Arizona is a hiker's paradise with tons of stunning trails to take. However, three trails made the list of most popular ...

Reflective & Emotional This is not just a hike—it’s an inner journey. Through 211 miles of silence, the landscape speaks ...

An island community in Washington is mourning the loss of a beloved former high school teacher who died one day into a trek ...

A missing hiker from Washington state was found dead after he didn’t pick up his food cache, California officials said.

Meditative & Serene Step into 211 miles of pristine wilderness, stripped of narration and distractions. This director’s cut ...

The John Muir Trail, or JMT, hovers around 8,000 feet of elevation for most of its 211 miles through California's Sierra Nevada range. Here's how to start planning your thru hike.

“I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” ~ John Muir Drawing wild-eyed wanderers and scruffy-haired men from ...

John and Karen Werner were treated to this beautiful sunset from their backcountry campground south of Sallie Keyes Lakes on the John Muir Trail. Staff photo — John Werner ...

The John Muir Trail From north to south the trail starts in Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley and winds to Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States.

If the John Muir Trail is on your radar for 2017, make plans now to hike along the jagged spine of the Sierra.

Article continues below this ad For the John Muir Trail, you must get a trailhead reservation and wilderness permit. Inyo National Forest enforces daily hiker quotas at 55 trailheads.

It's also why so many who set foot on the John Muir Trail in the heart of the Sierra Nevada find the experience moving. The approximately 210-mile trail runs through one of the dwindling number of ...