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 forest ranger died “while camping.” But he was actually working, and he missed 11 check-ins with his employer before they went looking.
A Ring security camera caught the moment a black bear accidentally rings a family’s doorbell with its large, clawed paws. Watch here.
A woman looking for fossils on a Florida beach came across the mother lode—a large, fossilized megalodon tooth. See her reaction here.
The 2025 Hipcamp Awards highlight 50 of the best campsites in America. See some of the winners (and plan your next trip) here.
By placing trail cams in a swamp, a photographer and a reporter captured footage of beavers (and many other critters, too). Watch here.
Rescue crews found a missing 19-year-old surfer on an uninhabited island off the coast of Australia. Get the incredible story here.
A group of women went on a fishing trip they’ll never forget. One fisherwoman reeled in a surprise catch, and the boat went WILD. Watch here.
The ongoing Dragon Bravo Fire in northern Arizona leveled the historic and beloved Grand Canyon Lodge, which had stood since the 1920s.
A doorbell security camera shows what appears to be a mountain lion in Rochester, New York. But cougars haven’t lived there since the 1800s.
When one man stumbled upon two wild horses stuck neck deep in concrete-like mud, he couldn’t leave them to die. So, he dug them out.