, and discuss choosing the right adventure rig for you!  This episode does wander about a bit, kind of a potpourri of topics, but you guys know me well enough by now to know that’s what exactly how I like to roll through this life 😂

 

Listen in to check it out!

 

#waywardstories #podcasts #storytelling #outdoors #hiking #camping #backcountry #travel #explore #arkansas #thenaturalstate #independentartist #podcasts #podcastclips #podcastersoftiktok #podcaster #podcastersofinstagram #podcastlife #oklahoma #talimenadrive #fallfoliage #subaru #xterra #pro4x #crosstrek #subicult #shareyourexperience #wonderfularkansas #lifelessons

 

www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 4854 1 54 full Search & Rescue Vol. 3 ~ Preplanning Search & Rescue Vol. 3 ~ Preplanning https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/search-rescue-vol-3-preplanning/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/search-rescue-vol-3-preplanning/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2022 17:55:27 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/f443a08b-8dcd-3bd1-8675-914f9a3f7935 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  Back by popular demand, this week we delve into some more Search and Rescue stories and give you fine folks a peek behind the curtain. We will discuss a recent overnight stay in the Poteau Mountain wilderness where we preplanned a trail and spent the night enjoying a deep dark backcountry night!  Tune in to hear all about it!  

To see more check out www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  Back by popular demand, this week we delve into some more Search and Rescue stories and give you fine folks a peek behind the curtain. We will discuss a recent overnight stay in the Poteau Mountain wilderness where we preplanned a trail and spent the night enjoying a deep dark backcountry night!  Tune in to hear all about it!  

To see more check out www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 4466 1 53 full Labor Day Trippin’ Labor Day Trippin’ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/labor-day-trippin/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/labor-day-trippin/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:00:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/c6caf63f-187c-3cc7-9a94-a449bcf1cdf9 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week we explore the concept of day trips based on my personal adventures this past Labor Day weekend. For those of us who really utilize our adventures as a therapeutic device to combat various anxiety disorders, the rising cost of gasoline (and everything else) fueled by super charged inflation has really put us in a bind.  Day trips can be a great compromise that save money comparative to the longer-termed and further distant distant adventures and places we seek out, but still give us a little fix for our wanderlust and assuage the anxiety that can threaten our well-being. 

Join us this week to explore the idea and maybe come away with a few of your own!  Thanks for listening!

 

www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week we explore the concept of day trips based on my personal adventures this past Labor Day weekend. For those of us who really utilize our adventures as a therapeutic device to combat various anxiety disorders, the rising cost of gasoline (and everything else) fueled by super charged inflation has really put us in a bind.  Day trips can be a great compromise that save money comparative to the longer-termed and further distant distant adventures and places we seek out, but still give us a little fix for our wanderlust and assuage the anxiety that can threaten our well-being. 

Join us this week to explore the idea and maybe come away with a few of your own!  Thanks for listening!

 

www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 4685 1 52 full Exploring Belle Starr Cave Exploring Belle Starr Cave https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-the-belle-starr-cave-trail/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-the-belle-starr-cave-trail/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:58:28 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/77b86e3b-e38f-332f-b8d2-e9329bb8f9f5 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we take a look at a recent hike I did in the Ouachita Mountains of SW Arkansas to a cave reportedly visited by the infamous outlaw Belle Starr. It’s more of a scramble than hike, but the cave itself is pretty incredible to check out. And for those of you who are more backcountry than bougie, more trekker than tourist, this is the hike for you!  The Ouachita Range is far less popular than its more glamorous brother, the Ozarks, but that’s exactly what a lot of us wayward souls are looking for…

 

Join us tonight to learn all about it!

 

For more check out

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!!!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we take a look at a recent hike I did in the Ouachita Mountains of SW Arkansas to a cave reportedly visited by the infamous outlaw Belle Starr. It’s more of a scramble than hike, but the cave itself is pretty incredible to check out. And for those of you who are more backcountry than bougie, more trekker than tourist, this is the hike for you!  The Ouachita Range is far less popular than its more glamorous brother, the Ozarks, but that’s exactly what a lot of us wayward souls are looking for…

 

Join us tonight to learn all about it!

 

For more check out

 

www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!!!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4205 1 51 full A Good Ol’ Texas Road Trip A Good Ol’ Texas Road Trip https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/a-good-ol-texas-road-trip/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/a-good-ol-texas-road-trip/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:47:28 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/1ba51104-c9e7-3100-8f3e-e419d988a5dd Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  In this week’s episode, we combine an idea I’ve had on the back burner for awhile now, an episode about the art of the road trip, and an actual, impromptu, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants  road-trip to good old Tejás last weekend. It was a great trip, and hopefully it will make for a good episode!  Listen in to find out!

See more at www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for Listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  In this week’s episode, we combine an idea I’ve had on the back burner for awhile now, an episode about the art of the road trip, and an actual, impromptu, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants  road-trip to good old Tejás last weekend. It was a great trip, and hopefully it will make for a good episode!  Listen in to find out!

See more at www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for Listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 3992 1 50 full Inflation Abation for Your Summer Vacation Inflation Abation for Your Summer Vacation https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/inflation-abation-for-your-summer-vacation/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/inflation-abation-for-your-summer-vacation/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:01:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/16ac1382-c642-3537-af40-a45ad4e5f6b0 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week we dive into some tips and tricks to help lessen the squeeze of skyrocketing inflation and possibly give you some solid ideas to help keep you on the road!  For many of us, our adventures are a key component of our anxiety relief strategies.  I know from personal experience, as well as talking to some of our listeners, that the steep rise in prices is keeping us from our much needed wilderness therapy. Join us tonight for some ideas that might just help you to squeeze at least a couple of adventures into your budget this summer!

 

As always, thanks for listening!

see more at www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week we dive into some tips and tricks to help lessen the squeeze of skyrocketing inflation and possibly give you some solid ideas to help keep you on the road!  For many of us, our adventures are a key component of our anxiety relief strategies.  I know from personal experience, as well as talking to some of our listeners, that the steep rise in prices is keeping us from our much needed wilderness therapy. Join us tonight for some ideas that might just help you to squeeze at least a couple of adventures into your budget this summer!

 

As always, thanks for listening!

see more at www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 4737 1 49 full Paddling War Eagle Creek Paddling War Eagle Creek https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/paddling-war-eagle-creek/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/paddling-war-eagle-creek/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:41:01 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/9a957de3-3709-32a3-be21-cb67a0821395 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week we explore a hidden gem of paddling in the Ozarks!  War Eagle Creek is known mostly for passing through the famous water wheel at War Eagle Mill, but not a lot of folks know that it’s an absolutely prime creek for a backcountry excursion in the Arkansas Ozarks.

 

The smallmouth fishing is prime, the water cool and clear, and the best part?  You won’t see many other people on your adventure.

 

Join us this week and hear about my trip down War Eagle!

 

Visit our website www.waywardstories.com to see more from us, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube!  If you’d like to get in touch just shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week we explore a hidden gem of paddling in the Ozarks!  War Eagle Creek is known mostly for passing through the famous water wheel at War Eagle Mill, but not a lot of folks know that it’s an absolutely prime creek for a backcountry excursion in the Arkansas Ozarks.

 

The smallmouth fishing is prime, the water cool and clear, and the best part?  You won’t see many other people on your adventure.

 

Join us this week and hear about my trip down War Eagle!

 

Visit our website www.waywardstories.com to see more from us, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube!  If you’d like to get in touch just shoot me an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4287 1 48 full The Buffalo River Experience The Buffalo River Experience https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/the-buffalo-river-experience/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/the-buffalo-river-experience/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:12:10 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/f01598c5-eb65-3483-a92e-055f18a93ec0 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week’s episode is, at its heart, my love letter to the Buffalo River.  2022 marks the 50 year anniversary of this incredible sacred place being protected and preserved by our National Park Service. Perhaps you were unaware, but this magnificent piece of American wilderness nearly became a lake before conservationists and activists alike helped to secure its protected status.  Join me tonight as I share with you what, in my opinion, is the most intimate way to experience the Buffalo in all of her natural beauty!

 

To learn more about the show or to contact me directly, head over to www.waywardstories.com 

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This week’s episode is, at its heart, my love letter to the Buffalo River.  2022 marks the 50 year anniversary of this incredible sacred place being protected and preserved by our National Park Service. Perhaps you were unaware, but this magnificent piece of American wilderness nearly became a lake before conservationists and activists alike helped to secure its protected status.  Join me tonight as I share with you what, in my opinion, is the most intimate way to experience the Buffalo in all of her natural beauty!

 

To learn more about the show or to contact me directly, head over to www.waywardstories.com 

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 5077 1 47 full End of an Era ~ A look back at 5 years on the road End of an Era ~ A look back at 5 years on the road https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/bye-bye-big-purple/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/bye-bye-big-purple/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2022 22:48:38 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/bba5fdcc-f2c2-3c23-b8ae-f7fcf0d62882 This weeks episode is, at it's heart, a travelogue spanning the last 5 years of my life. A significant life change has occurred, and the time has come for me to say goodbye to big purple.  This episode is a little bit of a walk down memory lane for me as I reminisce on the many cities and regions I’ve gotten the opportunity to explore in my time with Big Purple.  What’s in it for you?  A whoooooole lot of adventure ideas, and some insights into what to do in and around some of our great American cities.  From St. Louis to San Francisco, Columbus to Kokomo, Jackson TN to Jackson MS….there’s a lot to listen to tonight!

 

For more info, head over to www.waywardstories.com or, if you’d like to get in touch directly with me, shoot an email to mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> This weeks episode is, at it's heart, a travelogue spanning the last 5 years of my life. A significant life change has occurred, and the time has come for me to say goodbye to big purple.  This episode is a little bit of a walk down memory lane for me as I reminisce on the many cities and regions I’ve gotten the opportunity to explore in my time with Big Purple.  What’s in it for you?  A whoooooole lot of adventure ideas, and some insights into what to do in and around some of our great American cities.  From St. Louis to San Francisco, Columbus to Kokomo, Jackson TN to Jackson MS….there’s a lot to listen to tonight!

 

For more info, head over to www.waywardstories.com or, if you’d like to get in touch directly with me, shoot an email to mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 5929 1 46 full Gear to Go pt 2 ~ Choose Your Solution Gear to Go pt 2 ~ Choose Your Solution https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/gear-to-go-kit-decisions-pt-2/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/gear-to-go-kit-decisions-pt-2/#comments Tue, 24 May 2022 17:54:57 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/9668562d-084b-38af-b873-2178e90e54ab Welcome to Wayward Stories!  In this episode we continue the last episode’s theme of gear selection.  We cover several topics and just have a kind of open discussion about the current gear decisions I’ve been faced with and some good practices when trying to make those tough decisions.  Join us and join the conversation!

To see more visit www.waywardstories.com or email your thoughts/stories to mywaywardstory@gmail.com

]]> Welcome to Wayward Stories!  In this episode we continue the last episode’s theme of gear selection.  We cover several topics and just have a kind of open discussion about the current gear decisions I’ve been faced with and some good practices when trying to make those tough decisions.  Join us and join the conversation!

To see more visit www.waywardstories.com or email your thoughts/stories to mywaywardstory@gmail.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 4320 1 45 full Gear to Go pt 1 ~ Kit Decisions Gear to Go pt 1 ~ Kit Decisions https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/gear-to-gokit-decisions/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/gear-to-gokit-decisions/#comments Wed, 11 May 2022 00:01:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/f799a3d4-a853-334b-b05a-639697ff9a9f Welcome to Wayward Stories! 

This week’s episode is really just an open-ended discussion of the thought processes behind the way we choose and utilize our gear to chase our passion for adventure. I talk at length about some of my current gear quandaries and how I arrive at a decision through research, trial and error. Listen in this week and head over to our FB group to join the discussion!

 

To see more check out www.waywardstories.com or send us an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

Thanks for listening!

 

 

]]> Welcome to Wayward Stories! 

This week’s episode is really just an open-ended discussion of the thought processes behind the way we choose and utilize our gear to chase our passion for adventure. I talk at length about some of my current gear quandaries and how I arrive at a decision through research, trial and error. Listen in this week and head over to our FB group to join the discussion!

 

To see more check out www.waywardstories.com or send us an email at mywaywardstory@gmail.com


Thanks for listening!

 

 

]]> Justin Minor false No 4545 1 44 full Oklahoma’s First National Park Oklahoma’s First National Park https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/oklahoma-s-first-national-park/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/oklahoma-s-first-national-park/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2022 17:38:36 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/6610064f-6e64-3c2e-9ba1-a8b21e6eabcf How many of you have heard of Platt National Park?  How many of you even KNEW Oklahoma HAD a National Park?  Show of hands…be honest!

 

As it turns out, Oklahoma had one of America’s earliest established National Parks and it maintained that status until 1976 when it was absorbed into two other properties to become the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. While still administered by the NPS, it no longer has the much-aspired to status of one of America’s “National Parks”. This, however does not diminish its beauty or general awesomeness!  Listen in tonight to hear about my adventure to explore the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Platt Historic District and Turner Falls (Oklahomas tallest waterfall) to boot!

For photos, videos and more about tonight’s show and more check out www.waywardstories.com 

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> How many of you have heard of Platt National Park?  How many of you even KNEW Oklahoma HAD a National Park?  Show of hands…be honest!

 

As it turns out, Oklahoma had one of America’s earliest established National Parks and it maintained that status until 1976 when it was absorbed into two other properties to become the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. While still administered by the NPS, it no longer has the much-aspired to status of one of America’s “National Parks”. This, however does not diminish its beauty or general awesomeness!  Listen in tonight to hear about my adventure to explore the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Platt Historic District and Turner Falls (Oklahomas tallest waterfall) to boot!


For photos, videos and more about tonight’s show and more check out www.waywardstories.com 

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4495 1 43 full Enchanted Rock & Texas Hill Country Enchanted Rock & Texas Hill Country https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-enchanted-rock-the-hill-country/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-enchanted-rock-the-hill-country/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:39:34 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/d56fb494-1e50-39a6-93cc-880b7e341abd Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!  Join me this week as I reminisce about a time when my film crew and I spent weeks working and exploring the Texas Hill Country.  We’ll talk extensively about Enchanted Rock, an incredibly beautiful and sacred place as well as a few other incredible locations deep in the heart of Texas. 

visit www.waywardstories.com for more info and links to all of my social accounts and connect with us!  You can also email us at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Welcome Back to Wayward Stories!  Join me this week as I reminisce about a time when my film crew and I spent weeks working and exploring the Texas Hill Country.  We’ll talk extensively about Enchanted Rock, an incredibly beautiful and sacred place as well as a few other incredible locations deep in the heart of Texas. 

visit www.waywardstories.com for more info and links to all of my social accounts and connect with us!  You can also email us at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 3965 1 42 full Outlaw Loot & Spanish Gold: Hiking the Wichita Mountains Outlaw Loot & Spanish Gold: Hiking the Wichita Mountains https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/outlaw-loot-spanish-gold-hiking-the-wichita-mountains/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/outlaw-loot-spanish-gold-hiking-the-wichita-mountains/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:03:35 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/6db947e0-3103-3c42-bef3-640fcea87f74 Hey guys, welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we talk about an ancient mountain range deep in SW Oklahoma filled with mysterious tales of Spanish miners, notorious outlaws…and, more to the point…hiking gold. The Kiamichi Mountain range is a true wilderness area, preserved as a game reserve for American Buffalo, Elk, deer and many more native species.  It is truly rugged backcountry, filled with ancient granite peaks, slot canyons, boulder gardens and even a waterfall. Listen in tonight as I tell the tales of outlaw loot, Spanish gold and my most recent adventure that found me unexpectedly spending the night in my hammock deep in the mountains. 

Visit www.waywardstories.com for more info, links to the YouTube videos and instagram posts and much more!  Thanks for listening!

]]> Hey guys, welcome back to Wayward Stories!

 

This week we talk about an ancient mountain range deep in SW Oklahoma filled with mysterious tales of Spanish miners, notorious outlaws…and, more to the point…hiking gold. The Kiamichi Mountain range is a true wilderness area, preserved as a game reserve for American Buffalo, Elk, deer and many more native species.  It is truly rugged backcountry, filled with ancient granite peaks, slot canyons, boulder gardens and even a waterfall. Listen in tonight as I tell the tales of outlaw loot, Spanish gold and my most recent adventure that found me unexpectedly spending the night in my hammock deep in the mountains. 

Visit www.waywardstories.com for more info, links to the YouTube videos and instagram posts and much more!  Thanks for listening!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4647 1 41 full When Life Hands You Lemons…Throw ‘em in the Ocean When Life Hands You Lemons…Throw ‘em in the Ocean https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/when-life-gives-you-lemons%e2%80%a6/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/when-life-gives-you-lemons%e2%80%a6/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2022 22:32:28 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/827d2bfd-efc4-399d-a684-aa4995e8f840 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This weeks episode is a bit of a rambler, following along a theme of sometimes having to find the good within the bad.  We talk a bit about my story of the last few years and what good came from some of the bad situations I faced.

If you’d like to submit a story of your own, email us at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or visit our website at www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  This weeks episode is a bit of a rambler, following along a theme of sometimes having to find the good within the bad.  We talk a bit about my story of the last few years and what good came from some of the bad situations I faced.

If you’d like to submit a story of your own, email us at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or visit our website at www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 5280 1 40 full My (First) Great American Road Trip My (First) Great American Road Trip https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/my-first-great-american-road-trip/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/my-first-great-american-road-trip/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2022 18:42:31 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/72d53e58-cf02-3557-bbf2-39c6c88ddefd Welcome to the Wayward Stories Podcast!  This week we step into the way-back machine and tell a story of this one time, when I was just a kid…that I decided to drive to Canada….

I hope you’ll take the time to listen in tonight and enjoy the foibles of my youth, when I was already filled with young (wander) lust.

Send *your* stories of adventure to mywaywardstory@gmail.com and check out everything else we have to offer at www.waywardstories.com 

]]> Welcome to the Wayward Stories Podcast!  This week we step into the way-back machine and tell a story of this one time, when I was just a kid…that I decided to drive to Canada….

I hope you’ll take the time to listen in tonight and enjoy the foibles of my youth, when I was already filled with young (wander) lust.

Send *your* stories of adventure to mywaywardstory@gmail.com and check out everything else we have to offer at www.waywardstories.com 

]]> Justin Minor false No 4615 1 39 full Badass Women of the Backcountry Badass Women of the Backcountry https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/badass-women-of-the-backcountry/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/badass-women-of-the-backcountry/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:49:48 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/bd0cea37-66dc-3685-a91d-b98a8e3db587 Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  In a nod to what has become, by far, our most popular episode “Badass Women of the Yukon Gold Rush”, tonight we take a look at a few more Badass Women who’ve done badass things in the wild.  From a 14 year old girl who skied across the worlds largest icecaps, to a 67 year old grandmother through-hiking the Appalachian Trail, you’ll hear about some amazing “first’s” in tonight’s show. The contents of tonight’s show are inspiring and mind-blowing for both women and men alike, so I’ll hope you’ll join us!

 

visit www.waywardstories.com for a look at all things Wayward Stories!

]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  In a nod to what has become, by far, our most popular episode “Badass Women of the Yukon Gold Rush”, tonight we take a look at a few more Badass Women who’ve done badass things in the wild.  From a 14 year old girl who skied across the worlds largest icecaps, to a 67 year old grandmother through-hiking the Appalachian Trail, you’ll hear about some amazing “first’s” in tonight’s show. The contents of tonight’s show are inspiring and mind-blowing for both women and men alike, so I’ll hope you’ll join us!

 

visit www.waywardstories.com for a look at all things Wayward Stories!

]]> Justin Minor false No 3752 1 38 full Firecraft 101 Firecraft 101 https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/firecraft/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/firecraft/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2022 21:47:34 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/2f688413-df7d-3c6d-823b-9cf20cba1e4a Welcome to Wayward Stories!  Join us this week for an overview of the all important wilderness skill of firecraft as well as some tips and tricks to stay warm this winter!

 

visit www.waywardstories.com for more info on all things Wayward Stories

]]> Welcome to Wayward Stories!  Join us this week for an overview of the all important wilderness skill of firecraft as well as some tips and tricks to stay warm this winter!

 

visit www.waywardstories.com for more info on all things Wayward Stories

]]> Justin Minor false No 4207 1 37 full ‘Yak-Packing 101 ‘Yak-Packing 101 https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/yak-packing-101/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/yak-packing-101/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:01:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/4143ef19-786c-3a1c-a8ce-9be491e654af Welcome to Wayward Stories!  In this episode we talk about multi-day paddle trips and, as always, wax just a little bit philosophical.

Submit your story at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

or check out all of our other offerings at www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome to Wayward Stories!  In this episode we talk about multi-day paddle trips and, as always, wax just a little bit philosophical.

Submit your story at mywaywardstory@gmail.com

or check out all of our other offerings at www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 5030 1 36 full Rush ~ Hiking Arkansas’ Abandoned Mining Town Rush ~ Hiking Arkansas’ Abandoned Mining Town https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/rush-hiking-arkansas-abandoned-mining-town/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/rush-hiking-arkansas-abandoned-mining-town/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:01:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/add8a87e-1bc1-3766-999a-a776ba085476 Hey guys, welcome back for another episode!  This week we talk at length about hiking and Exploring Rush, and abandoned mining boom town deep in the Buffalo River Wilderness. 

to share your story email us at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

]]> Hey guys, welcome back for another episode!  This week we talk at length about hiking and Exploring Rush, and abandoned mining boom town deep in the Buffalo River Wilderness. 

to share your story email us at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 3738 1 35 full Sacred Places Sacred Places https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/ancient-places/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/ancient-places/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:01:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/07d73790-f215-31be-b2fa-fd10ba255a6c Happy Holidays from Wayward Stories!  This week we tell a few tales of some very special places I’ve encountered in my adventures. Places that have an Almost sentient, ancient….and almost sacred feel. 

visit www.waywardstories.com or email us at mywaywardstory@gmail.com to submit your story to share with all of our fellow listeners!

]]> Happy Holidays from Wayward Stories!  This week we tell a few tales of some very special places I’ve encountered in my adventures. Places that have an Almost sentient, ancient….and almost sacred feel. 

visit www.waywardstories.com or email us at mywaywardstory@gmail.com to submit your story to share with all of our fellow listeners!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4026 1 34 full 24-Hour Search and Rescue/Hiking Pack Basics 24-Hour Search and Rescue/Hiking Pack Basics https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/24-hour-search-and-rescuehiking-pack-basics/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/24-hour-search-and-rescuehiking-pack-basics/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:01:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/8176180b-5a0e-38b1-ac84-8411fd828913 Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR stories of adventures in the great outdoors.  This week we delve into some essential basics and a few simple hacks everyone….from the weekend adventurer to dedicated SAR personnel…should have in their pack  

 

 

Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

 

Share the experience!

]]> Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR stories of adventures in the great outdoors.  This week we delve into some essential basics and a few simple hacks everyone….from the weekend adventurer to dedicated SAR personnel…should have in their pack  

 

 

Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

 

Share the experience!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4295 1 33 full Thankful Thankful https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/thankful-1637017973/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/thankful-1637017973/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:01:00 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/7a73e721-9598-358b-a5e9-348668b89f89 Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR stories of adventures in the great outdoors.  This week is kinda off the rails to be honest.  This episode is about lessons I’ve learned about pushing through the hard times and finding things to be thankful for when it feels like there isn’t a lot to be thankful for.  I sincerely hope you find some value in this week’s words.  Thanks for listening!

 

Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

 

Share the experience!

]]> Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR stories of adventures in the great outdoors.  This week is kinda off the rails to be honest.  This episode is about lessons I’ve learned about pushing through the hard times and finding things to be thankful for when it feels like there isn’t a lot to be thankful for.  I sincerely hope you find some value in this week’s words.  Thanks for listening!

 


Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

 

Share the experience!

]]> Justin Minor false No 3546 1 32 full You don’t have to be rich to see the world You don’t have to be rich to see the world https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/perception-vs-reality-1635196815/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/perception-vs-reality-1635196815/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:37:06 -0600 waywardstories.podbean.com/0cebe643-0fd2-3914-9d12-c980fda1f108 You dont have to be cooooool, to rule my world🎶 

 

Welcome back to our first episode after the conclusion of our spooky season series!  We’re back to general outdoor topics and stories.  So sit back, relax and enjoy the show!  This week we take a look at some of the perceived barriers to getting yourself outside. Particularly we look at perceptions of cost associated with “must have” gear, perceptions of the “required” appearances to not feel out of place in the modern outdoor crowd and other facades perpetuated by sipping the good ol’ social mead. 

to submit your own story email us at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.wayward stories.com

 

THANKS FOR LISTENING!!!

]]> You dont have to be cooooool, to rule my world🎶 

 

Welcome back to our first episode after the conclusion of our spooky season series!  We’re back to general outdoor topics and stories.  So sit back, relax and enjoy the show!  This week we take a look at some of the perceived barriers to getting yourself outside. Particularly we look at perceptions of cost associated with “must have” gear, perceptions of the “required” appearances to not feel out of place in the modern outdoor crowd and other facades perpetuated by sipping the good ol’ social mead. 

to submit your own story email us at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.wayward stories.com

 

THANKS FOR LISTENING!!!

]]> Justin Minor false No 4419 1 31 full Spooky Season pt.5 ~ Uninvited Guests Spooky Season pt.5 ~ Uninvited Guests https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/spooky-season-pt5-uninvited-guests/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/spooky-season-pt5-uninvited-guests/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:41:46 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/2c4750a5-667d-323e-b5b2-7d63d0d4a02d In this episode of the Wayward Stories Podcast we look at some true stories from our brothers and sisters out there in the field who have had some eerie encounters. This is the final part of our spooky season series for 2021 so I hope you’ll join us!

Submit your stories of your adventures in the great outdoors to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

]]> In this episode of the Wayward Stories Podcast we look at some true stories from our brothers and sisters out there in the field who have had some eerie encounters. This is the final part of our spooky season series for 2021 so I hope you’ll join us!

Submit your stories of your adventures in the great outdoors to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 5465 1 30 full Spooky Season pt.4 ~ Spirits of the Forest Spooky Season pt.4 ~ Spirits of the Forest https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/spooky-season-pt4-spirits-of-the-forest/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/spooky-season-pt4-spirits-of-the-forest/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2021 18:45:28 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/a818b833-e361-388a-a95b-d49728255315 Hey guys, welcome to October!  This month we’re going to spend some time looking at the…mythical side, shall we say, of the great outdoors. In this episode we look at just a few of the many spirits believed by many todwell in our favorite place here at Wayward Stories….the wilderness!  Listen and learn about Native American Spirit folk like the Puckwudgie, Nunnehi, Kowi Anukasha, Manitou, Yunwi Tsundsi, and more. Join me in suspending disbelief for the next 31 days!  

you can contact us with YOUR stories at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting our website at www.waywardstories.com

]]> Hey guys, welcome to October!  This month we’re going to spend some time looking at the…mythical side, shall we say, of the great outdoors. In this episode we look at just a few of the many spirits believed by many todwell in our favorite place here at Wayward Stories….the wilderness!  Listen and learn about Native American Spirit folk like the Puckwudgie, Nunnehi, Kowi Anukasha, Manitou, Yunwi Tsundsi, and more. Join me in suspending disbelief for the next 31 days!  


you can contact us with YOUR stories at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting our website at www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 4249 1 29 full Spooky Season pt.3 ~ Mythical Critters Spooky Season pt.3 ~ Mythical Critters https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/mythical-critters/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/mythical-critters/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:01:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/ed981e3b-3c50-30fb-b56d-d42cbab1fa9d Hey guys, welcome to October!  This month we’re going to spend some time looking at the…mythical side, shall we say, of the great outdoors. In this episode we look at one of the most famous…or infamous…mythical creatures in our modern zeitgeist.  Join me in suspending disbelief for the next 31 days!  

you can contact us with YOUR stories at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting our website at www.waywardstories.com

]]> Hey guys, welcome to October!  This month we’re going to spend some time looking at the…mythical side, shall we say, of the great outdoors. In this episode we look at one of the most famous…or infamous…mythical creatures in our modern zeitgeist.  Join me in suspending disbelief for the next 31 days!  

you can contact us with YOUR stories at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting our website at www.waywardstories.com

]]> Justin Minor false No 4419 1 28 full Spooky Season pt.2 ~ Thin Places Spooky Season pt.2 ~ Thin Places https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/spooky-stories-pt-2-liminal-spaces/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/spooky-stories-pt-2-liminal-spaces/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2021 01:19:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/4f423f9e-a7fd-3b48-8a0c-2d0ca745da8d Hey guys, welcome to October!  This month we’re going to spend some time looking at the…mythical side, shall we say, of the great outdoors. In this episode we look at the concept of Thin Places in the great outdoors. This conceptual psychological idea also tracks very closely to what has been called “Liminal Spaces”.  Join me in suspending disbelief for the next 31 days!  

you can contact us with YOUR stories at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting our website at www.waywardstories.com

]]> Hey guys, welcome to October!  This month we’re going to spend some time looking at the…mythical side, shall we say, of the great outdoors. In this episode we look at the concept of Thin Places in the great outdoors. This conceptual psychological idea also tracks very closely to what has been called “Liminal Spaces”.  Join me in suspending disbelief for the next 31 days!  

you can contact us with YOUR stories at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting our website at www.waywardstories.com

]]> Wayward Son false No 4030 1 27 full Spooky Season pt.1 ~ Caves of Legend Spooky Season pt.1 ~ Caves of Legend https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/spooky-season-pt1-legendary-places/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/spooky-season-pt1-legendary-places/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2021 17:16:45 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/126c6161-dcd8-3c4c-a2e6-e9c7f6bd3636 Hey guys, welcome to October!  This month we’re going to spend some time looking at the…mythical side, shall we say, of the great outdoors. In this episode we look at two legendary places that have been claimed to exist, but never proven. Kinkead’s Cave of the Grand Canyon and the Hidden City of Death Valley are on the docket for tonight.  Join me in suspending disbelief for the next 31 days!  

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]]> Hey guys, welcome to October!  This month we’re going to spend some time looking at the…mythical side, shall we say, of the great outdoors. In this episode we look at two legendary places that have been claimed to exist, but never proven. Kinkead’s Cave of the Grand Canyon and the Hidden City of Death Valley are on the docket for tonight.  Join me in suspending disbelief for the next 31 days!  

you can contact us with YOUR stories at mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting our website at www.waywardstories.com

]]> Wayward Son false No 4061 1 26 full Close Calls Close Calls https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/close-calls-1629756301/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/close-calls-1629756301/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:13:37 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/547399b4-5c92-30ad-bec3-5552f2d9ec39 The great outdoors and our pursuits therein can have us writing checks our bodies can’t cash. Every once in a while, the bill nearly comes due.  If we’re lucky, we’re able to extend the due date just a bit further down the road…

 

”I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”

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]]> The great outdoors and our pursuits therein can have us writing checks our bodies can’t cash. Every once in a while, the bill nearly comes due.  If we’re lucky, we’re able to extend the due date just a bit further down the road…

 

”I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”


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]]> Wayward Son false No 3628 1 25 full Rocky Hollow ~ A Hike Back in Time Rocky Hollow ~ A Hike Back in Time https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/hiking-indiana/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/hiking-indiana/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2021 18:22:25 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/e83f888a-4e6d-3b70-982a-99e27ec461e9 This week we explore some of Indiana’s best state parks, including the Rocky Hollow trail in Turkey Run State…where time stopped about 12,000 years ago!

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]]> This week we explore some of Indiana’s best state parks, including the Rocky Hollow trail in Turkey Run State…where time stopped about 12,000 years ago!

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]]> Wayward Son false No 3887 1 24 full Under the Stars…In a Bubble? Under the Stars…In a Bubble? https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/under-the-stars%e2%80%a6in-a-bubble/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/under-the-stars%e2%80%a6in-a-bubble/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2021 20:48:46 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/58a0f842-cd73-3465-803a-e051c4b6740d Ever slept in a bubble?  How about catch a 4lb smallmouth bass out of a crystal clear Ozark Mountain river?  If not, check out this weeks episode for a taste of the glampourous life of the wayward son 😂😂😂

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]]> Ever slept in a bubble?  How about catch a 4lb smallmouth bass out of a crystal clear Ozark Mountain river?  If not, check out this weeks episode for a taste of the glampourous life of the wayward son 😂😂😂


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]]> Wayward Son false No 3100 1 23 full Taum Sauk Mountain Taum Sauk Mountain https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/taum-sauk-mountain/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/taum-sauk-mountain/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2021 23:08:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/7f371b69-d368-3e79-a757-0d5803753320  

Trapped in the concrete jungle known as St. Louis, one might feel a million miles away from the tranquility of the great outdoors. But check out tonight’s episode to find out just how close to all the hustle and bustle a bit of outdoor adventure might be. Hiking, and fishing and waterfalls, oh my!

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Trapped in the concrete jungle known as St. Louis, one might feel a million miles away from the tranquility of the great outdoors. But check out tonight’s episode to find out just how close to all the hustle and bustle a bit of outdoor adventure might be. Hiking, and fishing and waterfalls, oh my!


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]]> Wayward Son false No 3754 1 22 full Paddling the White River Paddling the White River https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/paddling-the-white-river/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/paddling-the-white-river/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2021 23:59:00 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/3dec52b5-c025-30f6-82db-d05d3a2821dc The Arkansas Ozark mountains offer unparalleled views, crystal clear rivers and perhaps…just perhaps…the *you* that you’ve been looking for.  Check out tonight’s episode for peek at one of the most peaceful paddles the Ozarks have to offer.  

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]]> The Arkansas Ozark mountains offer unparalleled views, crystal clear rivers and perhaps…just perhaps…the *you* that you’ve been looking for.  Check out tonight’s episode for peek at one of the most peaceful paddles the Ozarks have to offer.  


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]]> Wayward Son false No 3152 1 21 full Explore More Explore More https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/explore-more/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/explore-more/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2021 21:29:16 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/8473bc04-b57d-31d7-89f8-78a8aba60c66 You don’t have to be wealthy, retired or a roaming free-spirit, untethered to society’s many trappings in order to get outside and explore the world.  Check out tonight’s show to hear some tips and tricks for the workaday soul to get out and chase your adventure.

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]]> You don’t have to be wealthy, retired or a roaming free-spirit, untethered to society’s many trappings in order to get outside and explore the world.  Check out tonight’s show to hear some tips and tricks for the workaday soul to get out and chase your adventure.


Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR stories of adventures in the great outdoors.  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

 

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]]> Wayward Son false No 3707 1 20 full Production Update Production Update https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/production-update/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/production-update/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:00:52 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/472a271c-d721-3e34-a64a-f036829f4535 A short update on our production schedule and current life situation. 

Remember to send in your stories!  We need YOUR stories so we can all share the experience together!  Send them to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting our website www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> A short update on our production schedule and current life situation. 

Remember to send in your stories!  We need YOUR stories so we can all share the experience together!  Send them to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting our website www.waywardstories.com

 

Thanks for listening!

]]> Wayward Son false No 500 1 19 full Lost Valley and Eden Falls Cave Lost Valley and Eden Falls Cave https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/lost-valley-and-eden-falls-cave/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/lost-valley-and-eden-falls-cave/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2021 20:54:11 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/502570f4-eec0-3dc2-88be-ef43de6efe7f Waterfalls?  ✅

Caves?  ✅ ✅

Waterfalls inside of caves?  ✅✅✅

Check out tonight’s show to learn about one of the Arkansas Ozarks most accessible, most beautiful and (optionally) most adventurous hikes!

 

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]]> Waterfalls?  ✅

Caves?  ✅ ✅

Waterfalls inside of caves?  ✅✅✅

Check out tonight’s show to learn about one of the Arkansas Ozarks most accessible, most beautiful and (optionally) most adventurous hikes!

 

Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR stories of adventures in the great outdoors.  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

 

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]]> Wayward Son false No 3481 1 18 full Mammoth Spring and the Spring River Mammoth Spring and the Spring River https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/mammoth-spring/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/mammoth-spring/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:14:44 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/4115745b-054f-3895-99c3-ede71b4c304b The nostalgia of childhood road trips in the 70’s and 80’s come to the forefront tonight in an episode about a big @$$ spring in a small town locked in a different era.  Also, float trips baby!

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]]> The nostalgia of childhood road trips in the 70’s and 80’s come to the forefront tonight in an episode about a big @$$ spring in a small town locked in a different era.  Also, float trips baby!


Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR stories of adventures in the great outdoors.  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

 

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]]> Wayward Son false No 2739 1 17 full Search & Rescue Vol. 2 ~ The Stories Search & Rescue Vol. 2 ~ The Stories https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/search-rescue-pt-2-the-stories/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/search-rescue-pt-2-the-stories/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2021 17:01:17 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/764f3c65-537c-3152-9fa6-c7332e7a96cc This week’s episode is volume 2 in a indefinite series on the many facets of search and rescue.  Tonight’s episode is just a few of my personal stories from trainings and searches out in the field  

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]]> This week’s episode is volume 2 in a indefinite series on the many facets of search and rescue.  Tonight’s episode is just a few of my personal stories from trainings and searches out in the field  


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]]> Wayward Son false No 4033 1 16 full Search and Rescue Vol. 1 ~ A Peek Behind the Curtain Search and Rescue Vol. 1 ~ A Peek Behind the Curtain https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/search-and-rescue-an-overview/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/search-and-rescue-an-overview/#comments Mon, 31 May 2021 20:33:11 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/418903db-831c-39f4-a0fb-33a5b968f2f7 Listen in tonight to hear a little bit about what goes on behind the scenes with your local search and rescue team!  I shall attempt to extol the virtues of becoming a trained SAR member in your own neck of the woods.

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]]> Listen in tonight to hear a little bit about what goes on behind the scenes with your local search and rescue team!  I shall attempt to extol the virtues of becoming a trained SAR member in your own neck of the woods.


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]]> Wayward Son false No 3586 1 15 full Whitewater on the Mountain Fork Whitewater on the Mountain Fork https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/whitewater-on-the-mountain-fork/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/whitewater-on-the-mountain-fork/#comments Wed, 26 May 2021 20:25:39 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/f805a163-5c7b-37d1-98f1-1d3e008e74d7 Deep in the heart of the Ouachita mountains of SE Oklahoma lies a beautiful class 2 whitewater river.  The rapids are technical and the fishing superb!  Beautiful views, trails, and photographic opportunities abound.

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]]> Deep in the heart of the Ouachita mountains of SE Oklahoma lies a beautiful class 2 whitewater river.  The rapids are technical and the fishing superb!  Beautiful views, trails, and photographic opportunities abound.


Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR stories of adventures in the great outdoors.  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

 

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]]> Wayward Son false No 3428 1 14 full Overnight Hike in Hemmed in Hollow Overnight Hike in Hemmed in Hollow https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/overnight-hike-in-hemmed-in-hollow/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/overnight-hike-in-hemmed-in-hollow/#comments Tue, 18 May 2021 20:13:20 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/b57f0c92-2fef-344a-8c1d-3c54308b9301 The Arkansas Ozarks are home to the tallest single-drop waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachians.  Tune in tonight to hear about my hike and overnight stay deep in the hollow.

Hammocks for the win! 

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]]> The Arkansas Ozarks are home to the tallest single-drop waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachians.  Tune in tonight to hear about my hike and overnight stay deep in the hollow.

Hammocks for the win! 


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]]> Wayward Son false No 3666 1 13 full Badass Women of the Yukon Gold Rush Badass Women of the Yukon Gold Rush https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/badass-women-of-the-yukon-gold-rush/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/badass-women-of-the-yukon-gold-rush/#comments Wed, 12 May 2021 20:12:56 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/6b0a1a32-e93f-38db-b4ad-4d7b32f95199 Tonight’s episode is a bit of detour from our standard format.  Tonight we’re going to dig into history and learn about some of the badass pioneering women who helped to establish the legend and lore around the famous Yukon Gold rush.

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]]> Tonight’s episode is a bit of detour from our standard format.  Tonight we’re going to dig into history and learn about some of the badass pioneering women who helped to establish the legend and lore around the famous Yukon Gold rush.


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]]> Wayward Son false No 3726 1 12 full The Mulberry River Experience The Mulberry River Experience https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/the-mulberry-river-experience/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/the-mulberry-river-experience/#comments Wed, 05 May 2021 20:02:49 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/9e953d9c-e084-342f-809d-901d1d8036c1 Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR stories of adventures in the great outdoors.  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

 

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]]> Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR stories of adventures in the great outdoors.  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

 

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]]> Wayward Son false No 3642 1 11 full Fish, Hammocks and the Great Smoky Mountains Fish, Hammocks and the Great Smoky Mountains https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/fish-hammocks-and-the-great-smoky-mountains/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/fish-hammocks-and-the-great-smoky-mountains/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2021 19:55:52 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/f87000b2-0fad-3760-9a8e-8990df7fd599 Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR stories of adventures in the great outdoors.  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

 

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]]> Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR stories of adventures in the great outdoors.  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

 

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]]> Wayward Son false No 3647 1 10 full Paddling the World’s Largest Cypress Forest Paddling the World’s Largest Cypress Forest https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/paddling-the-world-s-largest-cypress-forest/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/paddling-the-world-s-largest-cypress-forest/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:02:01 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/9bdbca81-dcf5-31d7-8466-6f8776d54799 Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR adventures in self-discovery!  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR adventures in self-discovery!  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

]]> Wayward Son false No 3118 1 9 full Exploring Central Colorado Exploring Central Colorado https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-central-colorado/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/exploring-central-colorado/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:51:17 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/be81dbe5-792b-3673-acef-e8df62a12809 Welcome to the Wayward Stories Podcast, the podcast where we tell YOUR stories of adventure in self-discovery!  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome to the Wayward Stories Podcast, the podcast where we tell YOUR stories of adventure in self-discovery!  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

]]> Wayward Son false No 3855 1 8 full Overnight on Big Bluff ~ Buffalo National River Overnight on Big Bluff ~ Buffalo National River https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/overnight-on-big-bluff-buffalo-national-river/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/overnight-on-big-bluff-buffalo-national-river/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:20:40 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/4dd8f0f5-a4da-3811-adaf-19da662a1c89 Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we tell YOUR stories of adventure in self-discovery!  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we tell YOUR stories of adventure in self-discovery!  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

]]> Wayward Son false No 2893 1 7 full Big Sur Big Sur https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/big-sur/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/big-sur/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2021 23:08:49 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/35f6f6be-3a46-37da-b424-c7587fe2288a Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast dedicated to telling YOUR stories of self discovery and outdoor adventure!  Send your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast dedicated to telling YOUR stories of self discovery and outdoor adventure!  Send your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

]]> Wayward Son false No 3301 1 6 full From Pacifica to Santa Cruz From Pacifica to Santa Cruz https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/from-pacifica-to-santa-cruz/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/from-pacifica-to-santa-cruz/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2021 22:32:54 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/a571c32c-f7e5-3243-bd85-390d06015aeb Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR stories of self-discovery and outdoor adventure. We’re always happy to welcome another wayward soul into the fold so submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

]]> Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we share YOUR stories of self-discovery and outdoor adventure. We’re always happy to welcome another wayward soul into the fold so submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or by visiting www.waywardstories.com

]]> Wayward Son false No 2937 1 5 full Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/yosemite-valley/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/yosemite-valley/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2021 23:13:41 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/ba764102-35a6-31a8-91ef-a1fa949d0f1f Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we tell YOUR stories of self-discovery and outdoor adventure!  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or head over to www.waywardstories.com to find out more!

]]> Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast where we tell YOUR stories of self-discovery and outdoor adventure!  Submit your story to mywaywardstory@gmail.com or head over to www.waywardstories.com to find out more!

]]> Wayward Son false No 2471 1 4 full Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/overcoming-co-dependency/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/overcoming-co-dependency/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2021 19:29:34 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/f516a88a-d79f-33cb-acce-0bb89e50221a Wayward Son false No 2748 1 3 full Route 66 - Kingman, AZ. to Needles, CA. (and beyond) Route 66 - Kingman, AZ. to Needles, CA. (and beyond) https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/putting-human-back-in-humanity/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/putting-human-back-in-humanity/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2021 15:27:36 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/e3f83c47-923b-3e08-be68-5ab1dd0597da Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  In this episode we explore more of the desert southwest on my way to self-discovery. 



 

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or email YOUR story of outdoor adventure to

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]]> Welcome back to Wayward Stories!  In this episode we explore more of the desert southwest on my way to self-discovery. 



 

Find out more about our show at

www.waywardstories.com 

 

or email YOUR story of outdoor adventure to

mywaywardstory@gmail.com

]]> Wayward Son false No 2696 1 2 full Grand Canyon Smile Grand Canyon Smile https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/laying-the-groundwork-1617498599/ https://waywardstories.podbean.com/e/laying-the-groundwork-1617498599/#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2021 20:09:59 -0500 waywardstories.podbean.com/8b88c884-f386-3c54-b4ad-8c5635f7b881 Wayward Son false No 2952 1 1 full