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.
San Francisco residents spotted coyotes playing in Crissy Field, an NPS-managed area that includes the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Watch here.
Guests found themselves stranded on a mountaintop almost overnight after an aerial tram malfunctioned and paused operations for several hours.
A massive black bear squatting in a California crawlspace finally left after a month-long stay. But then it tried to come back.
The owners of a Wisconsin home were out of town when a deer managed to break into their home, and then it lived there for two days.
When a woman approached a group of elk repeatedly, including a large bull, bystanders weren’t having it—one person even screamed at her.
A woman saw something unexpected; it was a wallaby, and you can’t possibly guess what happened next. Watch the viral video here.
Recent trail-cam footage from the Sierra Nevadas took the camera owner by surprise, because it included two adorable bobcat kittens.
A diver spotted a rare creature just 15 feet below the surface, even though these animals typically live much deeper. See it here.
Believe it or not, there’s a mountain lion in this video, but it’s very difficult to spot. Can you find it?
A viral video of an outdoor proposal has us rooting for this newly engaged couple, even though the soon-to-be bride *nearly* ruined it.