A CHP helicopter that landed near Muir Trail Ranch to retrieve the body of Nicholas Torchia, who was struck by lightning. STACY CORLESS Special to The Bee A 37-year-old man was struck and killed by ...

For backpackers, the John Muir Trail is a sort of pilgrimage. Much of the trail’s infrastructure dates back to the turn of the twentieth century, and the seemingly immutable nature of the granite ...

INYO COUNTY (KABC) -- A UCLA graduate student who has been missing for weeks has been found dead in the John Muir Wilderness, Inyo County coroner's officials confirmed on Monday. Michael David Meyers' ...

To one man, it was perfect natural resource to benefit thousands of people. To another, it was a beautiful, sacred land that mustn't be defiled under any circumstance. In this documentary, the debate ...

A lone backpacker heads toward a campsite at Silver Pass Lake, located along the John Muir Trail about 8 miles from Edison Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. MAREK WARSZAWSKI marekw@fresnobee.com U.S ...