Necessity is certainly the mother of invention, but a parent’s love and desire for their child to be happy is a much more motivating factor. That’s the case with Huckleberry Hiking and its founder, LJ Wild, who wanted more for his daughter, who lives with a rare disability, and subsequently created a hiking platform that
Sign up for It Happened to Me News on backcountry adventure and wilderness survival. Venturing into the backcountry always comes with some level of risk. With experience, we learn to measure and manage the risks we take when recreating in the forests and mountains. In other words, we try our best to be safe when
Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) recently released their latest film highlighting a brand new adventure Montana Backcountry Discovery Route (MTBDR). The full-length documentary premiered at the MTBDR Route Release event in February, followed by a nationwide film tour visiting motorcycle dealerships and clubs across the country. The MTBDR is the 23rd route built by the non-profit
More than two decades after a researcher found a human skeleton in a sleeping bag, authorities identified the body using forensic genealogy to match possible relatives. View along Sol Duc River in Olympic National Park (Photo: Amintang/iStock via Getty) Published June 15, 2026 04:18 pm In 2000, a researcher found human remains inside a sleeping
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