hiker

Example Sentences

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Just a week ago, nearly 200 rescue workers, mostly volunteers, were still combing the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado National Forest searching for Jason Coughran, 60, after the hiker went missing on May 25.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

A hiker alerted authorities on 28 May to the remains in Carson National Forest.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

My wife, Cynthia, a hiker, had traveled with Shelley and Dave on a trip last year through the Grand Canyon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Richardson experienced another hiker trying to physically stop him from reaching the trig point.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

In its 283 miles, the Appalachian Trail in Maine presents the northbound hiker with almost 100,000 feet of climb, the equivalent of three Everests.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson