← Sidetrack Adventures

Season 1

19 episodes · 2026

  1. 1Crossing the Mojave Desert on a Road No One Can Explain

    20 Apr 2026 · 34 min

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    A dead-straight road slices 50 miles through the Mojave, eerily aligned toward Palmdale, its purpose unknown, its origin debated, and its silence unsettling.

  2. 2Exploring Abandoned Highway

    20 Apr 2026 · 19 min

    Opened in 1933, the Ridge Route Alternate carved a scenic path through Piru Gorge, once a vital highway, now partly submerged beneath Pyramid Lake, its past hidden in the desert.

  3. 3The Strange Mystery of the Mojave Megaphone

    20 Apr 2026 · 17 min

    The Mojave Megaphone looms over the desert, a strange steel structure with no known origin. Was it for railroads, or something more mysterious?

  4. 4Discovering Highway 395 in California's Remote Northeast

    20 Apr 2026 · 52 min

    Highway 395 winds through California’s remote northeast, where sparse towns and quiet landscapes reveal deep roots in the state’s pioneer past.

  5. 5Exploring the Ghost Town of Two Guns

    20 Apr 2026 · 19 min

    Once a lively Route 66 stop, Two Guns, Arizona is now a haunting ghost town, its ruins, abandoned zoo, and the eerie Apache Death Cave echoing its dark past.

  6. 6Exploring the Appian Way

    20 Apr 2026 · 22 min

    The Appian Way, Rome’s “Queen of Roads,” began in 312 BC, an ancient highway of empire, lined with ruins and history, still echoing the footsteps of the past.

  7. 7Abandoned and Forgotten Highway Stops in the Mojave Desert

    20 Apr 2026 · 18 min

    Once vital desert stops, Halloran Springs and Summit now lie abandoned, faded relics of old highways, forgotten stories, and hidden history along today’s Interstate 15.

  8. 8Finding the Exact Center of Nevada

    20 Apr 2026 · 21 min

    Deep in Monitor Valley lies Nevada’s true center, a remote land of hot springs, wild horses, and forgotten roads where history and isolation quietly endure.

  9. 9The Strange Tale of the Mojave Phone Booth

    20 Apr 2026 · 23 min

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    A lone phone booth in the Mojave became a global obsession, drawing callers to the desert, where abandoned mines and strange landscapes tell its story.

  10. 10Visiting the Remains of a Top Secret WWII Army Camp

    20 Apr 2026 · 18 min

    In WWII, Camp Bouse hid a secret mission in the Arizona desert, where soldiers tested a mysterious “Gizmo,” leaving behind traces of one of America’s most hidden camps.

  11. 11The History & Secrets of the Ortega Highway

    20 Apr 2026 · 22 min

    Ortega Highway winds from San Juan Capistrano to Lake Elsinore, a scenic yet perilous route through mountains, waterfalls, and historic Southern California landmarks.

  12. 12Crossing the Mojave Desert on Cadiz Road

    20 Apr 2026 · 25 min

    Cadiz Road once linked Los Angeles to Phoenix, but now lies nearly forgotten, its vanished towns and desert scars quietly marking a lost Mojave route.

  13. 13The Most Mysterious Ghost Town in Arizona

    20 Apr 2026 · 23 min

    Agua Caliente Road leads to Sundad, a mysterious Arizona ghost town, abandoned since the 1960s and now a canvas of desert rock art and unanswered questions.

  14. 14Exploring Highway 395 in the Eastern Sierra

    20 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 40 min

    Highway 395 winds through California’s Eastern Sierra, a road trip of ghost towns, ancient monuments, and strange stories that feel straight out of the Twilight Zone.

  15. 15They Tried to Build Earth in the Arizona Desert

    20 Apr 2026 · 21 min

    Biosphere 2 in Arizona tested human survival in a sealed, self-sustaining Earth, revealing the fragile complexity of life inside a miniature planet.

  16. 16Exploring an Abandoned Railroad and the Johnson Canyon Tunnel

    20 Apr 2026 · 23 min

    The Johnson Canyon Railroad and Tunnel, opened in 1882, braved Arizona’s rugged canyons, marked by shootouts, accidents, and one of the West’s most perilous rail lines.

  17. 17A Journey on Arizona's Historic Williamson Valley Road

    20 Apr 2026 · 24 min

    Williamson Valley Road winds 70 miles through Arizona, tracing centuries of history- from Native trails to stagecoaches- past bridges, cemeteries, and timeless desert scenery.

  18. 18Exploring the Nearly Forgotten Ghost Towns of Millville and Charleston

    20 Apr 2026 · 28 min

    Nine miles from Tombstone, Millville and Charleston once thrived on silver, then faded by 1889; today, one has marked ruins and the other lies hidden.

  19. 19Exploring the Ruins of the Clanton Ranch

    20 Apr 2026 · 20 min

    Near Tombstone lie the ruins of the Clanton Ranch- once the stronghold of the notorious Cochise County Cowboys, where outlaws and legends of the Old West collided.