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   [email protected]   Or   Head on over to   www.waywardstories.com   to learn all about everything we’re up to here at Wayward Stories!   Thanks for listening!

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   [email protected]   Or   Head on over to   www.waywardstories.com   to learn all about everything we’re up to here at Wayward Stories!   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 [email protected]   or visit   www.waywardstories.com   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!     If you’d like to get in touch send me an email at   [email protected]   Or   Head on over to   www.waywardstories.com   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   [email protected]   Or   Head on over to   www.waywardstories.com   to learn all about everything we’re up to here at Wayward Stories!   Thanks for listening!

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:   [email protected]   Or check out   www.waywardstories.com

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   [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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   [email protected]   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!

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   [email protected]       Thanks for listening!