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.

A nationwide survey of more than 1,000 trails found Land's End in San Francisco and Yosemite among the highest rated in the U ...

An island community in Washington is mourning the loss of a beloved former high school teacher who died one day into a trek on the John Muir Trail in California. Harris Levinson, 61, died near Whitney ...

Inyo County Search & Rescue Recover Body of Missing Hiker on the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek After Fatal Fall ...

A beloved teacher from Washington State died following a fatal fall while hiking the John Muir Trail to Yosemite National ...

Harris Levinson, 61, vanished while undertaking a 140-mile hike earlier this month and after friends sounded the alarm, ...

Harris Levinson was a teacher at Vashon High School, where he taught Spanish and other subjects. He left the school in 2017 ...