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Housing crisis good news for LA-area felids

How to turn recreation into an epic and gain new respect for your own backyard

Wanderlust lets you trace famous treks from history and fiction

In separate incidents, three emergency beacons are triggered, saving two lives

The polar bears aren't going to like this...

Oregon wildlife officials shut down 6-year-old's biz

Sheriff offers to deputize vigilante bruin

AT ultrarunner Karl Meltzer gets a little face time

Barefoot running gains traction — is hiking next?

Does the husband of GOP VP candidate represent outdoorsmen?

Minnesota survives a jolt while trying to save patio furniture

Lightening your planetary load - sneaker style

Two golden eagles get a second chance at wildness and a matchless release site.

Bush administration threatens to remove scientific oversight

Bad weather holds back rescue teams

'Sorry, wildlife — Gotta check those emails'

Massive free collection gives a peek into the past

Dam break and flood closes popular spot until 2009

Climate change threatens obscenely cute mountain rodents

Cattle and deer might sense Earth's magnetic field

Showers, food, and beer come first, naturally

A broken ankle near Tahoe keeps Calif. Sen. Dianne Feinstein at home

A vanished backpacker and two ice tunnel collapses illustrate that most expertise is merely local knowledge

Will keep hikers from becoming roadkill

Vows to continue despite stress tendonitis, trenchfoot

Havasu Canyon gets a power flush, stranding nearly 200 campers

Okay, maybe not riches. But our first Retailer of the Year contest will put your favorite outdoor store on the map.

James Hetfield blocks hiker access in Northern California

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So Close, Yet So Far

Late summer chaos, with falls and lost hikers coast to coast

Scientists engineer diesel-excreting e.coli bacteria

Only one way to find out...

German shepherd guards master's body for six weeks

Polar bears, -60 temps, and other fabulous prizes await

It's a wrap!

Popular feature in Arches National Park succumbs to erosion

A few nice finds on day three of Outdoor Retailer

Two intriguing new entries in the layering game

A four season canister stove?

An afternoon update of equipment I'm lusting after.

Finding diamonds in the rough at Outdoor Retailer

The so-far coolest stuff I've seen at OR

JanSport's annual Shake and Bake concert is one of best ever

The hell with avalanches and snake eating; Survive Outdoor Retailer!

Hemp shorts, pee funnels, and liver-flavored biscotti

The BACKPACKER team heads out in force to cover the biggest industry show in the nation.

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Snatches Pet from the Foot of Owners' Bed

Eleven climbers die in avalanche high on K2, but details are scarcer than opinions

Are you tougher than a Five-Year-Old?

If you want to stay alive, get out of the house.

Questions still surround missing billionaire adventurer

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They think of everything, don't they?

"You can't make us," says defiant citizenry

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Thar she blows!

Note to self: Don't ever work in Kamchatka

"I can see my house from here!"

To avoid getting slapped down by hot weather, you need to acclimatize

India Takes the "Pitfall" Wildlife Management Approach

Military tool also offers "no visible thermal profile"

Two radically different incidents illustrate that it’s about us more than the wilderness

Unusual incident possibly due to recent wildfire

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Army Capt. Scott Smiley takes Best Outdoor Athlete honors

In which our protagonists journey between gateways, encountering adventures never dreamed of among the high peaks.

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Pink flamingos on your tent, anyone?

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It seems you can't hike anywhere these days without stumbling into a little drama

More CO2 means more poisonous plants

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Break-ins driven by natural need for hybrid cars, electronics

Go outside and play instead

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They don't want to be your friends

Head to one of the last truly wild places in the Lower 48: Wyoming's Red Desert. Read the story, follow our author on the trail in our video report, see more photos of the journey in a gallery of outtakes, and download the GPS Track.