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.
The National Park Service is encouraging people to give Green Friday a try instead of Black Friday. Learn more about the new tradition here.
Tourists had a wild encounter at Yellowstone when a bison pranced around and “threw a bison tantrum” right in front of them. Watch it here.
Can you figure out how many turkeys are in this photo? Not every everyone agrees. Let us know how many you find.
Here are some gear items that’ll make your next off-grid camping trip safer, more comfortable, and more fun.
A family in Western Australia had a “mind-blowing experience” when they saw an emperor penguin a long way from its home in Antarctica.
The National Park Service shared a fun activity in which followers can create their very own personal ranger name. Get yours here.
A team at Polar Bears International came across two wild polar bears snuggling up with each other on the Arctic tundra. Watch the video here.
Apparently, there are some surprisingly good reasons a bird like this hornbill might let ants swarm all over its body.
A hiker raises her arm on a mountaintop and there’s a strange buzzing noise—static electricity. She shared her experience and it went viral.
This cougar was hiding in a place that made a lot of people uncomfortable. Can you find the mountain lion and guess where it is?