When temperatures drop and you find yourself stranded in the wilderness, building a shelter can mean the difference between life and death. Hypothermia can set in within minutes, and exposure to the ...

Courtesy photo Scouts and leaders from the Chief Logan District, Juniata Valley Council, Scouts BSA gather after Morning Colors for the District’s Fall Camporee, at Camp Anderson near Tyrone on ...

Contributing editor Megan Michelson is an award-winning journalist who covers travel and the outdoors for a wide range of publications, including Outside, The New York Times, and the San Francisco ...

MOUNT VERNON — Seven kids and their families gathered on a sunny afternoon July 20 at Hillcrest Park in Mount Vernon to learn wilderness skills. Families at the Survival Showcase learned skills such ...

Thus far your treks up marked trails, where other campers are within shouting distance, have gone off as smoothly as expected. But what if you were to venture into true wilderness and, two days out, ...

Six Superior National Forest wilderness rangers may have saved their own lives on Sept. 12 when the Pagami Creek fire overwhelmed their position and they were forced to deploy the emergency fire ...