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Whether they find you in the wilderness or in the botanic garden, cactus spines can hurt -- and the little hairy kind called glochids can actually pose a risk to your health if you aren't careful.
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For those of us who regularly try to find our way around the California desert the flaws in the iOS 6 Maps app could well prove extremely dangerous.
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Mountain lion attacks are very rare, but they do happen. This was the 15th confirmed one since 1890.
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Popular visitor lodging areas in Yosemite Valley will be closed permanently due to risk of rock falls after a study was conducted.
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Of all the Californian animals that occasionally attack people, great white sharks are likely the scariest. Still, only one or two shark attacks a year are recorded in California, with a death about once a decade.
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It is incredibly unlikely that you will ever even see a wild mountain lion, let alone be put in the position of negotiating your way out of an encounter safely. Still, every so often one will become far too curious and incautious for its own good.
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A teenage female was paddleboarding with a group about 200 yards from shore when a shark bit her board several times.
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Sometimes heat-related illness may sneak up on you unaware, or you may find yourself suddenly faced with tending to someone when hot weather has gotten the better of them.
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Bear attacks are rare in California, but as our cities and bear country continue to grow closer to each other, your chances of meeting a bear habituated to human presence increases.
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After 60 rescues and two deaths in 2011, officials want the public to stop trying to hike to the second water fall at Eaton Canyon.
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Though the vast majority of unpleasant interactions with rattlesnakes are avoidable, sometimes accidents do happen, even if a rattlesnake would much rather leave you alone.
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"The real danger is that a lot of trees haven't completely come down. They are hanging, still buckling," said Nancy Upham of the Inyo National Forest. "More wind will push the trees over eventually."
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A few basic rules for desert backroads travel.
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Backcountry hikers, take note. A growing wildfire in the Sierra Mountains has prompted forest officials to close a number of areas that may affect trips.
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Wandering deep into wilderness may not always result in peaceful surroundings. That's the message the Forest Service this week issued nationally, urging hikers and outdoor travelers to keep an eye out for marijuana cultivation sites.
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