June 19, 2007

Hawaii: Officials reopen part of park as lava breakout recedes

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 1:49 am

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HILO, Hawaii (AP) _ Officials reopened part of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park today, one day after they closed most of the park when hundreds of small earthquakes suggested lava could break through a new spot at Kilauea Volcano.

Utah: How to react when you encounter a bear (video)

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 1:42 am

Fairly sensationalistic, but still an interesting watch.

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Man recounts experience surviving Grand Teton bear attack (video)

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 1:40 am

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Utah: Wilderness expert discusses bear attack that killed camper (video)

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 1:37 am

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Note: The bear has been killed.

Off-road rage: Hit and run incident leaves hiker injured

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 1:06 am

Unbelievable.

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On a beautiful afternoon in March, Burgund decided to hike up a favorite trail just off Lost Horse Road near Lake Como. The hike began like so many others for the retired Los Angeles police officer, who lost a leg in the line of duty.

Montana: Flathead River trout spawn in Canada

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 1:03 am

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And that means protecting fisheries will be a central issue in an effort to prevent Canadian companies from mining coal or drilling for coal-bed methane north of Glacier National Park, they said recently