Strict limits on permits means that JMT hikers can expect a solitude wilderness experience, but it does mean that you need to plan ahead. Laura Lancaster The best time to hike the John Muir Trail is ...

“We move every day — we’re backpacking,” said Jackson Fitzsimmons, a Sierra National Forest wilderness ranger who lost his ...

entering one of the most beautiful sections of the Inyo National Forest which includes both the Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness. The JMT goes through lake filled valleys and steep mountain ...

John Muir's Keys Naturalist who played a key role in the creation of U.S. national parks and national forests.Overcame: Tremendous opposition to protecting the most important wilderness areas ...

A lone backpacker heads toward a campsite at Silver Pass Lake, located along the John Muir Trail about 8 miles from Edison Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. MAREK WARSZAWSKI [email protected] ...