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Jul 11
Skinwalker Ranch – Utah’s Paranormal Hot Zone
Where Science, Folklore, and Fear Collide In the northeastern corner of Utah’s Uinta Basin lies one of the most infamous and mystifying properties in the United States: Skinwalker Ranch. What looks like a remote cattle property outside Ballard, Utah, has become ground zero for everything from UFO sightings and electromagnetic anomalies to cryptids, cattle mutilations, …
Jul 09
About Stray
I’m Stray. Not long ago, I had a stable life — decent jobs, a roof, a routine. Then my health gave out. Multiple surgeries, I’ve died and came back more than once, hospital stays… and when I finally crawled out the other side, the life I’d built was gone. Job gone. Money gone. Security gone. …
Jul 09
Israel Keyes Kill Site – Crescent Lake, Oregon
Tucked into the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon’s central Cascades, Crescent Lake is known for its clear waters, scenic trails, and peaceful seclusion. But for those who track the movements of Israel Keyes—one of the most calculating serial killers in U.S. history—this quiet alpine lake carries a much darker weight. Location & Setting The lake …
Jul 09
The Dumping Ground – John Wayne Gacy’s Remote Sites
Long before GPS and cell towers stitched America together, the backroads of the Midwest hid more than grain silos and farmhouses. Along the Mississippi River’s quieter bends—between Illinois and Iowa—lies a stretch of country roads, ravines, and drainage ditches that may still be holding secrets tied to one of America’s most prolific serial killers: John …
Jul 09
Ted Kaczynski’s Cabin Site: A Ghost in the Pines
Hidden deep in the woods near Lincoln, Montana, sits the now-emptied footprint of one of the most notorious hideouts in American history. This is where Ted Kaczynski—better known as the Unabomber—lived for nearly two decades. No running water. No electricity. No neighbors. Just trees, journals, and bombs. And while the cabin itself was seized by …
Jul 09
Day-Tripping the Backroads: Essential BLM and Backcountry Driving Tips
You don’t need to be a hardcore overlander or van dweller to explore the wild roads that crisscross public land. But even a short day trip into BLM land or remote backcountry terrain deserves some respect—and a little preparation. Because once you leave the pavement, you also leave behind cell service, gas stations, and the …
Jul 09
Burning Man: From a Beach Bonfire to a Desert Kingdom
What started as a spontaneous act of rebellion on a San Francisco beach has become one of the most infamous counterculture gatherings in the world. Burning Man isn’t a festival. It’s a social experiment, an art apocalypse, a temporary city in the dust where money is meaningless, the rules are made up, and everything—eventually—goes up …
Jul 09
Area 51: America’s Most Mysterious Patch of Desert
There’s no sign. No welcoming center. No marked entrance. Just miles of scrubland, a dusty road, and some very serious warnings telling you to turn around. But make no mistake—Area 51 is out there, hidden in the Nevada desert and wrapped in more secrecy, speculation, and pop culture myth than any other place in America. …
Jul 09
Mount Shasta, California: The Mountain of Mystery
Rising like a sentinel from the northern California landscape, Mount Shasta isn’t just a mountain—it’s a magnet for mystery, folklore, and spiritual seekers. Towering over 14,000 feet tall, this dormant volcano dominates the skyline for hundreds of miles and has inspired everything from UFO sightings to ancient Lemurian legends. If you like your road trip …
Jul 09
Elmer Long’s Bottle Tree Ranch: A Desert Glass Forest
Just off old Route 66 in the Mojave Desert near Oro Grande, California, you’ll find a dazzling forest of bottle trees—metal poles festooned with colorful glass bottles that tinkle in the breeze. It’s folk art meets roadside spectacle, a place that wouldn’t feel out of place in a desert dream. Location and Hours Address: 24266 …
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