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"Rangers and other emergency services personnel are conducting a search and rescue operation for a 52-year old Texas man that was reported missing Sunday, June 9. Mitchell Stehling told his wife and parents he was going to visit Spruce Tree House. When he did not return, they notified Park...

"Aleh Kalman of Sacramento was witnessed swimming above the 594-foot waterfall, about 150 feet from the precipice, when a strong current swept him to the edge of the fall shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday, officials said." I guess he didn't hear about all the other people who have died this...

I already posted this in my Morning Report thread but figured this deserved it's own thread. Grand Canyon National Park (AZ) Hikers Charged With Child Abuse In October 2012, a couple attempted to take their eight-month-old daughter from the rim of the Grand Canyon to the Colorado River...

BOOM! (turn down your volume!) Взрыв ЧелÑбинÑк - YouTube

Google Streetview has come to the South Kaibab and the Bright Angel trails! Here is the South Kaibab near the start of a rather vertical section about 3/4's of the way down: Google Maps Now, if they do the Nankoweap Trail I'll be impressed!

Lechuguilla Cave is in the backcountry of Carlsbad Caverns and was discovered in 1986. It is not open to the public, and is one of the most difficult caverns both in getting on an exploration team and in difficulty. Recent discoveries include areas that rival Carlsbad Caverns itself. This...

I figured this was worth it's own thread. I have recently found two websites focused on campgrounds. The first one is a guide to the National Forest campgrounds, focusing specifically on the larger ones (10 or more sites). The website owner visited ALL of them! There is also information on...

When I click on it and move the mouse down to my selection, "Quick Links" pops up instead. This didn't use to happen.

This guy did it all.... Nahanni by Donald Wilder - NFB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Faille

I prefer more natural lighting than those ultra-bright gas lanterns. I prefer a couple of lanterns (the kind with wicks) and/or tiki torches. How about you?

With all this talk about dangerous ice on these forums lately, thought I would link this video for those who have not seen it yet. Sometimes the ice is never thick enough.... "CHASING ICE" captures largest glacier calving ever filmed - OFFICIAL VIDEO - YouTube

:) Hiker fined for being unprepared

Last night I noticed someone was on that hasn't posted for 2 years, although in they had several hundred posts in the past. This is a call for all you lurkers out there, come on in and post something below this post or anywhere! Introduce or re-introduce yourself. Have a question? Post it...

My nickname and avatar is from a fun book about the national parks available online, parts of it were written in the 1920s, here's an excerpt: "Most of the Sagebrushers do travel leisurely, but now and then one comes "High-balling" it through the Parks, as did the motorist who drove up to the...

Wisconsin survivalist missing in remote Alaska since September | Alaska Dispatch The survival school he graduated from and taught at... Teaching Drum Outdoor School - Wilderness Immersion Programs, Native Lifeway, and Community Healing

Think again! Dinosaur National Monument - YouTube

how did this happen? I assume the trail junctions are marked. Bryce is hard to get generally lost in since the rim is always above you... Bryce Canyon National Park (UT) Rangers Locate Missing Maryland Woman A 48-year-old Maryland woman was rescued from the Under the Rim Trail in...

Someone mentioned the mini-series "Centennial" and "Lonesome Dove" on another thread, which reminded me of one of my favorite places to visit, Bent's Old Fort in Colorado. It was a location used in both series. It's a highly authentic re-creation of a trading post/fort along the Santa Fe trail...

Has anyone ever stayed in one? Some of the National Forests have cabins for rent, sometimes in really remote areas. Some are even old fire towers. Here is the website for the cabins of Tongass National Forest in Alaska, there are maps of their locations and photos of most of them and sometimes...

I was reading a fictional novel set in 8000BC, and the people in it carried a coal with them from campsite to campsite to start a new fire. They wrapped it in moss and leather. Does this really work? I would think the coal would either go out or start a fire. :) Edit: I should have put this in...