The John Muir Trail starts in Yosemite Valley and ends at Whitney Portal, so the second way to hike the trail is north from Whitney Portal. Because these permits are also used by hikers summiting the ...

Wendy Altschuler brought her three sons on a 70-mile hike along California's John Muir Trail. Her oldest son put his first aid course to good use while helping his little brother. She wants to take ...

Colorado-based photographer Amber Sovorsky shares her tips for taking great photos on the John Muir Trail with any camera. When deciding what would earn space in her pack during a two-week hike-thru ...

We're taking our very first steps on the 221-mile John Muir Trail. And my friend Mark Fenton is staggering violently, like a frat boy on a weekend bender. "No problem, just a little vertigo I get ...

How big of an adventure can you pull off on a weeklong vacation? That all depends on how fast you can walk—and how much suffering you can take. Michael Lanza found plenty of both when he decided to ...