Lake Tahoe and Crater Lake, and the North Cascades. Every year, backpackers, known as thru-hikers, attempt to hike the entirety of the trail in a single season. Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail takes ...

But just pick your prospective start date and apply for a permit through the Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA ... After reaching Lake Tahoe, I downsized from a relatively large Hyperlight ...

The hiker set out on the Pacific Crest Trail and made it near Basin Peak, about 50 miles northwest of Lake Tahoe, the California Highway Patrol said. The hiker couldn’t continue the trek because ...

Carson City will likely never become a “trail town” for long-distance hikes of the PCT or TRT, since the resources and revelry of South Lake Tahoe are much closer to those trails. (And the PCT ...

Attention experienced hikers with an interest in tackling the Pacific Crest National Scenic ... draw attention to a newly created trail from there to Lake Tahoe. You’d also have to secure ...

AND THAT IS BECAUSE LAST LAST SUMMER IN JULY, VISIT CARSON CITY AND OTHERS CELEBRATED THE COMPLETION OF A NEW 16 MILE CAPITAL TO TAHOE RIM TRAIL, WHICH ULTIMATELY LINKS TO THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL.