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With National Park entry fees about to skyrocket, the annual pass...
News that the National Park Service will most likely raise entry fees at many of the nations most beloved National Parks rocked the outdoor...
BARGAIN: My favorite backpacking lantern currently 52% off at REI
I've been using two Black Diamond Apollo Lanterns for about three years. Â They're lightweight (7.8 ounces). They throw 80 lumens of light - which...
Just Add Water: Best pre-made dehydrated meals- Breakfast Edition
Taking pre-made dehydrated food on the trail can be a little bit of a crap shoot. If you've never tested a pack before, you could find yourself a long way from home without a tasty or filling meal.
Camping and backpacking tents on a budget
If you're just jumping into the world of outdoor recreation, one of your first purchases is probably going to be a tent.
There are hundreds...
The best hiking socks I’ve ever worn
If you're going to be even moderately serious about hiking, you're going to have to ditch the old cotton socks you can grab at Walmart.
Zucchini Chips: The lightweight​ healthy hiking snack
Why zucchini chips are the packable healthy snack
My love for zucchini chips started while my wife and I...
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Endangered Key Deer searching for fresh water after Hurricane Irma
Wildlife experts are now asking for the publics help
Wildlife
Hitchhiking Iguana: Kayaker saves iguana struggling miles off coast
A kayaker miles off the coast of the Florida Keys found an iguana swimming in the open water  struggling to get back to land.
"What's...
Animals are using these wildlife overpasses, and it’s saving lives
Each year, about 200 people are killed, and 29,000 people are hurt in wildlife-vehicle collisions. As for the animals, it's total carnage; they rarely...
Video: Dirt bike rider narrowly misses sprinting mountain lion
A dirt bike rider in Oregon came just inches from a potentially dangerous run-in with a mountain lion.
The video, seen below, was captured on...
National Parks
Why there’s never been a better time to own a camper
You can travel safely during the COVID-19 pandemic
It was April 8, a few days before Easter Sunday, and the entire country was on its...
National Park closes trail so helicopter can purge tons of human waste
A popular hiking trail at Zion National Park in Utah was temporarily shut down this week so helicopters could evacuate 16,000 lbs. of human...
NASA: Ozone Hole is the Smallest since 1988
According to scientists from NASA and NOAA, warm temperatures in the Antarctic led to a smaller ozone hole this year.
The "hole" in the Earth's...
