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.
A hiker came across a bobcat in Yosemite National Park. He said the encounter made him a bit nervous but also made his whole day. Watch here.
Can you guess what this wildlife guide spotted in a tree when she looked up? It’s not what you’d think, and it’s big.
A heart-wrenching case surrounding two deaths in Utah’s Canyonlands National Park has no clear-cut resolution yet. Learn more here.
A human-triggered avalanche swept away snowboarders in Rocky Mountain National Park, but, thankfully, everyone survived. Watch here.
San Francisco residents spotted coyotes playing in Crissy Field, an NPS-managed area that includes the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Watch here.
Guests found themselves stranded on a mountaintop almost overnight after an aerial tram malfunctioned and paused operations for several hours.
A massive black bear squatting in a California crawlspace finally left after a month-long stay. But then it tried to come back.
The owners of a Wisconsin home were out of town when a deer managed to break into their home, and then it lived there for two days.
When a woman approached a group of elk repeatedly, including a large bull, bystanders weren’t having it—one person even screamed at her.
A woman saw something unexpected; it was a wallaby, and you can’t possibly guess what happened next. Watch the viral video here.