Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the world’s most iconic long-distance hiking trails for hiking enthusiasts is the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It stretches 2 ...

June 4, 2025 Updated Thu., June 5, 2025 at 3:03 p.m. Wildflowers in a meadow near Ruffey Lakes, in northern California, on Aug. 15, 2022, along the Pacific Crest Trail. The trail is the subject of a ...

With each new season, another wave of hikers embarks on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), a 2,650-mile hiking route from Mexico to Canada. Venturing more than 500 miles on a single trip requires a permit ...

On Monday, Jan. 28, Canada Border Services Agency announced that it will no longer issue permits on the Pacific Crest Trail for those who want to cross into British Columbia. The popular hiking and ...

With heat waves sweeping the west coast, winter snowpack is melting faster than usual. Here’s what that means for the PCT.