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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 e

Justin Minor


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    Exploring Where the Red Fern Grows

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 46:23


    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 mywaywardstory@gmail.com   or visit   www.waywardstories.com  

    Colorado Dreamin'…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 77:04


    …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   mywaywardstory@gmail.com   -or-   Head on over to   www.waywardstories.com   Thanks for listening!

    A Holiday Message from Wayward Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 6:07


    I hope you all have a great holiday season!

    Exploring the Santa Fe Trail - Raiders, Traders, and Chili Cheese Taters

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 78:51


    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   Thanks for listening!

    Exploring the Western Frontier

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 67:06


    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!

    Wayward Spookums

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 80:42


    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  

    #NerdTrip2024 - Vicksburg

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 74:29


    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   Thanks for listening!

    True Hidden Gems - Ouachita Mountains

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 67:57


    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!

    Seize the Moments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 69:34


    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!

    An Idiot's Guide to Hot Springs National Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 62:27


    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   Thanks for listening!

    Total Eclipse of the Ark(ansas)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 64:27


    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!

    Arkansas Backcountry Byways

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 71:03


    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!

    Nomad Spirit, Sedentary Life Vol. 2 ~ Bend, Oregon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 64:38


    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!

    California Dreamin' Vol. 3 -Pacific Coast Highway

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 72:58


    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!

    Same Wayward, Different Wilderness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 58:46


    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!    

    Exploring Ozark Battlefield National Parks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 76:08


    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!

    Holiday Road Trip PT.2 - Grazing Arizona

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 94:48


    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!  

    Holiday Roadtrip PT. 1 - Exploring Central New Mexico

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2024 86:19


    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!!!

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    Exploring Arkansas Archeological State Parks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 61:55


    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

    Rail Trail Bucket List

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 65:16


    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!

    Fuzzy Butt, Falling Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 82:12


    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:   mywaywardstory@gmail.com   Or check out   www.waywardstories.com

    Creepy Legends of the National Parks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 64:16


    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!

    Late Night Rescue on the Ozark Highland

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 72:28


    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   mywaywardstory@gmail.com   Thanks for listening!

    Riding the Rails through the Ozark Mountains

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 64:58


    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

    Route 66 Through Oklahoma Green Country

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 92:29


    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!

    Listener Submission - Epic Southwest Road Trip!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 80:05


    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!

    Robber's Cave State Park ~ Oklahoma

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023


    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

    California Dreamin' Vol. 2 - Santa Cruz Mountains

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 78:59


    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!

    Devil's Den State Park - Arkansas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 75:32


    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!

    CLASSIC: Exploring Central Colorado

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 73:29


    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!

    Road Trippin' the Missouri Ozarks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 76:31


    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!

    Duckies, Yuppies & Camper Van Quandaries

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 68:38


    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  

    A Weekend at the Historic Crescent Hotel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 73:37


    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

    California Dreamin' - Volume 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 74:42


    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

    Search & Rescue Vol. 5 ~ Self Rescue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 79:10


    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!!!  

    Nomad Spirit, Sedentary Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 70:29


    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!

    Wayward Stories Classic - EP. 7 - Overnight on Big Bluff

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 56:44


    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

    Search & Rescue Vol. 4 ~ Teamwork

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 77:15


    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!

    Petit Jean State Park ~ Arkansas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 76:09


    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

    Foundations

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 65:42


    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

    Exploring New Mexico - Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 83:23


    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

    Exploring New Mexico - Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 86:32


    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!

    Arkansas Guided Adventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 76:10


    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

    Brushes With the Unexplained

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 111:28


    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

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    Ghost Trippin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 75:53


    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

    Adventure Rigs & Lessons in Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 80:54


    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

    Search & Rescue Vol. 3 ~ Preplanning

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 74:26


    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

    Labor Day Trippin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 78:05


    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

    Exploring the Belle Starr Cave Trail

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 70:05


    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!!!

    A Good Ol' Texas Road Trip

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 66:32


    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!

    Inflation Abation for Your Summer Vacation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 78:57


    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

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