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 ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO — The recent creation of a national defense area along the U.S.-Mexico border may affect a longstanding tradition for Pacific Crest Trail hikers starting their nearly 3,000-mile journey ...

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 ...

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, ...

It's the dream hike, all 2,650 miles of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. Or, maybe, the nightmare hike, when things don't go quite right. Either way, that long-distance trail gem, from Mexico ...

Status can be a funny thing. Of course, it is most obviously expressed through shiny hardware and easily recognizable logos, but it gets far more interesting when you start to observe the more subtle ...

Cheryl Strayed’s “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail” (2012) — a best-selling memoir and later a successful film — introduced a large, new audience to the allure of the West’s most ...

While The Appalachian Trail (AT) tends to get all the press, the U.S.’s other long distance hiking route covers even more distance. Many say it is more beautiful too. The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) ...