Editor’s note: This story was originally published on October 14, 2003. Somewhere around switchback 57, of the 97 twisting from Trail Camp up to 13,777-foot Trail Crest, it dawns on you that there are ...
A wildfire has forced the closure of Mount Whitney’s eastern trailhead. Hikers are being evacuated, and some have had to abandon their cars. The Inyo Creek Fire, believed to have been started by ...
LONE PINE (CBS SF) -- A 5.8 magnitude earthquake rattled Inyo County near the eastern Sierra Nevada town of Lone Pine Wednesday, sending tons of boulders and debris crashing down at the Whitney Portal ...
A hiker has been missing for days after setting out to hike the tallest mountain in California, rescuers said. Now, authorities are searching for clues about his whereabouts. On Oct. 17, Tom Gerbier ...