Two California wildfires on opposite ends of the state have closed access to parts of the Pacific Crest Trail. As of Friday, July 12, the Shelly Fire had burned 10,225 acres (16 square miles) and was ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 3:30 p.m., March 28, to correct the spelling of Robert Scheer's name and his age. The Pacific Crest Trail draws thousands of people from all experience levels ...

Anyone planning to hike the Pacific Crest Trail — the famed 2,650-mile hiking route that stretches from Mexico to Canada and typically takes almost half a year to complete — should prepare for an ...

The sun rose in a palette of blue and pink over the rugged, rolling terrain of eastern San Diego County as Cowboy Dave navigated his Hyundai Santa Fe onto a dirt road a quarter-mile from the ...

People who walk from the southern border of California to Canada, called Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers, have a unique way of reuniting with friends met along the way. They smile, sometimes hug and ...

Miles to Go: The third in an ongoing series Inside Climate News fellow Bing Lin is reporting from the Pacific Crest Trail in Northern California. Over the course of a 500-mile-hike, the series is ...

Tommy Slabaugh and a group of fellow northbound Pacific Crest Trail hikers set up camp for the night on May 9 near Apache Peak, located near mile 169 of the 2,650-mile trek in the San Jacinto ...