After years of carrying everything we needed on our backs – dehydrated meals, tents, Jetboils, and extra protein bars ‘just ...

Itching to get out onto the trails? Check out our list of hiking essentials, designed to keep you safe and maximize comfort as you plod through the wilderness. It's always important to have the right ...

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 ...

Heading out for some nearby elevated trails in the early summer heat stirs my hiking instincts, knowing cooler temperatures reign up there. The 7,000-foot Reyes Peak Trailhead starts east of Reyes ...

Mount Monadnock tends to entice non-hikers onto its wilderness trails with the allure of 360-degree views and fun rock scrambles to the summit. And despite its reputation as one of the most popular ...

Editor’s note: The Wild is all about featuring a variety of exciting voices from SoCal’s outdoors scene. Currently, that voice belongs to Laura Randall, a veteran journalist who has written ...

Whenever I’m feeling stressed out, heartbroken or scared over the state of our nation, the one place where I can find solace, however fleeting, is in the outdoors. I’ve taken several mental vacations ...

Colorado has so many picturesque hiking trails, but the five longest boast some of the most beautiful nature you'll ever see, ...