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Quang Trong Than, 66, was last seen on Sunday, Aug. 21 near the peak of Split Mountain.

A search for a missing hiker in Kings Canyon National Park has been scaled down after an extensive 10-day effort

Search-and-rescue efforts for Quang Trong Than, a hiker who went missing 10 days ago while attempting to climb Split Mountain, are being scaled back.

A search for a missing hiker in Kings Canyon National Park has been scaled down after an extensive 10-day effort

Search and rescue teams continue to look for Quang Trong Than, a hiker who went missing over a week ago while attempting to climb Split Mountain.

Than became separated from his group at the base of the summit.

Ernie Cowan's weekly Outdoors column

Stare down ancient predators, trace your hands along magnificent rock walls and marvel at the Milky Way at Dinosaur National Monument.

Night crawling.

Conservation groups are upset by a proposal to drill for oil on public land less than a mile from the western edge of Dinosaur National Monument.