The recent creation of a national defense area along the U.S.-Mexico border may affect a longstanding tradition for Pacific ...

The end is near. You have already hiked at least 2,650 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, and you're within 10 miles of the official endpoint. You can't believe you've walked so far, and soon you'll ...

Natalie “Swell” Dillon, an avid backpacker who lives in Bishop in California’s Eastern Sierra, completed the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2022. And every year since, the occupational therapist — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hiker/photographer Marley Butler took third place overall in the contest for this image of the Goat Rocks Wilderness near Mount ...

It isn’t that hard to find them in town. Thru-hikers are predictable — more animal-like in behavior than town and city folk. Burger stands are typical spotting grounds. Any cheap motel with the door ...

An Australian ultrarunner who finished hiking the Pacific Crest Trail this month is claiming a speed record for her trip, having trekked more than 2,700 miles in just under 70 days. Julie Brock, 59, ...

A search and rescue team completed an “intense, technical rescue” in Southern California recently after a hiker became stranded on a steep cliff along the Pacific Crest Trail. The hiker used an ...