Dr. Greg Seftick was an Afton native, a Stillwater High School alumnus and lifelong outdoor enthusiast who died in an avalanche in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming in 2011 at the age of 31.
GRANITE QUARRY - The Old Stone House was in good company on Saturday, surrounded by colonial crafts and attire to match the pre-revolutionary landmark. The house was quiet this time last year because the Rowan County Museum canceled its annual Spring Frolic in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Tim Rowland Throughout the northern U.S. backcountry, as part of a monumental idea conceived a half century ago, a trail is being born. It is visible but not really, like a skim of ice materializing on an Adirondack pond.
April 11, 2021, 6:30 AM HST * Updated April 10, 5:17 PM Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has announced its flight operations for April 2021. April 6, between 7 am. and 9 a.m., for petrel monitoring work on Mauna Loa between 6,000- and 9,000-ft. elevation. April 6, between 10 a.m.
A wildfire in the backcountry of Big Bend National Park in Texas has prompted the evacuation of the popular Chisos Basin as firefighters were challenged Sunday by warmer and and drier conditions. While it's not unusual for Big Bend to experience wildfires this early in the year, Superintendent Bob Krumenaker said Sunday that "this one's probably human-caused."
On his first day in office, President Biden halted construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall and directed his administration to study possibilities for repurposing the project's funding and contracts. Now Biden's discretionary funding request for Fiscal Year 2022 includes no additional money for border wall construction and proposes canceling leftover wall funds from 2021.
An Arizona congressional aide was found dead and his girlfriend was airlifted to a hospital for medical treatment, days after the couple went missing while camping in Death Valley. At 11:40 a.m. local time Thursday, Inyo County search and rescue team members were able to reach the remote, steep ledge where missing campers Alexander Lofgren and Emily Henkel were located the day before via aerial reconnaissance.
Related: Since its creation in 1891 via the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, the National Forest Service (or NFS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has established 177 protected areas totaling over 192 million acres. That includes 155 forests and 22 national grasslands.
Scientists: Grizzlies expand turf but still need protection BILLINGS, Mont. - Grizzly bears are slowly expanding the turf where they roam in parts of the northern Rocky Mountains but need continued protections, according to government scientists who concluded that no other areas of the country would be suitable for reintroducing the fearsome predators.
With disappointment, I logged onto recreation.gov to buy permits at 7 a.m. on April 6 in order to buy "access to walk up to Green Lakes or to camp in the Three Sisters Wilderness." More: New permits for Three Sisters, Mt. Jefferson on sale April 6.
Just the thought of a mountain coaster in the Sandias is making some people scream. Hundreds of New Mexicans have chimed in during a public comment period the Cibola National Forest held as part of the approval process for a mountain coaster at the Sandia Peak Ski Area.
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The other day while cleaning out my closets, literally and figuratively, there was a cardboard box containing a dusty backcountry shovel, a probe and an avalanche transceiver. It was one of those harsh realizations: If you haven't used it in several years, you probably aren't going to be using it again anytime soon.
New York state is launching a new initiative to assist with the stewardship of trailheads across the state and educate trail users before they enter the backcountry. According to a news release from Gov.
There are few things that provide the same level of satisfaction as cooking a meal in the great outdoors. The best camp kitchens have all the tools you need to whip up nourishing dishes during your trek, whether you're car camping or backpacking....
RENO, Nev. -- Buster's workday at Sugar Bowl Resort starts with a solid game of tug-of-war. His co-worker, Nova, starts her day with a vigorous roll in the snow. Buster, Nova, Graupel and Griffey are black Labradors and golden retrievers that love to frolic and play.
The 50 th anniversary of the Wild Horse & Burro Act isn't until December but a Nevada woman will be celebrating early by riding her wild horse, Sage, 550 miles from Las Vegas to Carson Valley starting next month. Samantha Szesciorka will begin her third ride across the Silver State on adopted wild horse Sage and dog Juniper on May 1.
A Tucson man has died and his girlfriend is in the hospital after they became stranded for several days while on a camping trip in Death Valley National Park, authorities said. Alexander Lofgren, 32, a military veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan and was a military adviser in the Tucson office of U.S.
Are you looking for a family friendly hike with a waterfall in the SC Upstate? KAG contributor Liene explores another one of the Upstate's famed waterfalls, Spoonauger Falls! Part wilderness adventure, part waterfall magic, but entirely worth the drive to the Ellicott Rock Wilderness Area!
A wildfire blazing in Big Bend National Park in West Texas had grown to an estimated 600 acres Saturday morning. The fire started about 1:30 p.m. Thursday...