Posted inContent Type: Service Forests and Forestry Rescues Travel and Vacations Wilderness Areas How to Stay Safe While Enjoying the Backcountry This Summer Planning a trip into the wilderness? Here’s what to know before you go. Posted by By Amanda Loudin
Posted inChenoa Nickerson Colorado River Evacuations and Evacuees Floods Grand Canyon (Ariz) Grand Canyon National Park Hikes and Hiking National Park Service National Parks, Monuments and Seashores Native Americans Parks and Other Recreation Areas Rain Rescues Supai (Ariz) Grand Canyon Hiker Missing After Flash Floods and Evacuations More than 100 people were evacuated after flash flooding in the Havasupai Indian Reservation near Grand Canyon National Park. Posted by By Amanda Holpuch
Posted inBears Grand Teton National Park (Wyo) National Park Service National Parks, Monuments and Seashores Neck Parks and Other Recreation Areas Photography Rescues Shayne Patrick Burke Veteran Describes Grizzly Bear Attack as ‘Most Violent’ Experience Ever Shayne Patrick Burke, a disabled veteran in the Army Reserve, said the attack was “the most violent” thing he had experienced, including being shot at. Posted by By Amanda Holpuch
Posted inBiographical Information Blackjack, Ada Exploration and Explorers Rescues Overlooked No More: Ada Blackjack, Survivor of a Harrowing Arctic Expedition She learned to fend for herself during a venture to Wrangel Island. By the time a rescue ship arrived, she was the last crew member standing. Posted by By Natalie Schachar