152: The Disappearance of Bill Ewasko

About this episode

This episode discusses the mysterious disappearance of experienced hiker Bill Ewasko in a vast desert.

There are places so vast and unforgiving that a single wrong turn can quickly become something much bigger. Today’s story is about one experienced hiker, one desert he loved… and a mystery that lingered for more than a decade before answers finally began to emerge. This is the story of Bill Ewasko. Support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month, with benefits starting at the $3 tier! Follow us on Instagram at offthetrailspodcast Follow us on Facebook at Off the Trails Podcast If you have your own outdoor misadventure (or adventure) story that you'd like us to include in a listener episode, send it to us at offthetrailspodcast@gmail.com Please take a moment to rate and review our show, and a big thanks if you already have! **We do our own research and try our best to cross-reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode, and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.

People in this episode

Hosts: Maegan Moaratty, Danielle Falagan

Topics covered

• disappearance
• hiking
• mystery
• outdoor adventure
• true crime

Keywords

• Bill Ewasko
• disappearance
• hiking
• desert
• mystery
• outdoor adventure
• true crime

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