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The Outdoors.com team covered hundreds of stories in 2023—from showcasing national parks to providing tips for outdoor travel, outdoor survival, foraging, and more. We also covered plenty of news that impacted the outdoor community. Here’s a look back at the 10 most popular stories for 2023 and 10 you may have missed.
This isn’t a single article but rather a series of articles in which our writers collected fun and lesser-known facts about national parks in the U.S. and beyond. We covered dozens of parks, including Yosemite, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain, and Great Smoky Mountains.
Seeing wild animals do wild things is always a hit with the Outdoors.com audience. More affordable and better-quality trail cameras have given us a whole treasure trove of footage that we shared throughout the year. In this particular article, a video clip shows how terrifying a mountain lion can be when it pounces directly at you.
Is there such a thing as a dream job? If so, this seems like it. In March, Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources hired someone to cuddle bears as they conducted research.
Parenting is never easy, but one woman didn’t let that slow her down. In fact, she did the opposite and took 13 of her 15 children on a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail.
Foraging struck a chord with the Outdoors.com audience in 2023. However, when it comes to mushroom foraging, extra caution is necessary. This is Bear Grylls’s advice on how to identify toxic mushrooms.
Scientists discovered a new species of spider this year in Australia. (Don’t click on this one unless you’re cool with spiders, which, apparently, many of you are.)
Wildflowers are beautiful, but if you’re more of an Alice in Wonderland fan, then this superSHROOM article is for you. Check out how California’s wet year helped contribute to an explosion of mushrooms.
The final frontier of the outdoors is taking people to the bottom of the ocean and into outer space. We look at the ethics of this modern age of adventures.
The outdoors drives some to extreme pursuits with free climbing, BASE jumping, and more. Here is what inspires people to do these dangerous activities.
If you’re tackling a big challenge like a thru-hike, multi-pitch climb, or any other outdoor pursuit, it’s important to mentally prepare. Here’s how.
Coyote Peterson is a wildlife expert who’s built his popularity through YouTube videos. In this interview, he explains how he became one of the biggest names in the outdoors.
National park visitors make some questionable decisions at times. This article covers some basic etiquette to follow when spending time in the outdoors within a national park.
Which of these articles was your favorite?
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