Pacific Crest Trail 2016

The hardest part of hiking from Mexico to Canada? Coming home.

After 148 days on the trail, our correspondent finishes the walk of her life.

With the finish line just a few days away, our PCT correspondent mulls over what that means.

With the finish line of the Pacific Crest Trail fast approaching, our correspondent deals with an uncooperative body.

People said that Washington would be rainy. People were right.

With 300 miles to go until she reaches the border, our correspondent finds the trail isn't getting any easier.

Now in Washington, our hiker tries to make miles while the sun shines.

Our PCT correspondent crosses into her last state, and the home stretch begins.

Waterfalls, grey days, and big peaks are the name of the game for our hiker's last few miles in Oregon.

Our PCT correspondent faces a new set of challenges in Oregon.

Our correspondent breaks off from the official Pacific Crest Trail route.

With resupply options few and far between, our correspondent has plan ahead.

Our PCT correspondent finally crosses the border.

Keeping weight on is a tough game when you're walking 30 miles a day—and when you don't bring a stove, it only gets worse.

Now on the second half of her hike, our PCT correspondent braves blazing temperatures in NorCal.

With 1,300 miles behind her, our PCT correspondent is halfway done with the biggest hike of her life.

Our PCT thru-hiker restocks her wares and meets up with an old friend.

Twenty-plus miles of mud and sweat every day can leave a hiker smelling worse than a locker room's lost-and-found

Finishing the PCT before the snows start falling is part of the challenge.

Hikers on the Pacific Crest are starting to feel the squeeze—and our correspondent is no exception.

Our PCT correspondent bags a second long trail on her way to Canada.

One loose rock can be all it takes to undo weeks of walking.

Amanda Jameson breaks out the microspikes for her climb up an unexpectedly snowy pass on the Pacific Crest Trail.

The climb was bad. The PUDs were worse.

Our PCT correspondent watches the sunrise from the roof of America.

Our PCT correspondent goes up Forester Pass—and takes the easy way down.

Fitting a hike's worth of supplies in a bruin-proof container is an art.

PCT correspondent Amanda Jameson busts out some major miles to get back to her trail family.

After 650 miles of desert, our correspondent is ready for the hills.

The Los Angeles Aquaduct gifts hikers one of the PCT's first flat stretches—but some of its worst wind, too.

For weary PCT hikers, a trail angel couple's house in Green Valley is the perfect place to recharge.

Our Pacific Crest Trail correspondent visits two of the route's most legendary trail angels.

When the going gets tough, the tough start singing—and taking lots of snack breaks.

It's easy to meet people on the PCT—but not all of them stick around.

Mt. San Jacinto is a gorgeous hike. Just watch the weather.

What are thru-hikers to do when fire scars block their path?

On the PCT, sometimes the laziest days are the most valuable.

It's not all sun and sand, as our correspondent discovers.

Our correspondent takes her first steps down one of America's longest trails.

Our correspondent Amanda Jameson is about to live the dream.