Everything PCT and JMT hikers need to know to make the most of a zero day (or two) in Mammoth Lakes, California in the Sierra Nevada.
If there’s one piece of gear that causes Pacific Crest Trail hikers the most headaches, it’s the bear canister. Most northbound PCT thru-hikers pick up…
Forester Pass, the 13,153 ft / 4,009 m pass named for the United States Forest Service workers who “discovered” it, is the highest point on…
A guide to the 11,949 ft / 3,642 m Glen Pass located on the Pacific Crest Trail and John Muir Trail – snow, approaches, and the crossing.
Muir Pass, the 11,969 ft / 3,648 m pass named for John Muir, a Scottish-American naturalist, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and nature-enthusiast, is the fifth Sierra…
Pinchot Pass, the 12,093 ft / 3,686 m pass named for Gifford Pinchot, the 1st head of the United States Forest Service, is the third…
Mather Pass, the 12,093 ft / 3,686 m pass named for Stephen Mather, the 1st Director of the National Park Service, is the fourth Sierra…
The Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA) announced this week changes to the long-distance Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) permit that will impact all thru-hikers. Scary stuff,…
The Sierra is widely regarded as the “best” section of the Pacific Crest Trail (although Washington is usually a close second). If you’re looking to…
The resupply stretch between Kennedy Meadows and Vermilion Valley Resort (VVR) can be one of the longest of the Pacific Crest Trail – here’s an explanation.
I took a lot of pictures on the Pacific Crest Trail, but if I could do it over again (when I do it over again),…
The last 28 days have been spent making up for those first 40 spent enduring the desert. The Sierra is nothing short of fucking incredible…
