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Ollie Bergquist set off from the California coast as a 17 year old and docked in Hawaii as an 18 year old after sailing the route solo.
A moose with a yearling attacked a person walking two dogs in Colorado. Learn more about the incident here.
Two black bears climbed a fence to enter a school’s grounds in Calabasas, California, and a commuter caught the whole thing on video.
Joey Danger climbed El Capitan at 7 years old, making him the youngest person to climb this epic rock face in Yosemite National Park.
A world-famous tradition in Gloucestershire requires participants to race down a hill, chasing a rolling wheel of cheese. Watch here.
Trail cameras in Idaho’s Payette National Forest captured photos of an elusive species of mustelid—the wolverine. See them here.
A woman was hiking in South Dakota’s Custer State Park when a bison charged at her. She ultimately died of her injuries.
A viral video shows the terrifying moment a small plane hit a paraglider in mid-air over the Austrian alps. Watch here.
Kelsey Pfendler is currently on a quest to become the first American woman to row solo and unsupported from California to Hawaii.
Yosemite National Park isn’t requiring reservations in 2026, and that meant that Memorial Day weekend was “chaotic,” to say the least.