An Orlando woman has completed what many dream of doing but few actually finish: walking a continuous footpath from the U.S./Mexico border to the point where Washington touches Canada along some of ...

VAIL — In this season of annual reflection and New Year’s resolutions, Charlie Janssen has a job almost as monumental as the task he spent most of 2022 completing. At 7:32 a.m. on Feb. 3 — his 34th ...

Josh Perry could not fathom the news he was reading about Heather “Anish” Anderson. It was the summer of 2013, and Anderson had bested the Pacific Crest Trail’s fastest known time by nearly five days.

Each spring, the small mountain hamlet of Idyllwild sees an influx of Pacific Crest Trail hikers who make a stop in town, which is located near the 179th mile of the 2,650-mile trek. The trail ...

Each spring, the small mountain hamlet of Idyllwild in California sees an influx of Pacific Crest Trail hikers who make a stop in town, which is located near the 179th mile of the 2,650-mile trek. The ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s not just talk for Troy and his 23-year-old son Jack. “The hardest thing was telling people at the office this is what I'm going to be doing. And I kept that under wraps because ...

When Bob Welch first learned about the Pacific Crest Trail in 1999, he knew he wanted to complete it. What he didn’t know? It would take him 11 years and he’d be in his sixties by the time he finished ...

The latest book by Eugene author Bob Welch is called “Seven Summers (and a few Bummers): My Adventures on the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail.” Welch is a former Register-Guard columnist and author of ...

Training for a long-distance trail objective is no small feat—it takes time, dedication, and a whole lot of grit. Now, imagine doing that while earning two master’s degrees, building a career as a ...