FresnoBee.com: Outdoors

Top Valley Runners have own reasons to compete

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:54:11 PST

For 23 years, the Valley Runner of the Year Series has shaped the local running scene. Read comments

Valley Runner of the Year Series final standings

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:55:12 PST

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Sierra Nevada pops with fall color

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:03:29 PDT

Every fall, Mother Nature unpacks her easel and paints the Sierra Nevada in a kaleidoscope of color. Read comments

Strong winds held back birds' escapes from hunters

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:05:28 PDT

Even though the howling winds arrived a few days too late, last weekend's waterfowl hunting opener didn't completely disappoint. Read comments

Sierra hikers misuse portable GPS trackers

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:27:05 PDT

Saving yourself from danger in the wilderness used to require skill. Also plenty of effort. Read comments

Cyclocross mixes road, mountain biking

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:41:10 PDT

It's a little bit mountain biking and a little bit road cycling mixed with a whole lot of chaos. Read comments

Poachers face more penalties

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:41:09 PDT

California's anti-poaching laws, among the softest in the country, just got some extra teeth. Read comments

Alone, but not lonely, in the wilderness

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:59:22 PDT

The Desolation Wilderness, despite its name, is not deserted. Read comments

Sierra's newest king

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:08:59 PDT

He was 18 in 1978, flush with the certainty of youth and freed from the tethers of high school. He and three buddies thought: Yosemite road trip! Gonna climb Half Dome. Maybe Clouds Rest, too. Gonna do it without much training. No problem, dude. Read comments

Clovis to host high-tech GPS scavenger hunt

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:31:39 PDT

Brush up on your longitudes and latitudes and get your hand-held global positioning systems ready. Read comments