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  • The StrangeOutdoors Mysterious Stories Blog covers the bizarre and heartbreaking accounts of disappearances and deaths in National and State Parks, deserts, forests, and mountains. Read about the incredible stories in the world’s most beautiful areas, such as Yosemite National Park in the USA, the Canadian wilderness, and the Outback of Australia.

  • True Crime in the Outdoors - Be shocked by the cases of depraved serial killers who have stalked their prey in the beautiful but sometimes isolated wilderness.

  • Historical Strangeness - Find amazingly mysterious stories from history

  • Questions and Answers - Questions answered on disappearances, hiking, and mysterious events

  • Strange Indoors - Read strange tales from the indoor world

In 2023, StrangeOutdoors.com is revising and updating many of its stories. Below are the articles that have been significantly updated.

True Crime in the Outdoors Blog

The real Wolf Creek - Ivan Milat and the Backpacker Murders in the Australian Outback: Significantly expanded story with additions of potentially further murders committed by Ivan Milat in Australia and also more detail on his death and autopsy

The Delphi hiking murders - Abigail Williams and Liberty German: Pre-trial Court proceedings and leaked crime scene photos.

Mysterious Stories Blog

The mysterious M Cave and the strange disappearance of Kenny Veach: additional content on Area 51 and the “Camo dudes”.

The strange disappearance of Sammy Boehlke from Crater Lake National Park: expanded with new details about Sam’s disappearance and his background.

The disturbing disappearance of Daylenn Pua from Hawaii’s Stairway To Heaven walkway: significantly expanded with more detail on the Haiku Stairs (Stairway to Heaven), its construction, latest developments, and theories.

The baffling disappearance of the anthropologist Sam Dubal on Mt. Rainier: expanded content and the latest updates three years after Sam’s disappearance.

The shocking deaths caused by bears in the United States and Canada: additional deaths caused by bears up to November 2023.

The strange disappearance of Fern Baird from the Prairie Peak Trail in Idaho: updated and expanded content up to November 2023.

The Bizarre Disappearance of Maureen Leianuhea Kelly -The Naked Hiker Who Vanished During A Spiritual Quest: expanded article with extra details on the background and search area.

The puzzling disappearance and death of Mitchell Dale Stehling in Mesa Verde National Park : further information including from Dale’s sister, Marcy Stehling.

Historical Strangeness blog

The Flannan Isle Mystery - the mysterious disappearance of the Eilean Mor Lighthouse Keepers ": Expanded content with background on the isle and the life of keepers and more theories on the disappearance of the three men.