Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is a challenge, especially for adventurers making the entire run from Southern California to Canada, and Eric Kipperman’s job is to greet them at the start and lay ...

When a harness wouldn’t work, a deputy employed a bear hug to save the woman who was ‘death gripping’ an outcropping.

Ahead of the busy summer hiking season, funding freezes and mass layoffs are disrupting repairs and maintenance on the ...

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is a challenge ... He cautioned there is “no trail” at all in parts of the 2,650-mile (4,265 kilometers) path through California, Oregon and Washington state.