Even among long trails, the John Muir Trail, colloquially called the JMT, is unique. It hovers around 8,000 feet for most of its 211 miles, crossing six major mountain passes in California’s Sierra ...
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 ...
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 ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I roam the world for epic nature, urban areas and road trips. Deep in the woods of central Wisconsin, a lanky man with a long ...
What do California's most popular national park and a historic landmark in San Francisco have in common? In their 2025 study of America’s most loved hiking trails, outdoor adventure website KÜHL found ...