Rachel Marker has a small favor to ask irresponsible hikers and campers who use Desolation Wilderness each summer. Make the effort to bury your poop. Because it is protected wilderness, no toilets are ...

Paying to visit Desolation Wilderness is more controversial than many of the national recreation area fees for one simple reason. Desolation is a wilderness – not a park, a campground or a picnic area ...

First responders camped overnight with an injured hiker in the Desolation Wilderness in the Eldorado National Forest. Search and rescue crews with the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office hiked out to ...