“We move every day — we’re backpacking,” said Jackson Fitzsimmons, a Sierra National Forest wilderness ranger who lost his ...

Strict limits on permits means that JMT hikers can expect a solitude wilderness experience, but it does mean that you need to plan ahead. Laura Lancaster The best time to hike the John Muir Trail is ...

Our headline today comes to us courtesy of wilderness preservationist John Muir, via Debbie R. White’s new self-published book Mountain Escapades. It’s one of the epigrams that lead into her 50 ...

John Muir's Keys Naturalist who played a key role in the creation of U.S. national parks and national forests.Overcame: Tremendous opposition to protecting the most important wilderness areas ...

Just like the John Muir Trail, the Boundary crosses a remote wilderness with no roads, soars over high mountain passes, ranges beside crystal-clear alpine lakes, and offers up abundant wildlife ...

A lone backpacker heads toward a campsite at Silver Pass Lake, located along the John Muir Trail about 8 miles from Edison Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. MAREK WARSZAWSKI marekw@fresnobee.com ...