Hike north to south, so you can acclimatize to the latter half’s higher elevations. To keep pack weight low, plan a resupply at Red’s Meadow (760-934-2345; redsmeadow.com/the-resort) and Muir Trail Ranch (209-966-3195; muirtrailranch.com/resupply). From iconic Vernal and Nevada F...
Leading me through the forest was Bonnie Gisel, curator of the Sierra Club's LeConte Memorial Lodge and the author of several books on Muir. "Yosemite Valley was the ultimate pilgrimage site for Victorian Americans," Gisel said. "Here was the absolute manifestation of the divine, where they c...
"Mountain Days The John Muir Musical": Theatre-Hikes presents the Midwest premiere of this story about the passionate naturalist at 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through June 28 at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. $24-$25; $15-$18 kids. (630) 725-2066 or mortonarb.org....
We hike on, crawling up the steeper and steeper trail. We go higher for the view of all views when our path splits. The left fork leads to the Tonto Trail that traverses the Tonto Plateau east-to-west, connecting hikers to many of the rim trails, such as the Bright Angel and South...
Petrified Forest National Park is now mapping self-guided hikes to its more of — the — beaten — path destinations,in part to remind visitors that the parks are theirs to roam.In August,a new field institute will begin offering classes led by geologists,photographers and...