Grizzly and black bear attacks on hikers have made headlines this spring and summer. But although killing is not decreasing, long-term trends show that we have some work to do when it comes to co-existing with the trail’s biggest predators. Published June 22, 2026 02:11 pm This April, hikers on two popular Great Smoky Mountain
The announcement comes just weeks after the death of an 18-year-old hiker on the Bright Angel Trail, and just days before a heat wave that could see temperatures reach 111 degrees at Phantom Ranch. Grand Canyon National Park is facing another deadly heat wave this summer. (Photo: Barth Bailey via Unsplash) Updated June 20, 2026
As the National Park Service is tracking several cases of serious stomach illness in Shenandoah National Park, it is important for hikers to know how to stay safe. listen to this articleHear A sign in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Photo: Jonathan Mauer/iStock via Getty) Updated June 19, 2026 10:17 am In mid-May, hikers
Published on June 19, 2026 10:37 am If you’ve never been bitten by a mosquito through your clothes, I assume you’ve never been to Maine. My father, a native Mainer, would take us every summer to visit his extended family. Every day, usually soon after dinner, the food chain at our lakeside camp was reversed
Mount Sneffels (Photo: Matt Dirksen via Getty) Published June 16, 2026 04:20 pm On June 11, rescuers discovered the body of a Colorado local on 14,158-foot-high Mount Sneffels. According to information released this week by the Ouray County coroner, authorities believe the pedestrian, identified as Brett Brockman-Goldstein, 32, of Montrose, had died a day before