This section of the PCT is a beauty with alpine scenery and three different lakes that offer the perfect place to take a dip ...

One of the world’s most iconic long-distance hiking trails for hiking enthusiasts is the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It stretches 2,650 miles from the Mexican border in California to the Canadian ...

Each spring, the small mountain hamlet of Idyllwild sees an influx of Pacific Crest Trail hikers who make a stop in town, which is located near the 179th mile of the 2,650-mile trek. The trail ...

Each spring, the small mountain hamlet of Idyllwild in California sees an influx of Pacific Crest Trail hikers who make a stop in town, which is located near the 179th mile of the 2,650-mile trek. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year, 764 thru-hikers completed the survey. That’s only about 9.5% of the 8,000 long-distance permits issued on average each ...

At 2,654 miles, the Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT as it's more commonly known in the hiking community, is considered the longest designated hiking trail in the world. Stretching from Campo, CA, near the ...

As one of the most iconic thru-hikes in the world, the Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT, welcomes hundreds of hikers each season. Stretching 2,650 miles from the California border with Mexico all the way ...

A majestic oak tree offers cool shade to Mike Brown as he rests in his gray, two-person tent on a late Friday afternoon in April. Brown, a 51-year-old from New Zealand, is about 15 hours away from ...

Wednesday marks the first day of the Pacific Crest Trail season, with over 50 hikers each day starting their journey north to Canada from the trail's southern terminus along the Mexican border. Over ...

Screenwriter Nonny Okwelogu struggles to find diplomatic words to describe the scent of people who have spent months backpacking the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. The body odor is “robust, ...