Some hikes feature jaw-dropping vistas, while others offer up unparalleled insights into natural history. This world-famous ...

A falling rock struck and killed a hiker in North Fork of Lone Pine Creek Trail near Mt. Whitney in California, the third hiker fatality in a week.

A fire is burning near Mt. Whitney, east of the San Joaquin Valley in the Inyo National Forest. Evacuations have been called for areas near Lone Pine.

FILE - Seen is the eastern Sierra Nevada, with Mt. Whitney, the largest of three pinnacles at center, near Lone Pine, Calif., on Dec. 21, 2016. A pilot from France who disappeared while hiking ...

A backpacker who went missing on a trek from Mount Whitney to Yosemite Valley was found dead just two miles from his starting point, Inyo County Search & Rescue reported. Harris Levinson had ...

If you're looking for a destination filled with a Wild West atmosphere, this California town nestled within the mountains has a long frontier history.

An island community in Washington is mourning the loss of a beloved former high school teacher who died one day into a trek on the John Muir Trail in California. Harris Levinson, 61, died near Whitney ...

A fire is burning near Mt. Whitney, east of the San Joaquin Valley in the Inyo National Forest. Evacuations have been called for areas near Lone Pine.

A fire is burning near Mt. Whitney, east of the San Joaquin Valley in the Inyo National Forest. Evacuations have been called for areas near Lone Pine.