Jane and Flicka were two hikers who lost their lives in 1995 on a thru-hike of the PCT when a car struck them on the highway near the end of their journey. They were returning to the trail after a stop in a nearby town for supplies.

Family and friends established this Endowment Fund in their memory to benefit the PCTA and to keep their spirit alive along the trail. This fund is used to maintain the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail and promote its use by individuals from around the world.

A message from Barbara Perry, Flicka's mother:

"I have walked the highway where Jane and Flicka died. We considered putting a memorial up for them, to join the others, yet we did not want to remember or memorialize that place. We wanted to think of them out on the trail, in God's country, and so we chose their memorial to be the Jane and Flicka Endowment Fund for the PCTA - something that will live forever and help to preserve the trail for others to be inspired.

Flicka and Jane always knew, way beyond their years, exactly how precious life is, which is one reason they touched so many in their lives and their death. In Flicka's last journal were words from Thoreau, 'I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. Living is so dear . . .'

The Jane and Flicka Endowment Fund was created to help preserve and protect the trail by providing a foundation for the PCTA. The spirit of Jane and Flicka continues to inspire all of us in ways great and small."

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