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.
Rescuers ended up helping an injured thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail as well as a bonus injured hiker they came across on the trail.
Some kayakers in Costa Rica had a front-row seat as a whale launched itself out of the water and came crashing back down. Watch here.
A brown bear attacked a man who underestimated the animal, and he lived to tell the tale. He also recorded the whole thing.
“I left my camera outside all night and found something I can’t explain,” wrote a photographer about a strange, dancing light orb.
What was supposed to be an enjoyable day on a lake turned into a nightmare for an Arizona paddle boarder as a massive dust storm rolled in.
A rare “ghost” deer appeared on a trail camera in a nature preserve in Texas. Watch footage of this beautiful animal here.
A man was recording a rainstorm over the ocean at a beach in Florida, when suddenly, he came face to face with a bobcat.
A wholesome video gives you a window into the mind of a five-year-old boy as he takes on downhill mountain biking for the first time.
I love a good David-and-Goliath story—who doesn’t? Security-camera footage shows a tiny dog as it chases a massive bear off its turf.
A camper was looking for cellphone service when a mountain lion suddenly came out nowhere and walked right past him. Watch here.