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.
Home security footage shows one bad*ss raccoon taking on five coyotes in someone’s backyard, and now we’re all properly scared of raccoons.
A man claims he came across a Bigfoot in the woods, and he posted footage to TikTok. Is this the clearest footage of Bigfoot yet?
Carey Kish has completed the Triple Crown of Hiking, a feat not many people have achieved. Read about his accomplishment here.
A camper in Colorado killed a mountain lion with a shovel after it was “acting unusual and extremely aggressive.” Get the story here.
Bull elk are fattening up, posing for trail cams, and letting out impressive bugles. One government agency calls it “thicc elk fall.”
Mountain biking is kind of like regular cycling, except you’re more likely to get hurt. Watch a funny video about mountain biking here.
A squid squirted a young angler in the face with a bunch of gooey black ink. His dad got the whole thing on video.
A BASE jump in Moab, Utah turned tragic when a 27-year-old man crashed after leaping from a cliff wearing a wingsuit.
A family in Oregon spotted a rare piebald deer fawn in their backyard early last month. See the cute animal and read about its condition here.
What would you do if you randomly saw one of the rarest animals in North America sprinting down the street? Drop an eff bomb?