When Nature Turns Killer: Truly Terrifying Outdoor Adventures

High drama and great adventures are always present in the great outdoors—whether you expect them or not. They range from desperate situations humans have stumbled into, to the hidden worlds that lurk behind seemingly innocent settings.

Many of the greatest writers who have ever written about their experiences in the great outdoors have focused on the dramas, large and small, played out by animals and humans in settings of breathtaking natural beauty turned suddenly into life-and-death events...