Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast dedicated to telling our stories of adventure, exploration and self-discovery in the great outdoors!
www.waywardstories.com
Wayward Stories
Claim This Podcastby Justin Minor
5.0(32 reviews)
113 episodes
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Podcast Overview
Welcome to Wayward Stories, the podcast dedicated to telling our stories of adventure, exploration and self-discovery in the great outdoors! www.waywardstories.com
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Publishing Since
4/4/2021
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Recent Episodes
June 25, 2026
On the Trail of the Southwest Explorers - The 1821 Fort Smith to Santa Fe Trade Expeditions
Welcome back to Wayward Stories! Tonight we’re going to get back onto some of that Nomad Spirit, Sedentary Life energy we harnessed a couple of years back when school had me unable to go pretty much anywhere. I’ve recently been working on some itineraries for road trips from our national historic site that would trace the historic trails set by some of the earliest American explorers. So tonight, since I’ve been unable to do anything for quite some time, we’re going to explore one of those itineraries. First traveled by Americans in 1821, the southern route of the Santa Fe Trail would go on to be a legendary legacy travel corridor. Tonight we’re going to visit 26 different destinations on a massive round-trip adventure that will take us from natural wonders to cultural Meccas. From places like the Great Salt Plains and it’s alabaster caverns to cultural centers like Santa Fe and Taos, the American southwest has a road trip tradition 200 years in the making. I hope you’ll join me tonight 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
May 14, 2026
Blue Highways - Rulo, Nebraska
Welcome back to Wayward Stories! Tonight we’re going to explore some more blue highways as we take a little day trip to Nebraska. Just because. I awoke at 5 am on my day off a few weeks ago and thought: “what the heck am I gonna do today?” And then realized…I’d never been to Nebraska before. That was all the reason I needed. A six and a half hour drive is child’s play…so off I went. Join me tonight to hear about Atchison, Kansas, the glacial hills scenic byway, the Lewis and Clark Trail, and a little place called Rulo, Nebraska. What’s in Rulo? Not much, as it turns out. But man was it worth the drive! Join me tonight 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
April 14, 2026
Blue Highways - Jefferson, Texas
Welcome back to Wayward Stories! Tonight we’re going to explore a concept wholly new to me, ‘cause apparently I live under a rock. Blue Highways. It’s been a philosophical concept of American road-tripping since 1978, but I’m just now hearing about it. The idea is simple: stay off the interstate. Take the back roads, the state highways, the county roads. Meet the people. Visit the small towns. Discover the quirks and idiosyncrasies. Essentially - See the fabric of America, not just the endless seams. Why blue highways? At the time this idea was conceived, blue was the color used by Rand McNally to denote these smaller backroads in their famous atlases and maps. Tonight we’ll talk about that philosophical framework by telling a story of one of my day trips - to Jefferson, Texas, specifically - on one of those blue highways. Jefferson is a historic hotspot, filled with Victorian architecture, steamboat legends, haunted hotels, and folklore galore. It was one of my more memorable one-day jaunts, so I hope you’ll join me tonight 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
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