Last Friday, two teenage hikers were rescued after spending 48 hours lost and snowed-in on California’s Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). The two 17-year-olds, Riley Ramirez of Cypress, California and Cole White of Portland, Oregon, were left huddling for warmth amid five-foot snow drifts.  The teens began their excursion on Feb. 26, reports the Palm Springs [...]

While skiers rejoice over California’s record 2023 snowfall, thru-hikers are biting their fingernails. If all that powder doesn’t melt fast, the PCT may open late—rendering a 2023 thru-hike impossible for many.  The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), which crosses the length of the United States from Mexico to Canada, starts in the Mojave Desert and then [...]