Natalie “Swell” Dillon, an avid backpacker who lives in Bishop in California’s Eastern Sierra, completed the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2022. And every year since, the occupational therapist — ...

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The beginning of spring brought the birth of a new trail in the McKay Community Forest. Under the direction and guidance of veteran trail blazer and builder Dennis Houghton, several Volunteer Trail ...

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