Yellowstone hiker survives bloody encounter with a bear, possibly a grizzly
A hiker who was attacked by a bear — probably a grizzly — in Yellowstone National Park this week has been released from the hospital. The 29-year old man had ...
Tag: Outdoors
A seemingly cursed Big Sur hiking trail finally reopens. But for how long?
Even in picturesque California, few landscapes are as stunning – or as fragile – as Big Sur. The constant storms and seismic activity that forged its dramatic cliffs and canyons ...
Jurassic Park in L.A.? Robot dinosaurs will soon invade this botanic garden
The dinosaurs are coming this holiday season. The South Coast Botanic Garden in the Palos Verdes Peninsula will host “Dinosaurs Around the World,” bringing 13 lifelike animatronic figures to the ...
‘All of a sudden, kaboom!’ Why lightning is so terrifying on California’s highest peaks
Megan Eskew did everything right before she climbed Mt. Whitney last month. She got in top physical shape, carefully checked the weather and, noticing a chance of thunderstorms, heeded expert ...
Boy Scout troop rescues 78-year-old lost in the Sierra without food, water, shelter
At first, Charlie Hey, 12, didn’t think much of it when his Boy Scout troop passed an elderly man standing at the edge of a trail deep in the Emigrant ...
Reeling from Trump cuts, staffers unionize at Yosemite, Sequoia national parks
For two years, labor organizers tried to unionize employees at a trio of celebrated California national parks, but they couldn’t reach critical mass. Then came mass firings of National Park ...
Scenic stretch of Angeles Crest Highway reopens following lengthy closure to fix storm damage
Just in time for Labor Day weekend, a 10-mile stretch of scenic Angeles Crest Highway is reopening to the public after being closed for years due to storm damage. Heavy ...
Keep ‘Hope’ alive, activists say as wildlife agents prepare to kill a problem bear
Lake Tahoe — with its luxury vacation homes dotted through alpine forests, its tens of thousands of tourists, and its huge concentration of the species Ursus americanus — has long ...
A nomadic bear journeyed throughout Southern California. Now she may be settling down — with her cubs
The travel pattern resembled a Southern California hiker’s dream. The journey began in Angeles National Forest above Glendora in May 2024 and progressed south into Azusa. There were stops, stays ...
It’s tarantula mating season. Where you can spot the spider and how to avoid getting bit
If you suffer from arachnophobia, this is the time of year when you’re most likely to run into one of your worst nightmares: a tarantula. It’s mating season for most ...
