Encounters x286 - Hiking Horror Stories

Two Girls One Ghost

Sony Music

True Crime, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Places & Travel

4.7 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Grab your bug spray and your bravery — this week, we’re heading deep into the woods. In this Encounters episode, we’re sharing spine-chilling stories of camping trips gone paranormally wrong from listeners just like you. What was that noise outside the tent? What was that bright flash of light? Who – and WHAT is lurking in the forest at night? Aliens? Humans? Bigfoot? Or something else entirely? All we know for certain is that we are not packing our bags and going camping anytime soon… but we know YOU are and it’s best to stay alert. Stories Include: Haunted Appalachia Trail tales A camper's dad sees a doppelgänger leading him into the woods — but she’s standing right beside him. Haunted bathrooms on the Machu Picchu trail, complete with a lurking shadow outside the stall. A man in the forest claims he’s been aboard the mothership — and offers a book about his alien travels. A woodland trail (or portal?) in Australia marked by creepy dolls, unreal sounding birds, and a cow-shaped spirit waiting in the trees. Whether it’s Bigfoot energy, inter-dimensional tricksters, or humans being the scariest things in the forest, this episode will have you rethinking your next hike. Stay safe, stay spooky — and maybe don’t venture off into the woods alone. Scooter LaForge tees (as seen on White Lotus and Sabrina). Instagram Watch the video version here. Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to us at [email protected] New Episodes are released every Thursday and Sunday at 12am PST/3am EST (the witching hour, of course). Corinne and Sabrina hand select a couple of paranormal encounters from our inbox to read in each episode, from demons, to cryptids, to aliens, to creepy kids... the list goes on and on. If you have a story of your own that you'd like us to share on an upcoming episode, we invite you to email them to us! If you enjoy our show, please consider joining our Patreon, rating and reviewing on iTunes & Spotify and following us on social media! Youtube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Discord. Edited and produced by Jaimi Ryan, original music by Arms Akimbo! Disclaimer: the use of white sage and smudging is a closed practice. If you’re looking to cleanse your space, here are some great alternatives! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Elizabeth from How to Fail here. Just dropping in with some great news that I hope will make your day about cheese. Well, dairy more specifically. As you know, I'm someone who just loves her cheese. I cannot imagine life without it, just as a mid-afternoon snack or a lump of delicious cheddar on a crumpet when I get home late. But I'm fully aware that for some of us,
0:21.6	eating lots of dairy, can cause a little discomfort when digesting. Well, I have a solution.
0:28.0	A lacto-free is a delicious range of dairy products with all of the taste, none of the lactose.
0:33.6	I'm all about food that meets my health needs, but I also don't want to compromise on taste or joy.
0:39.7	So this just feels like the best option, because a lacto-free has a delicious range of dairy products,
0:45.9	so you don't have to compromise on taste.
0:48.2	If you're craving dairy that's easier to digest, look out for a lacto-free in your next food shop.
0:53.8	To find out more, go to lacto-free.com.
0:58.2	Welcome to the year 2000. Everyone, everywhere, is having fun except me. On BBC I player.
1:05.9	I worry you're growing up too fast. Yeah, we can't be a little ducky forever, can I?
1:11.0	Inspired by a true story.
1:12.7	Walk out of this house a boy.
1:14.3	One day you'll come back.
1:15.7	When you do, it will be a man.
1:18.1	Oh, and hold your breath.
1:19.4	What it feels like for a girl.
1:21.1	I wish I could look like you.
1:22.6	Baby, you can.
1:24.2	Well, don't you?
1:24.9	Watch on BBC Eye Player.
1:44.2	La, la, la. You can. Why don't you? Watch on BBC Eye Player. Oh, oh, yeah.
1:48.1	Very spooky.
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