In her effort to set a new FKT on the John Muir Trail, Caroline Himbert suffered painful blisters, an injured knee, and hallucinations so intense her team almost called for rescue. For all that effort ...

The drive to Yosemite was freeing, void of the usual pre-FKT anxiety. I was proud to go after a goal that scared me. It wasn't my first time: From the Colorado Trail to the Arizona Trail, I had ...

Who was John Muir? You’ve probably seen his immortal line “the mountains are calling and I must go", quoted countless times on Instagram or printed on any number of hoodies or camping mugs. You may ...

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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 ...

There are a variety of web sites which detail different peoples' experiences on the JMT. I found all of them useful. Even if I didn't follow their plans, it was useful to see what they found, and fun ...

Wildland Trekking, acquired by Intrepid Travel in 2022, has announced four new guided tours on the John Muir Trail (JMT) on the West Coast of the United States. The new JMT range includes a three-week ...

A popular section of the John Muir Trail between Clark Point and the top of Nevada Fall, which is prone to tumbling boulders and erosion nearly every spring, is again closed due to rockfall for at ...

Jeff Garmire is a writer and author. When he isn't adding to his 23,000 trail miles, he can be found living out of the back of a Ford Explorer. He is the author of Free Outside which chronicles his ...