outdoor recreation

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ - Associated Press RAPA NUI, Chile (AP) — The causes are worthy, the course is daunting – almost 500 kilometers (about 300 miles) across a stretch of the Pacific Ocean in a…

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A program offering cash and free outdoor adventures to remote workers to move to West Virginia with the hope of offsetting population losses has…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Vanessa Hull, University of Florida(THE CONVERSATION) As the world parses what was achieved at the U.N.…

AP SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — A woman died and a man was rescued and treated for hypothermia after they were caught in extreme cold weather while hiking in Utah's Zion National Park, officials said.The…

AP SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — A woman died and a man was rescued and treated for hypothermia after they were caught in extreme cold weather while hiking in Utah's Zion National Park, officials said.The…

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — For years, the Indian Garden name assigned to a popular Grand Canyon campground has been a painful reminder for a Native American tribe that was displaced by the national park.Now,…

By BOBBY ROSS Jr. - Associated Press BULL HOLLOW, Okla. (AP) — Ryan Mackey quietly sang a sacred Cherokee verse as he pulled a handful of tobacco out of a zip-close bag. Reaching over a barbed wire…

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, S.D. (AP) — Perched atop a fence at Badlands National Park, Troy Heinert peered from beneath his wide-brimmed hat into a corral where 100 wild…

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A black bear cub in southeast Alaska was euthanized after it became ill with avian influenza, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said.It is believed that the cub, which was located in Bartlett Cove…

By DAVID CRARY and HOLLY MEYER - Associated Press Across America, faith leaders have squeezed in some final messages about the midterm elections during their worship services this weekend. Some…