Update: A more recent article about the Shelly Fire can be found here. A wildfire that started July 3 has prompted the evacuation of almost 200 square miles in the mountains of Siskiyou County and the ...

Thousands of hikers attempting the Pacific Crest Trail each summer rely on remote towns for resources or respite — and no other community in California has earned a better reputation amongst these ...

Thru-hikers on the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail have long relied on the kindness of strangers to get them through difficult stretches. Trail angels fill water caches, open their doors to smelly ...

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 ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — At the end of June, a woman picked up three young backpackers walking along the highway near Gearhart. They had been hiking the Pacific Crest Trail — a 2,650-mile-long path that twists ...

Thousands of people each year set off to hike from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail, popularized by Cheryl Strayed's book "Wild." But most won't make it. That's because hiking more than ...

Andrea Lankford left a decorated career as a park ranger after growing tired of the bureaucracy involved. But years later, three young men went missing on the Pacific Crest Trail in relatively similar ...