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> Striding Edge, Lake District, England The Lake District's famously changeable weather can make even the most bucolic of strolls a challenge. >The Maze, Canyonlands, Utah, United States It's the most remote part of Canyonlands, with visitors needing to negotiate long drives on dirt roads before setting out into the deep gullies, where rockfalls and flash floods are not uncommon and water from the area's few springs is hard to come by... >HuaShan, China This epic trail to the South Peak of HuaShan, one of China's Five Great Mountains, is often billed as the most dangerous hike in the world......

Incredible video shows an avalanche of rocks and snow cascading down a mountain in Kyrgyzstan directly toward the hiker filming the spectacle. A group of 10 tourists - nine Brits and one American - who were caught in the avalanche in the Tian Shan mountains managed to avoid serious injury, but ended up with a great story and astonishing footage. Advertisement "It was only later we realised just how lucky we'd been," wrote Harry Shimmin. "If we had walked 5 minutes further on our trek, we would all be dead." Shimmin's video of the avalanche has racked up 900,000 views...

He was reported missing near the trail where officials found the bodies of Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their baby and dog.A tourist from Michigan who tried to retrace the steps of a family who died during a grueling summer hike in Northern California had to be rescued last week after getting lost, a frustrated sheriff said. The man, who has not been identified, was reported missing near the trail in Mariposa County where officials last year found the bodies of Jonathan Gerrish, his wife, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old daughter Aurelia "Miju" Chung-Gerrish and their dog Oski, Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy...

Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County is partially reopening later this month—with reservations accepted starting Friday for limited day-use access—for the first time since the CZU Lightning Complex Fire destroyed much of the park in August 2020. The fire burned more than 97 percent of the park, destroying its headquarters, campgrounds, employee housing and nearly every other structure, and the park is still without electricity, running water or phone service, California State Parks officials said. Big Basin will partially reopen starting July 22 to allow visitors to explore the Redwood Loop and about 18 miles of fire...

With the current restrictions limiting entrance to L the interior of Yellowstone, it’s important to be able to access adventure outside the park gates… Luckily, with all the wilderness that surrounds the world’s first national park, that’s not hard to do. Park Junkie & his buddy Clint head toward Silvertip Peak, only to have their efforts thwarted by the raging waters of the North Fork of the Shoshone River. A quick change of plans sent the duo to the top of adjacent Crow Peak, in search of an ancient arrow that points toward a Native Medicine Wheel, hundreds of miles...

The authorities of the National System of Conservation Areas have reported that many hikers take tours in areas that are not permitted in several of the country’s national parks. Some even charge high sums of money to locals and foreigners, taking them to areas where these activities are prohibited. For example, in June, at the Poás Volcano National Park, 71 people were detained and expelled from the facilities. “Faced with the increase of illegal entries into protected wildlife areas through clandestine or illegal trails, the National System of Conservation Areas has made a call to stop this immediately,” said Rafael...

A Yellowstone Grizzly Bear crept up on a man hiking off trail in the wilderness, a tense video shows. Stan Mills posted the footage to his YouTube channel, which shows him hiking through a remote area of the park. "I was sitting in the rain under my poncho just kinda gazing off into the distance while resting under a tree when I took a look to my left. I immediately saw a grizzly walking toward me." Mills said in a caption to the video. "I was not very visible to the bear because I was under my poncho but the...

Golden Gate Park is a beautiful and popular attraction in San Francisco. In fact, this is the third most visited park in the entire United States. With more than 1,000 acres to explore, you will find all sorts of true gems like lakes, meadows, and trails. Stow Lake is just one of 10 lakes found in Golden Gate Park, and the Stow Lake Loop is a trail that circles this lake, making it easy to enjoy. However, what you may not know is that this loop trail is taking you around one of the most haunted lakes in Northern California....

Capitalist ruin, dynamite’s legacy and the beauty of the Bay are all on view at this parkOne of the most peaceful parks in the Bay Area turns out to be responsible for some of humanity’s loudest booms. Head to Point Pinole Regional Shoreline in Richmond for fantastic views of the water, a cliffside walk dotted with wildflowers and a history lesson in explosives manufacturing and urban ruin. The Giant Powder Company had an exclusive license from Alfred Nobel to make dynamite — and did so in San Francisco’s Glen Canyon, until the factory got vaporized in a huge explosion in...

The miles of trails in Santa Teresa and Calero County Parks are some of the best in the Bay Area with challenging terrain leading to breathtaking views. “This park here, every time I ride it I realize it’s just a jewel,” said cyclist Robert Lombardi. Although both park’s boundaries are close to each other, they’ve always been separated by roads and private property causing users who ride or hike between them to brave McKean Road which has no bike lane and sometimes dangerous drivers. “Sometimes people are passing each other and going much faster than they should,” Lombardi said. But...

If you’ve ever hiked around Utah, you probably never thought about how those trails came to be. Utah’s hidden heroes are those trail workers who work to create and maintain trails around Utah. Trails Utah is one non-profit group that is dedicated to planning, funding, and building trails throughout Utah. It’s a process most people don’t think about often. Sarah Bennett is the executive director and one of the biggest advocates of Trails Utah. Her work goes back to the early 2000s when she helped fund and create the Emigration Canyon Trails Master Plan. “By the time you actually get...

Longtime Ladera resident and author Jean Rusmore on a hike at age 95. Courtesy Teri Coppedge. Jean E. Heying Rusmore, a longtime Ladera resident and co-author of the hiking guide Peninsula Trails, died on April 1 at age 101 in Aptos. Rusmore, who lived in Ladera for nearly six decades, was a person of wide-ranging interests, guided by her love for other people nature, and this fascinating world, according to an obituary written by her family. "It's hard to say what I'll miss the most," said her daughter, Kaki Rusmore, in an email. "Her ability to see the good in...

Editor’s note: Whether the rain that the last 24 hours was enough to pump up local creeks and waterfalls is unclear. InMenlo weather watcher Dennis Nugent’s digital rain gauge measured 0.40″ between yesterday and today though 1:30 pm. That brings the year-to-date to 13.88″Here’s a list of places to explore in Midpeninsula Regional Open Space preserves when the water is flowing: Stevens Creek Nature Trail, Monte Bello Preserve Check out Midpen’s guide, including photos and video clips, to enjoying the Stevens Creek Nature Trail in the rainy season on a 3-mile loop hike. Crazy Pete’s Waterfall, Coal Creek Preserve This...

A hiker is uninjured after reportedly straying from a central Vermont trail and requesting police assistance. Police said a 56-year-old woman from Berlin apparently walked off of the marked trail of Irish Hill, listed as a 3.7-mile hike near the town, just before 3 p.m. Saturday. After calling local authorities, the hiker's phone died and left them unable to communicate with officers. Barre Town Officer Leo de Prato and his K-9, Lakota, set off for the area along with troopers from Vermont State Police in an effort to find the hiker. The hiker was found uninjured and guided back to...

Is it best to go hiking with friends, or set off alone? For many of us, getting our hiking boots on the trail is all about unplugging and getting away from it all to enjoy some much-needed peace and quiet. Some of hiking’s best-known pioneers, from Alfred Wainwright to John Muir, were famous for extolling the merits of hiking alone but on the other hand, hiking safety advice is generally to go out with someone else and hiking can be a fun and healthy way to connect with friends. So do you still get all the benefits of hiking when...

A 42-year-old woman is in serious condition after falling 100 feet off Olomana Trail Monday morning. It happened around 10:30 a.m. Paramedics say she was at the third peak of the trail when she fell. Two bystanders saw the fall and were able to traverse down to her and provide assistance until they were able to get in touch with first responders. One of the Good Samaritans says when he got down to her -- her leg had gotten caught in a rock and was keeping her from falling any further. “The lady that ended up falling started out on...

Scott Todd is a 31-year-old healthcare worker turned weight loss counselor from Phoenix, Arizona. Alcoholism and opioid addiction after losing his stepmom made him turn to food as a coping method. Here's how he got sober and healtho I've actually have lost a total of 500 pounds over the course of my lifetime. Despite working really hard to lose the weight in the past, I gained it all back within a few years. The biggest factor to this weight gain was big-time depression. I was addicted to taking prescription painkillers and drinking for many years, and it destroyed my will,...

A woman was lost alone in dense Hawaii foliage for hours with a dying cellphone battery, officials told news outlets. The 27-year-old wandered off trail Saturday, Nov. 6, and couldn’t find her way back, the Honolulu Fire Department told the Star-Advertiser. The hiker called 911 after she was lost for hours alone in “thick, dense foliage,” KITV4 reported. She only had 25% battery life left on her cellphone when she called for help. The woman began her hike at about 1 p.m., and firefighters arrived three hours later, according to KHON2. Rescuers hoisted the woman to safety in a helicopter,...

The mother and daughter were aided by an off-duty EMT in the Multnomah Falls hiking area outside Portland.A mother and her 2-year-old child survived a fall of more than 100 feet on a trail outside Portland on Sunday, according to Oregon authorities. According to NBC News affiliate KGW8, the toddler began to slip off a trail, and after the mother tried to pull the child back up, both slipped and fell into a creek below. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said they responded to the incident at Multnomah Falls, about 30 miles east of Portland, just after noon on Sunday....