wilderness area

More humans visiting trails and wilderness areas naturally leads to bear encounters, which sometimes result in human injury or even death.

When nature calls and you don’t want to deal with the crowds and planning involved in visiting a national park, explore the country’s 111 million acres of designated wilderness areas.

Mount Sneffels towers 14,150 feet above the dramatic snow-peaked wilderness area that shares its name.

Gates of the Arctic, in northern Alaska, is one of the most pristine and remote wilderness areas in the world.

Last year, a guy in a jet suit glided up a mountain to trial whether jet suits could be a useful tool for emergency responders in wilderness areas.

"We're taking the small flitter for a tour of the wilderness area tomorrow," said Diana.