Riley Herbst had a fairly uncomfortable reminder of Talladega waiting for him at Martinsville. He was back behind the wheel, completing practice laps and preparing for another race, but his left ...

In September–October 2023 I hiked the John Muir Trail, a 350-kilometer (215-mile) route from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney (4,421 m / 14,505 ft) through the Sierra Nevada. The route passes through ...

The Sierra’s granite peaks soar high above the thick pine forests that tower above lush meadows. Multi-hued wildflowers in a riot of color find purchase in every nook and cranny in early summer. Azure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The drive to Yosemite was freeing, void of the usual pre-FKT anxiety. I was proud to go after a goal that scared me. It wasn't my ...

Photographer Simone Anne really means it when she says she is “based” in the San Francisco Bay area—she’s usually traveling somewhere else. Even her bio on Instagram, where she has nearly 50,000 ...

The look on my older brother’s face said it all. As he buckled on his fully-loaded, 75-liter pack at the trailhead in Yosemite Valley, he sagged under the weight and gawked at me, as if to say: “This ...

Yearning to hike the John Muir Trail but didn’t win a coveted lottery permit? There’s a bot for that. Scoring a permit for the southbound trail from Yosemite to Mount Whitney is perhaps the most ...

Editor’s Note: On August 29, Jeff Garmire set a new unsupported fastest known time for the John Muir Trail, beating Joe “Stringbean” McConaughy’s three-week-old record by a mere 12 minutes and 38 ...