Bethanie is a writer, editor, and author of animal-science books for kids. She covers camping, hiking, gear, inspiring stories, wildlife, adventure travel, and more for the Outdoors.com. She always has a few camping trips on the calendar.
It seems like it’d be hard for a large bear to hide in plain sight, but this photo proves it’s possible. Can you spot the bear?
A wildfire, the Pickett Fire, started this week in Napa County, California, famous for its beautiful wineries. Get the latest here.
Saguaro National Park and its partner organization, Friends of Saguaro National Park, won 2025 Excellence in Wilderness Stewardship Awards.
A social-media video of some gummy bears perched on the Knife Edge becomes a funny video of a mountain goat on the side of the 14er.
See clips of dogs surfing in a competition held earlier this month in California. It’ll definitely make you smile.
A snake wrangler came across a massive “beast” of a red diamond rattlesnake that appears to have just eaten a big meal. Watch here.
A viral video from a home-security camera shows a wild turkey as it attacks a man who is just trying to get in his car. Watch here.
In the Amazon, canopy bridges help arboreal species affected by infrastructure like roads and drainage systems travel across the rainforest.
NPS law-enforcement rangers removed over 2,000 marijuana plants (and more) from an illegal cultivation site in Sequoia National Park.
A baby mule deer in Colorado took some of its first wobbly steps, and a photographer was there to capture the adorable moment on film.