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Bear attack victim shares story with ABC News

Allena Hansen, the hiker who was mauled by a bear on Piute Mountain Road two weeks ago, is now home recovering and has given an interview to ABC News about her ordeal. Despite warnings of "severe disfigurement" in the article and video, we think she looks great. She's certainly feisty,...

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Fire-burned areas of Los Padres to reopen

Parts of the Los Padres National Forest burned by the Zaca Fire in summer 2007 will reopen at noon on April 4, forest officials announced today. Here's the details from Los Padres officials: The trail system has sustained extensive damage and the public is urged to use extreme caution when...

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Mill Creek Trail

Yesterday I went hiking with my friend Maureen. We went to the Mill Creek Trail because it's not a long drive to get there and we both had other things to do with our day. Mill Creek is flowing nicely due to the rain we've had this season; Mo and I had to cross over water four times....

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Sharing the story of her mountain lion attack

Shannon Parker of Bakersfield survived an attack by a mountain lion in 2004. She recently told her story to Californian columnist Herb Benham, who wrote this article and shot this video. After the attack, and during her surgeries and recovery, Shannon appeared in many national television...

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Tuesday night hikes

Who knew there was such beauty in Bakersfield? On Tuesday nights, the local Sierra Club (thanks to leader Gordon Nipp) takes people on free hikes around the northeast part of town. The group always meets at 6:45 p.m. at the Chevron station at the corner of Highways 178 and 184. This past...

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Night hike and truckstop pie

Last night my buddies Lydia and Matylda hatched an idea to go for a hike in the dark. So I tagged along, nostalgic for my days as a Girl Scout when we would go for night hikes and "listen" our way along the trails. We drove into Hart Park around 7:15 p.m. As we pulled to the side of...

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