Catherine Breed has officially swum halfway down the California coast. She’s also halfway done with her epic quest to be the first person to swim the length of the California coastline. (That’s 900 ...

Home to the Mighty Five National Parks—Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Zion and Bryce Canyon—as well as an incredible 45 state parks, Utah has earned its reputation for outdoor adventure. From the ...

A two-legged black bear made an appearance on a man’s trail cam in the Appalachian Mountains. Kirk Price posted footage of the bear on YouTube and Instagram, and many people express surprise that this ...

Portland might keep it weird—but the parks surrounding Oregon’s largest city are outlandishly beautiful, with plenty of sites to shock and awe. The Beaver State boasts an unreal number of unique and ...

National parks cover everything from coastlines to mountains. Unique features include geysers, tropical marshland, and sandy desert hills, but Carlsbad Caverns National Park stands out as a genuinely ...

A heartwarming viral video from earlier this month shows a slew of dogs running into a home after their owner calls them, a tornado siren blaring in the background. Then, a deer turns the corner and ...

Susanta Nanda with the Indian Forest Service shared the video of a cow and a cobra last summer with the caption that begins: “Difficult to explain.” Nanda doesn’t provide any additional context for ...

When Snoqualmie, Washington recently experienced significant rain and flooding, residents witnessed an unusual sight down at the local middle school. Elk were swimming in the school’s flooded field, ...

A drone pilot known for his excellent footage of sharks and other marine wildlife recently captured a rare visitor off the coast of southern California—a hammerhead shark. Juan Morales of ...

Going backpacking but don’t want to lug around a heavy tent? It can be a struggle to balance the downsides of gear weight with the bonuses of a comfortable and reliable shelter on the trail. An ...

Nearly 60 million Americans went hiking at least once in 2022, and that’s up from 34.5 million a decade earlier. Day hiking is one of the most popular outdoor activities, in part because it doesn’t ...

Did you know a peregrine falcon can hit speeds up to 200 mph? That number comes from the Guinness Book of World Records, which gave the animal the title of the world’s fastest bird. Biologists ...