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.
An ongoing wildfire came uncomfortably close to burning giant sequoias that have stood for thousands of years. See the latest here.
Knock, knock, who’s there? It’s mama bear and her cub, come to raid your fridge. Watch the bear burglary here.
Wildlife photographer MartÃn Cárdenas and his tour group came across a spectacular find. See the rare animal spotted on Chiloe Island.
A mud-covered, Speedo-clad man began running from the cops after exiting a mud bath. A body camera caught the whole absurd scene on video.
When a mountain lion becomes curious about a trail cam and sticks around to investigate, the result is often really great images.
“This is the hardest moment of my life,” wrote Mike Psillakis in a dedication to his twin, who died by shark attack while surfing.
The Mangrove Boardwalk near Darwin, Australia allows visitors to walk above (or wade through) a croc-filled mangrove forest. Watch here.
A kayaker in Alaska’s Resurrection Bay had a close encounter with two killer whales when they approached him, then nearly ran right into him.
“This is why many Alaskans are more afraid of moose than bears.” A moose entered a group campsite and ripped into a tent. Watch here.
Grand Canyon National Park rangers recovered the body of a person who drove his or her vehicle over the rim of the canyon.