In this edition of OpenRoad, we’ll follow the journey of the John Muir Land Trust’s inspiring efforts to transform Pacheco ...

Muir died of pneumonia in a Los Angeles hospital on December 24, 1914, just one year after losing the Hetch Hetchy fight.

John Muir died of double pneumonia at the California Hospital yesterday morning and until his death released the great soul few even knew that he was in Southern California. Possessing a wonderful ...

Even among long trails, the John Muir Trail, colloquially called the JMT, is unique. It hovers around 8,000 feet for most of its 211 miles, crossing six major mountain passes in California’s Sierra ...

Take, for example, Muir’s famous 1868 arrival in San Francisco and his trek across the San Joaquin Valley to Yosemite and the High Sierra, where he found his spiritual home. The 1868 California ...

My book, Natural Rivals, chronicles a 1890s collaboration between Sierra Club founder John Muir and U.S. Forest Service founder Gifford Pinchot. The two men are often seen as enemies: Muir’s ...

Of all the challenging long-distance thru-hikes in the U.S., few are as difficult as the John Muir Trail. Though hiking ...

The Northeast Georgia History Center is getting set to premiere its Chautauqua series "Appalachian Wanderers" this summer.