Pacific Crest Trail Association

Denise "Ladybug" Hill
www.walkingforwalden.com
I am hiking again this year to complete my 2007 hike of which I hiked 2,258 miles before I shattered my tibia and fibula after a fall into Muddy Creek in WA. I hike to honor my sister's (Cheryl Rose Walden) memory and to raise money for breast cancer patients and their families.

Linda "OneStep" Rostad
http://www.creativedigitalimages.com/pctblog/
No April Fools here! I am leaving for Campo, California on April 1st. If all goes as planned, my journey will begin on April 3rd. The above link will take you to my journal if you would like to follow along. Retirement is grand.

Todd "Road Toad" Vaughn and Darren "Derby" Olsen
http://www.som-pct.org
My name is Todd Vaughn (trail name aka Road Toad). My partner is Darren Olsen (trail name aka Derby) We are hiking the Oregon stretch of the PCT in late July thru August of 2008 for a fund raiser for Stepping Out Ministries.

Martin Rolph
http://Postholer.Com/mrolph
My name is Martin Rolph and I'm a 43 year old engineer from Santa Rosa, CA. I'll be attempting a though hike of the Pacific Crest Trail from April 11 to September 2008. Stop in and check on my progress and feel free to sign the guest book.

Suzanne "Tailwinds" Finney
My 2008 thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail is my first attempt at hiking a long-distance trail. At 57, I am ready to make some of my long-held dreams come true. The online journal that I keep at www.trailjournals.com/suzannefinney will chronicle the daily experiences that make up this journey.

Carl "Greybeard" Goodman
I'm a Ridgerunner for the southern section of the AT in the GSMNP. Some of you may have run into me out of Fontana if you were hiking the AT any time the past 5 years. I'll be cutting my RR season short this year to hike the PCT beginning April 28. Greybeard is my trail name (GA/ME '99). The plan is to complete it by early September. Check out my blog (www.kygreybeard.blogspot.com) for information on my training, gear, miles walked, and other stuff

Lindy “Blue Butterfly” Bakkar
http://www.trailjournals.com/LindyBakkar/
On April 1, 2008, with hiking friends, I plan to head south from the Pacific Northwest toward the border with Mexico. By September 30, 2008, we hope to step across the border with Canada, and complete the PCT. In between, we expect there will be a great adventure!

Jeff Ford
My name is Jeff Ford and in 2007 I hiked the PCT from the California border with Mexico to Goverment Camp Oregon. The hike lasted from April 1 to September 29th and covered 2,000 trail miles. The PCT was the adventure of a lifetime. I plan to return to the PCT in summer of 2008 and head South from Canada.

We completed our PCT hike on September 11, 2007. It was a two-summers adventure - beginning on May 9, 2006, south of Compo, CA. In the first "chunk" we hiked from the Mexican border to I-80 in about three months. On May 30, 2007 we resumed our three and one-half months journey north to the Canadian border. What a thrill for us (Slim was 64 years old and Mona Lisa is 61 years old) to complete the PCT. We have hundreds of photos, dozens of new friendships, and a life time of memories. Initially, we had great trepidation about the challenge of the PCT. Could we do it? But, as the saying goes, "Do the the thing you fear the most and the death of fear is certain." In the summer of 2008, we will begin hiking the Continental Divide Trail. Wish us luck since we still have the same trepidation.

You can reach us by email: artnmotion@bresnan.net
Todd and Kaye Russell Great Falls, Montana

Catra "Dirt Diva" Corbett
http://www.catrapct.blogspot.com
I'm on the trail Pacific crest trail start date May 24th hope to finish in the beginning of September.

Judith "Squirrel" and Paul "Ruquito"
http://www.jp-pct.com
Squirrel and Ruquito are going to be on the PCT starting at Walker's Pass on 7/8. This is their second trip on the PCT. Their first trip was in 2005 which they hiked from Campo, CA to Walker's Pass then from Manning Provincial Park Canada to Timberline, OR. They are planning on finishing the trail they missed this year.

"Slim" G. Shealy
http://trailjournals.com/slim
Slim set out April 28th for his third trip down the PCT. He started at the Southern Terminus in Mexico headed for Canada.
When asked, "Why?"
He replied, -- "If you have to ask, then I can't explain it." -- He went on to quote Kurt Vonnegut: " Fish got to swim Bird got to fly Man got to sit and wonder; Why, why, why." -Kurt Vonnegut.

Daniel Woods
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=5816
Come follow Dan as his dad journals his journey northbound on the pct. He will be hiking from April 5th till July 1st and then from August 10th till Canada. Will the desert be dry? Will there be snow up high? Danger? Adventure? A show of courage? Or maybe the most uneventful 2,665 miles you have ever read about? Dan is out there looking for something so let us hope it isn't lying at mile 2,670.

Scott "Voyageur" Piddington
www.trailjournals.com/voyageur
This 2007 thru-hike will begin on May 10th. By the end of my 2004 AT thru-hike the PCT was inevitable. With decades of backpacking under these feet, there is just no no way to stop. The deserts of Southern California will surely push this New Hampshire bread hiker a bit beyond his comfort zone. Can't wait.

Denise “Ladybug” Hill
http://www.walkingforwalden.com
from Cincinnati, Ohio will begin hiking the Pacific Crest Trail beginning April 4^th. Denise will be hiking the trail to honor her sister's memory and to raise money for breast cancer patients and their families.

Johnathan White
http://www.johnathanwhite.com
The quest to turn dreams into reality, to me, is what life is about. The Pacific Crest Trail to me is a dream that was unimaginable at one point in my life. With the support of the Lord, my wife, my children, my friends, and even my manager, I am going to embark on this dream that I never thought possible.

"Pygmy"
http://bluceree.blogspot.com/
This is Pygmy's third consecutive year on the PCT. He will pick the trail up from Tahoe and continue north bound with Canada being the goal for 2007. Since Pygmy left Hawaii in '05 he has set up two Kung Fu schools and written a book "The Centerline-Wing Chun Kung Fu" during the off season. Bizarre, off-beat left field journalism. Aloha!

Erin "Teatree" Brown
www.trailjournals.com/teatree07
This is Teatree's 2nd jaunt on the PCT (she thru-hiked in 2003). This year she is hoping to raise funds for Gilda's Club of Madison WI in the name of her father, Christopher Brown, who just passed away from cancer in October. Follow Teatree's high's and low's as she deals with her fears, her emotions and see where her adventurous spirit takes her this time.

DiscoDan
www.postholer.com/discodan
Having thru-hiked the AT in 2001, I’m excited about my PCT thru-hike this year. I am a Native Texan but ended up marrying someone from New York, so I now call Coxsackie, NY home. My trail name is DiscoDan, and no, I can’t dance. I fully expect my hike will exceed my wildest expectations and I look forward to the challenges that lay ahead. Best of luck to all of the ’07 hikers!

Alden Dale
http://www.aldendale.com/pct
I'm a native California, born and raised in Northern California, going to college in Southern California. I will be graduating from Thomas Aquinas College on May 13, 2007 and starting my through hike on May 15. I have loved backpacking since being introduced by my family when I was young. The PCT has been only a dream for too long- this summer it will become a reality for me. By God's grace I will hike the entire 2,600 mile trail between May and September.

Alison and Anthony Nicoli
www.trailjournals.com/stone-nicoli
Tony and Alison were both born and raised in Minnesota. Alison developed her love of the outdoors living on the North Shore of Lake Superior, canoeing and camping in the Boundary Waters. Tony is a suburbanite, but received a taste of the outdoor lifestyle while taking countless family camping trips around the country when he was younger. They are eagerly awaiting the first steps of their long journey.

Robert is from Sacramento, CA and is planning on walking all 2,650 miles of the PCT. He is a very active PCTA volunteer and will be missed around the PCTA office. Follow him in his journal as he attempts this journey of a lifetime.

Sugar Daddy
http://360.yahoo.com/vichansonperu
My trail name is Sugar Daddy, my real name is Vic Hanson. I am 58 years old and have worked for the last 3 years in Cotahuasi, Peru as a missionary. I do a lot of hiking there, and plan on starting an adventure travel business there after I return at the end of the hike.

Gary and Monika Wescott, The Turtle Expedition, Unltd.
http://turtleexpedition.com/adventures/jmt.php
For everyone who is dreaming of hiking or planning to hike the John Muir Trail, you will find the experience, photographs and equipment lists of our 28 day trek from Yosemite to Mt. Whitney both interesting and valuable.

Mike Unger
http://www.trailjournals.com/mikeunger/
I am from Seattle, WA. I am taking a leave of absence from a wireless consulting firm to hike the PCT. I will be hiking solo, but look forward to be joined from time to time from family and friends.

Heidi "Hyper" Preuss
http://trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=4735
Heidi (AT99) and her friend Steve are doing 500 miles of the High Sierras on the PCT starting July 23, 2006. Mt. Whitney to Sierra City is their goal. The hike ends Aug. 26 regardless of how far they get as the 'real world' calls them back to duty.

"Ladybug" Denise Hill
http://www.walkingforwalden.com/
Denise Hill (Ladybug) thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2004 to honor her sister's memory. Cheryl Rose Walden died from breast cancer in 1998 at the tender age of 44. Denise raised money for Hospice of Cincinnati and is continuing her charity work by hiking the PCT in 2006. She will turn 50 on "Naked Hiker's Day" (June 21st) and will celebrate her 25th wedding anniversary somewhere on the trail with her husband, Bruce. Ladybug's 2,650 mile solo sojourn should be quite an adventure!

"Funnybone" AKA Chuckie V
http://www.trailjournals.com/funnybone%21/
"In 2002, I set out to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. Not just a slice of it but the whole shebang..."

"Pygmy" 2006
http://bluceree.blogspot.com/
Pygmy is continuing his PCT hike from 2005 on a two part mission to complete the PCT and seed Wing Chun Kung Fu Clubs throughout the US. Originally from Hawaii he has been sauntering for well over a year. Check out his writing and photos. This years hike includes the San Gabriels and from Mammoth on Northward.

Ashley Ravestein "Lady Bird"
http://www.allinthejourney.com/
Follow Ashley as she undergoes a journey of a lifetime from Mexico to Canada along the PCT.

Jim Anunson
http://www.geocities.com/jimanunson/
Jim has been hiking the PCT in sections from 1998 to 2004 and is likely not finished yet. He has crossed Washington and the northern section of Oregon. His website has both pictures and journals of each section. (61 Year old hiker in 2006)

Francis Tapon

http://www.FrancisTapon.com/pct

Francis is planning to hike the PCT southbound, starting on June 20, 2006. Francis is the author of the upcoming book Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking Across America.

Jay and Denise Lindsay

http://www.geocities.com/dlindsay777/pct

An eastern boy and a western girl. They are planning to hike about half the PCT, from Tehachapi Pass to Crater Lake, between June 5th and August 17th.

Scott "Squatch" Herriott
http://trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=134349
A few years ago Scott shot a documentary about the PCT called "Walk". This year he'll attempt to hike 1,000 miles and shoot a third PCT documentary...the goal being to meet as many hikers as possible to hear their hopefully intriguing, interesting and/or funny stories. And, if he's lucky, to see a Sasquatch.

Sandra & Larry Tyler
http://www.trailjournals.com/larryandsandratyler
Sandra and Larry are from Michigan. Their journal will help them to keep in touch with their family but they're happy to have other readers come and hike with them vicariously.

Benjamin & Billy
http://www.purebound.com/PCT/pacific_crest_trail_journal.htm
Ben and Billy (trail names: Ben and Billy) will be hiking the PCT beginning at Campo on May 15, 2006. They are AT veterans and both will be submitting journal entries to their site (Billy's appear in green and Ben's appear in black).

Karl Jorgensen
http://www.trailjournals.com/jorgy
Karl is a 60+ hiker from Edmonton, Alberta, who is planning on starting the PCT on May 9. Your can follow his journey by following the link above. He would love to hear from you. Sign his guest book.

Adam Bradley
http://web.mac.com/hike4trails
Adam will hike the PCT to raise money to support and protect America's long-distance trails, including the PCT.Have an extra penny?

Jenn "Jackalope" & "Bri" Eagleeye
http://www.trailjournals.com/jennandbri/
After completing 26 years of education (including a thesis) Jackalope is ready for some freedom! Join her and Eagleeye on their thru-hike adventure. They have JMT experience under their belts and will be going semi-light.

Ed & Terry
http://www.trailjournals.com/canuck/
Ed is from Grand Forks, BC, and Terry is from San Diego. They will embark on their thru-hike on approximately April 22.

Michael "Saltlick" Levasseur
http://www.trailjournals.com/saltlick/
Michael did 2,200 miles of the PCT in 2005 but had to skip snow locked portions of the Sierras. Michael found PCT journals priceless when he was planning his hike and hopes that his journal is useful to others, too.

Melody & Sati
http://www.rangeoflight.org/forum/
In 2005 Melody and her boyfriend Sati hiked from Chester southbound on the PCT to Kennedy Meadows. Here are their ramblings...

Rob "Bearcan't" Rathmann
http://www.bearcant.org
After surviving Stage IIIa cancer, Rob decided to fulfill a lifelong dream and completed a northbound thru-hike of the PCT in 2005.

Brian Barnhart “Buckeye”
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=3227
Brian started at the Kickoff in April 2005 – flip flopped – and ended at Kennedy Meadows on Sept 6, 2005, after thru-hiking the whole trail. He truly believes that a hiker's lifestyle is one of the greatest ways of existing, find out why...

Pygmy
http://www.wingchunclub.com/wichuwaka/
The PCT is the first of leg of a planned three-year hike for Pygmy to include trails all over the continental United States.

Gabriel (Toaster) McGovern & Samantha (Goodfoot) Childers
http://www.trailb.com/pct/
On April 17, 2005 Toaster and Goodfoot set out from the Mexican border for a six-month backpacking expedition to reach Canada. During the course of the adventure, they logged hundreds of journals, took thousands of pictures and even captured a few short movies.

The Oregonian's Mark Larabee & Ian Malkasian
www.oregonlive.com/weblogs/pacifictrail
Two writers from The Oregonian spent a month trekking the PCT and wrote a series of articles about their experiences, issues affecting the trail, and more.

Reino "Frisian Rhino" Koopmans
www.trailjournals.com/frisianrhino
Reino is from the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. What's it like to be a Dutchman on the PCT? He shares his journals so you can find out.

Charlie "Mama's Boy" Williston
www.thewillistons.com
A southbound PCT adventure! Charlie began his trek on June 26th. How's he doing? Find out from his family's Web site. Journals and photos are posted bi-weekly.

Bob "Pika" Atwood
www.trailjournals.com/pika
Bob hiked more than 2,000 miles of the PCT last summer, This year, in August, he's tackling the Washington portion. Get caught up with this pika through his journal.

Terri (Splash)
www.trailjournals.com/terri2005
This is a year for southbounders. Discover Terri's Manning to Campo adventure.

Jennette & Vincent
www.trailjournals.com/vin_jennette
Nightingale and Bono have hiked sections of the PCT in previous years. This year they attempted a thru-hike but were sad to have leave their dog Moby behind. Check out how they did...

Pete Behmer
http://pct2005.com
Pete is hiking the entire Pacific Crest Trail this summer! This five month odyssey will take him through some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. He is carrying a laptop and a satellite phone to update his website from the trail. So follow along as he makes his way northward!

Gabe (Whistler) Shonerd
www.reachquest.org
Gabe is one of the people whose load is lightened by the extra weight he carries. He is hiking the PCT for fun and to raise scholarship money for 30 neurologically disabled children.

Nick J. (Hidalgo the Infidel) Simon
www.trailjournals.com/nickjsimon
Nick Simon is a programming consultant for IBM, and as a " thru-hiker" of the PCT, is somewhat of a mystery to his colleagues. Hidalgo's passion is writing, and his journal reflects both the p hysical and metaphysical journey he's currently undertaking.

PopHike: A Hike for Population Awareness
www.pophike.org
David Nova will hike the PCT from the Mexican border to the Canadian border, to focus attention on the impact of population and consumption. PopHike will champion the '94 United Nations Cairo Agreement on population and development. It will raise donations for family planning and environmental organizations through per-mile pledges

Peter Kirby
http://pcthike.blogspot.com
Follow Peter's blog as he hikes the Calif. section of the PCT this year. You'll learn about issues affecting the protection of the trail, its maintenance, and more.

Judith & Paul
www.jp-pct.com
It's always been Judith's dream to hike the PCT and now Paul has joined in that dream. Visit their site for updates every two weeks.

Robert "Verdick" Snook
www.trailjournals.com/verdick
There are many different reasons to hike the PCT, Robert's centers on the chance to truly achieve something special and after losing his job and being freed from his lease this seemed like a perfect year to strive for that achievement. Read more on his journal site.

Charlie "Tombstone" Wilcox & Elliot "Tarzan" Spaulding
www.pcthike.org
Elliott is a rock climber, Eagle Scout, mountain biker, and guitar player -- and this summer he's hoping to add "thru-hiker" to his resume. Charlie, also an Eagle Scout, is waiting to get into the Fire Academy. Join these two on the PCT via their Web site.

Jayme & Jamie
http://home.comcast.net/~jaymie_pct/
Jayme and Jamie will be thru-hiking the PCT this 2005 season. With the hard part (planning, buying supplies, assembling gear and waiting) behind them, they will begin their trek on April 22th.

Heather & Matt Squires
www.pelorus-jack.com/pct
Heather and Matt have been living (and sailing) on a boat for the last four years. Right now, they are getting their sea legs ready to become trail legs. Follow these sea lovers as they head inland to hike the PCT.

George "Highlander" Grant
www.trailjournals.com/highlander
Highlander's first challenge will be to convince US immigration to give him a 6-month Visa to hike the PCT this summer (he's from the UK). Read more about this and his other upcoming adventures.

Andy & Chele Schmidt
www.trailjournals.com/schmidthike
Read as two former "armchair" hikers tackle the PCT this summer. Their adventure begins on May 3, 2005.

Bill & Monty Chipman
http://kelmah.net/pct/
Bill & Monty Chipman are newly retired senior citizens who've had their share of adventures in the past. Now they're tackling a whole new challenge--the PCT!

Dervish
www.trailjournals.com/dervish/
Dervish will be picking up his pack at Kennedy Meadows this summer. He is a teacher, blessed to have 2.5 months of rambling time, yet cursed in that it is almost enough time to get a full thru-hike in. Regardless, he's decided he's going to finish the trail this summer.

Michael Lissner Aids Hike
www.aidshike.org
Michael will be hiking the PCT in 2005 to help spread the word about the AIDS pandemic and to raise money for the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. On April 23rd of 2005, he will don a small backpack and depart the Mexican border, heading north toward Canada. Visit his site for information about making a pledge.

Gordon and Wendy
www.Trailjournals.com/gordonandwendy
To help prepare for their 2005 PCT trek, Gordon and Wendy are hiking various South American Trails. This journal is therefore full of various hikes and travels culminating in the PCT as the crown jewel of their adventures.

Shane and Miriam
www.homepage.mac.com/darkbodhi
Shane and Miriam are planning on thru-hiking the PCT in 2005. To start, they are hitting the books -- trail books that is, and waiting for Shane's cracked rib to heal. He thinks he'll be a walking barometer on the trail due to all the bones he's broken over the years.

Bob "Pika" Bob
www.trailjournals.com/pika
Bob hiked the 1,200 miles of the PCT from June 4th through August 18th 2004. He chronicles his adventures and stories of the interesting people he met on this site.

Patrick "FreeMan" Mayer
www.hiking-trail.ch
Pictures speak louder than words. Here's a photo-journal of the PCT.

Rod "Steady Sr." Belshee
www.trailjournals.com/steady
Traveling the world taught Rod and Fran to seek the simple life, solitude, and reflection. Learn about their physical and emotional journies through their journals.

Tom "Slow Start" & Sheila "Taper Off" Pearson
www.tandshike.diary-x.com
This husband-and-wife hiking team hiked the PCT from April 12 - Oct. 16, 2004. And now, they are getting the itch to long-distance hike some more! AT anyone?

Jason "Ganj" Lee
www.trailjournals.com/ganj.pct
Ganj is an Appalachian Trail veteran who leaves his home in New Jersey to hike with some AT friends on the PCT. He starts out a little nervous about the heat, lack of water, and rattlesnakes. Read his journal to find out how it all works out.

John & Benjamin Olding
www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~olding/PCT2004/
These two brothers hiked the PCT and found out that it was a lot harder than they expected. View their photos and journals.

Scott "Stormtrooper" Jacobsmeyer
http://www.trailjournals.com/skjpcthike04
Stormtrooper started his PCT thru-hike on May 12th and expected to arrive at Manning on Oct. 4. Along the way he experienced a little bit of everything including bears, rattlesnakes, mountain goats, heat, cold, rain, snow, giardia, exhilaration, boredom, new friends, and some spectacular scenery.

John "Brother John" Johnson
http://www.trailjournals.com/jj
Brother John hiked the PCT from May 9th to Sept. 2nd of 2004. "It sure was sweet living the dream," he says. Visit his journal to learn more.

ToeK
http://home.wanadoo.nl/agnes.smit/index.htm
ToeK is still hiking as of Sept. 21st. He started in May and hopes to finish one of these days. ToeK's journals are in Dutch but non-Dutch readers will enjoy his photos if not his diaries.

Matt "Pi" Jackson
http://www.trailjournals.com/pi
PI obtained his trail name while hiking the AT in 2002. Pi comes from his love and fascination for mathematics. He hope everyone learns a little bit about the trail and appreciates all the amazing splendor of the natural world through his journal.

S&M
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=71771
Follow this section hiker's (from Israel) adventures on 200 miles of the PCT through sections M, L, and K.

Derrick "1/2 Trac" Davies
http://www.hikeforkids.com
Hike for Kids is Derrick's hike from Mexico to Canada to raise money and awareness for Child Advocates, Inc., and to help stop the cycle of child abuse.

David "pineneedle" Rainey
http://www.trailjournals.com/pineneedle/
After completing the Appalachian Trail in 2002 (March 17-Sept 21), David decided to take on the Pacific Crest Trail. He is dedicating this hike to raising funds for ongoing mission work in Nicaragua.

Sarah Vergane & Miah Armold
http://home.comcast.net/~pacificcresttrail
Sarah Vergane and Miah Armold are hiking the PCT this summer. Sarah just graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Sports Medicine and she figured hiking the trail would be much better than getting a job. They started on 5/18/04.

John "Sycamore" Hildebrand
www.trailjournals.com/about.cfm?trailname=2252
More than seventy miles into his PCT journey, Sycamore has five blisters, but he's still cruising along and writing along the way. Check in with Sycamore to learn more.

Phil "Nowhere Man" Hough &
Deb "Walking Carrot" Hunsicker
www.walkingcarrot.com
It’s springtime in North Idaho – that time of year when the Osprey return, the trees are budding and long distance hikers thoughts lightly turn to the nation’s “scenic trails.” This spring, the Walking Carrot and Nowhere Man are turning their thoughts towards the PCT.

"Just Plain Mel"
www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=2239
Mel is a 57-year-old building inspector. He can’t retire yet and is tired of waiting to hike the PCT. He's got 45 days leave built up and will attempt from Mt. Lassen to Mt. Whitney this year. Mel hopes to complete the PCT over the next 5-6 years.

Joshua Ferdaszewski
www.joshferd.com
Joshua has a suspicion that life in the suburban and urban lowlands is really just a farce and that the real world and real life can only be found in the hills and mountains. He'll have a chance to find out whether his suspicion is correct during his "walk."

"Buzz"
www.trailjournals.com/buzzn
Buzz lives in San Diego, he has a wife of 29 years and two children -- one of whom is about to graduate from high school. Still, Buzz is going to take time-out from family to hike the PCT this summer. He started his hike on April 23rd.

Scott "Still Roaming" Parks
www.delnorteresort.com/pct04/
After hiking the PCT over the course of the past two seasons, "Still Roaming" will attempt to complete it in just one this time. His adventure begins May 8th.

Loren Mach
www.zimwalk.org
Loren Mach, a musician, plans to hike the PCT from April to September 2004 to raise money for the struggling people of Zimbabwe.

John"WalkAbout" Milner
www.trailjournals.com/walkabout
WalkAbout's PCT adventures will being April 22, 2004. Follow along this summer!

Nancy "Izzy" Imbertson
www.trailjournals.com/izzy
Izzy is from San Diego. She says that reading other people's journals has played a role in her embarking on a PCT adventure. Perhaps her journal will do the same for you.

Dave Blumenthal and Lexi Shear
www.studiozoic.com/adventures/2004/pct
Dave hiked Vermont's Long Trail in 2000 solo, and together he and Lexi have had many adventures. Now they're headed to the PCT. Stories and pictures posted from the trail.

Karen "Nocona" Borski
www.trailjournals.com/nocona2
Nocona tries again to thru-hike the PCT after her "failed" attempt in 2000. She is asking readers to pledge a penny per mile to the PCTA and offers to provide a full account of her hike (through words and photos) in return.

Donnie "Popsickle"
www.trailjournals.com/popsickle/
Popsickle has hiked the Colorado Trail -- next challenge? The PCT! This journal will be updated during the planning process and then during townstops along the trail.

J. Bradley Materick
www.pctforpets.org
Beginning March, '04, Materick and his dog, Banner, will hike and ski the PCT as a charitable adventure to raise awareness and support to benefit animal shelters nationwide. Explore "PCT for Pets" if you love animals and want to know more!

Bob "Waterboy" Smith
www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=1711
Bob hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1999, in 2004 he'll attempt the PCT. He'll be trying to lighten his load this time around, and to get in shape ahead of time. Check back for updates.

Glen "Chance Money" Hubbell
www.trailjournals.com/ChanceMoney
"Chance" successfully hiked the PCT in 2003 and is planning to thru-hike it again in 2004.

Jim Keener
www.pct04.com
Folks are already planning for their 2004 hikes! Jim's site is still under construction but check back for updates on how his preperations are progressing.

Greg Cope
http://www.naturefocused.com/articles/john-muir-trail-report.html
I dreamed of hiking the John Muir Trail since I was a child camping and hiking in the High Sierra. After many years the dream finally became reality in 2003, when I spent 13-days solo on the trail hiking from Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mount Whitney. A trip of a lifetime, my journal describes my experiences and includes some amazing images from my trip, as well as an interactive photography map locating where many of those pictures were taken.

Alistair & Gail Des Moulins
http://www.pcthiker.com/pages/journals/2003/alistar%26gail.shtml /
Alistair and Gail have done a lot of backpacking, mainly in the Canadian Rockies, and have always particularly enjoyed doing week-long trips. However at the end of each trip they never want to go home... and this time they didn't have to. Read how they spent almost six months on the PCT in 2003.

John Calhoun
www.trailjournals.com/mothernatureson/
In 2001, John hiked the Appalachian Trail. In 2003, John's wife said she would support him in a PCT hike if he quit smoking. On January 17,2003, John crushed out his last cigarette. His adventure was just beginning.

Tom Griffin
http://staff.washington.edu/griffin/pct03.html
(Washington Section H, Columbia River to White Pass.) Find out what a 150-mile section hike is like as you follow Tom and his buddies as they hike from the PCT's lowest point at the Columbia River--180 feet above sea level--to one of its highest points in Washington--7,080 in the Goat Rocks Wilderness. If you ever considered a section hike, this is an example of what to expect.

Yogi
No Such Thing As Reentry
If you hiked the PCT in 2003, don't miss Jackie "Yogi" McDonnell's column. Returning the to the trail for another season, Yogi recounts her adventures as well as those of fellow thru-hikers.

Larry "Coach" Hoff
pctlarry.com
Started my hike in April of 2002 and after a few hardships - arrived in Manning Park, August 28th 2003. Larry is a teacher in Wisconsin.

Chris Willett
www.pierce.ctc.edu/faculty/cwillett
"Suge" left behind a sedentary life in Indiana and started walking north, into a dream given form. Into the desert and the flowers and the wind and the sand. To live a life composed only of walking, eating, drinking, and sleeping.

Tom "Stretch" Balcom
www.trailjournals.com/stretch
Stretch started his PCT expedition on April 25th, 2003 and finished in Manning Park on September 9th, 2003. His adventures began with a broken-down train -- many more would follow.

Brad "Zeb" Wilson
Brad's Journal
Brad's journey on the PCT began on May 21, 2003. The journals collected here were sent out to friends and loved ones throughout the summer by Brad's mother.

Randy "RandellSon" Knight
Randy's Journal
Randy trekked a part-PCT loop, from August 10 to August 14, 2003, starting and ending at Echo Lake. His solo journey led him through Mosquito Pass, up Rockbound trail to the McConnell Lakes trail, back down to the Velma Lakes trail, and then back to Echo Lake on the PCT.

Richard "The One" Cox
www.trailjournals.com/theone/
"The One" has been hiking with Potato Picker, Teatree, The Northerner, Kimber & Yucca, and So Far. Check out this growing journal site for more information about the whole crew.

Lance Le
www.lancele.com
Lance hiked the desert portion of the PCT between May 14th and July 22nd as well as sections of the trail near Burney, CA, and Ashland, OR.

Ray "Wall" Greenlaw
http://members.cox.net/jwogulis/wall-pct/
Wall's '03 thru-hike was a speedy one! Just about 83 days from border to border. Learn more about this fast-packer's adventures on his site.

The Northerner (Patrick Shannon)
www.trailjournals.com/northerner
The Northerner started his thru-hike on April 23, 2003 and he's still going! Read all about it!

Rev. Marilee Clark
www.trailjournals.com/rev
Follow Rev on her "Grandmothers' Peace and Freedom Walk" during which, she writes, "with love and light every step's a prayer."

George Li
www.activedigits.com/George%20on%20PCT/
George Li (resident of Brooklyn, New York) is a veteran hiker. In 1999, George completed an Appalachian Trail thru-hike. He started his PCT thru-hike on May 28th, 2003 and is expected to complete his journey by the end of September, 2003.

Jon “Molasses” Lovejoy
www.trailjournals.com/molasses
Molasses recently completed two back-to-back section hikes of the PCT, from Idyllwild to Agua Dulce , then Tehachapi to Mt. Whitney – totaling 470 miles. Planning a section-hike? Visit Molasses journal to get a "feel" for it.

Paul ("Toes") & Erica ("Scoots")
www.bluebrain.ca/pct
Toes and Scoots are hiking the PCT to help raise funds to send kids to summer camp. And, they've got a "PCT Theme Song" that you can download off their site. They're also posting journals and pictures of their Mexico to Canada trek.

Glenn & Sheila
geocities.com/glenn_ord/pct.html
They've traveled the world (Tibet, Japan, the Phillippines, and many other places), now they're hitting the PCT.

Dan Bedore
www.geocities.com/danshike
For over 12 years, Dan has had the dream of hiking the full 2,650-mile length of the Pacific Crest Trail. Dan has hiked portions of it, but to do it right, he is planning on hiking it all, this year (2003).

Glen
http://www.tolstoyota.com/glenpct
Glen is an experienced urban traveler (freight train hopping and highway hitchhiking) who is ready for a new and different challenge. The posting of journal entries and photographs will probably start in early or mid-May.

Wayne Hall (Soupbean)
http://www.trailjournals.com/soupbean/
Soupbean is hiking the PCT from south to north and is currently underway. Read this father's adventures.

Jackie McDonnell (Yogi)
http://www.trailjournals.com/yogi/
I'm nuts. I'm doing this again. SoCal three times. Section O twice. As my friend D-Low put it -- "I'm hooked." The long-distance hiking world is where I belong. I'm going back to the trail...

Don Du Russel Jr. (Potato Picker)
http://www.trailjournals.com/potatopicker/
This AT ('99) veteran decided it was time to leave his cube and go for another long walk; "one should not limit them selves to only one mid-life crisis in a lifetime." He will also be raising money for breast cancer research.

Puck and Belcher
http://www.trailjournals.com/pbtrippin/
How many times will Belcher fall? How often will Puck get lost? Join two AT thru hikers as we get back to our old tricks.

Jared McClain
http://www.trailjournals.com/jared747/
Jared will attempt his first thru-hike this summer. His training for the adventure has included a half-marathon and practice AT hikes He'll be supported by his wife Kristi. Check back for updates.

Erin "Teatree" Brown
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=1055
Teatree thru-hiked the AT in 2001. In 2003 she attempts the PCT. She's a veteran long-distance hiker but still has her fears for what the PCT bring. Keep checking back as her adventures unfold.

Cory "Cross Country" Lampert & Aaron "Pack Mule" Wieselman with Pocky "Pocket Rocket"
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=13794
Cory, Aaron, and Pocky, hiked the PCT in 2002 from Mexico (starting late May) to Castella, CA the from Canada back south (finishing late october).

Team Jerky
www.healingthroughmovement.com/public_html/WTR/WTR_
Main_Page/WTRMainPage.htm
Rick, Pat and Jill hiked the PCT in 2002. Nicknamed “Team Jerky” and called “The Canadians” by others, these three enjoyed all the trail had to offer on their five-month north bound hike over 4,300 km and three seasons.

Rob "Sylvan" & Jennifer "Shamrock" York
www.geocities.com/ryork75/PCT.html
Rob and Jen hiked from from Cabazon, CA, to Ashland, OR, in 2002..While hiking, Jen planned on memorizing the words the Styx song, "Mr. Roboto." Rob hoped to find out just how much wood a woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. Did they succeed? Click on the link above to find out.

Jason Hashmi
www.jasonhashmi.com/jmt/home.html
Visit Jason's journal for an overview of what it's like to do a solo hike of the John Muir Trail, a 211-mile trail in California from Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mt. Whitney.

Ben McKernan
BensJournal.doc
Ben hiked from Snoqualmie Pass to Stevens Pass during July of 2002.. He's happy to share his journal with all who love to learn the hard way.

Owen "Happy JO" McCarty
http://walkforcancer.tripod.com
Happy JO hiked the PCT to raise money for Camp Sunrise, a children's camp for kids with cancer. His Web site contains journal entries and pictures from the trip which started on May 2nd and concluded on Sept. 11th..

Scooter
http://www.trailjournals.com/dwmcguire/
An 11-year-old dream finally becomes reality. Scooter set out to hike the PCT because "it's there", because he needed a change, because he loves nature, and because it's a challenge. "Adventure," he writes, "Enough said." Learn more by visiting his journal.

Glenn "Fiddlehead" & Brian "Pieps" - Single Year Triple Crown Attempt
http://members.tripod.com/triplecrownoneyear/index.htm
On October 15, 2001 Fiddlehead and Pieps headed south from Katahdin on their quest to hike the Triple Crown. You can follow their adventures.

Scott & Rachel Kimler
http://pct-hike.randsco.com
This CA/US couple met while cycling across the U.S. Recently married, they are taking two years off to travel. The adventure begins with a thru-hike of the PCT, starting 4/15/02. Follow them on their "Big Hike"! Photos, journal & maps updated while hiking.

Paul Magnanti
http://friends.backcountry.net/pmags/
My 2002 thru-hike of the PCT. Read about my attempts to find Snickers bars, eat lots of 'pasta formaggio con fruta di mare' (Mac and Cheese w/ Tuna.mmmm. Sounds better that way) and oh yeah, see a few amazing mountains, rivers and forests.

John "Cupcake" Brennan
http://www.cupcakewalk.com
I'm hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2002. What else is there to say? Lots! During a New Years retreat where we welcomed in 2001, I decided that I would investigate hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. I quickly knew that this was the right adventure for me.

Linda "Gottago" Jeffers
http://www.lindajeffers.com/
Why would a 57-year-old woman want to walk from Mexico to Canada? Find out on Linda's 2002 Pacific Crest Trail Adventure pages.

Scott Parks
http://stillroaming.tripod.com/pct/index.html
Read along as Scott turns a 20-year-old dream into reality. Photos, gear lists, resupply stops, and training information included.

Spur and Ready
http://www.spursjournal.com/
Enjoy Spur and Ready's PCT thru-hike journals as well as their AT thru-hike journals and Spur's Alabama-Quebec journal.

Lady Leaper
http://www.trailjournals.com/ladyleaper/
Leaving her husband and two teenage sons back in Alabama, Lady Leaper (an AT veteran) hiked from Campo to Manning Park. Enjoy her photos and journals!

Sauce "Saskia" and Jan
www.xs4all.nl/~darudiva
Visit this site for a report of the Sauce and Jan made along the PCT, from Willamette Pass to Stehekin in 2001. Ultralight pack list and photos are also available for viewing.

Brian Robinson - Single Year Triple Crown Hike
http://royrobinson.homestead.com/Triple_Crown.html
On January 1, 2001, Brian began his attempt to hike the Appalachian Trail, the Continental Divide Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail, all in one calendar year. Read about it here! Also on this site, plans for the CatStove alcohol stove, a 10 oz poncho/tarp tent, a photo gallery, and PCT trail logs for 1997 and 1999.
On October 26, 2001, after just short of 10 months, Brian stood a top Mt. Katahdin at the Northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail -- completing his trek and in doing so, becoming the first person to hike all three major trails in a single year.

Dave "Lightningbolt" Brock
http://members.tripod.com/gohike/
All about my 2001 PCT thru-hike plus a whole lot more. It is my hope that this website will serve as a resource for planning your own outdoor adventures and as an inspiration to live your own dreams, whatever they might be.

Nick's Long Walk
http://www.nickslongwalk.org/
I am hiking the Pacific Crest Trail to raise money for Bay Area Wilderness Training, a project of the Earth Island Institute in San Francisco, which seeks to improve access to the wilderness for urban youth. As I hike the trail I will be posting journals, photographs, and drawings to this site.

Brandon Cox
http://www.monkey100.com/
I am hiking the Pacific Crest Trail to find the 100th Monkey and raise funds for the Big Sister and Big Brother programs. I'm not an outdoorsman. I've never gone on a backpacking trip.

Tim and Ginny Davidson
http://www.pcthiker.com/pages/journals/2001/timandginney.shtml
This is the link to where our journal is posted. I am pretty wordy and detailed so be warned. We want to chronicle our hopes, successes, and disappointments as we attempt this tremendous undertaking: hiking end to end the PCT.

Todd Griffiths
http://www.pcthiker.com/pages/journals/2001/todd.shtml
Weekly updates on what its like to hike 2,650 miles with your girlfriend's parents.

Ant Newman
http://home.clara.net/hintez/index.htm
The last 280 miles. A one-year thru-hike has turned into a four-year odyssey. Lots of pictures from previous PCT hikes.

David "Fannypack" Atkinson
http://www.hikercafe.com/
The official website of my 2001 northbound thru hike. Pictures and journal entries are added as I travel. Started April 20th.

David "Rainmaker" Mauldin
http://www.trailquest.net/RMindex.html
In 1999, I hiked just over a thousand miles on the PCT, from the Mexican border at Campo, CA to Sonora Pass, CA. In 2000, I hiked an additional 800 miles from Sonora Pass to Crater Lake, OR. In 2001, I plan to hike the remaining 800 miles from Crater Lake to Manning Park, Canada. This site also contains my thoughts on PCT desert hiking, my review of all PCT trail towns I have visited, my 1999 and 2000 PCT journals, and my 1992 AT journal.

Carol "Brawny" Wellman
http://www.trailquest.net/BRindex.html
Last year I hiked over 800 miles on the PCT. This year I will be finishing the trail, beginning at Campo as a soloist. I have made some changes in gear, designed and made a new solo tent. My hiking partner will meet me at Crater Lake, where we will continue northward to complete the PCT. It will be an exciting year, as the logistics are planned, and everything comes together.

Shara Wilkey-Sato
http://www.hikeformentalhealth.org/
I will be hiking the Pacific Crest Trail to raise awareness for Mental Illness, and hopefully to raise donations for the National Institute of Mental Health and for the national and local chapters of the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) to name a few.

Tom & Marnie Tocheniuk
http://www.tuttobene.ch/en/usa_pacific_crest_trail/
A journal describing the journey of Yankee Tom and Canuck Marnie as they experience the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail together in the summer of 2001

Yogi
http://www.trailjournals.com/yogi/
Going for a long walk . . . already walked up the East Coast, the West Coast is the natural progression. Hey, Toto, I'm not in Kansas anymore!

Los Tres Amigos
http://2001pct.tripod.com/
Three guys walking from Mexico to Canada, the amigos finished the 2,638 miles from Campo, CA at the Mexican Border to Manning Park at the Canadian Border along the Pacific Crest Trail on September 8th!

Bob Walker and Katrina Becker
http://geocities.com/bobwalker14/
The website for our 2001 PCT Trek, to raise money for Parkinson's disease. Pictures and updates will be made throughout the trip.

Jerry and Dave
http://members.aol.com/PctTrek/
Jerry Smith and Dave Lyon, two recently retired naval officers, take to the PCT. This site contains journal entries, trail photos, and information about their itinerary and trail supplies.

Dale Fullerton, The Big Ride
http://www.geocities.com/thebigride2001/home_page.html
Dale Fullerton, along with his sister Dixie Burnett and various other family members and friends, is leading a horseback trip down the entire length of the PCT from Canada to Mexico. The trip will begin in July and end in approximately November. We will periodically be updating a journal and photo album on www.thebigride.com throughout the summer and fall.

TJ Forrester: Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a PCT Thru-Hiker
http://www.literarypotpourri.com/004_08/es_01.html
Published in an on-line literary magazine, this journal follows TJ from Mexico to the nouthern Sierras.

Mike & Debbie Libbee
http://home.earthlink.net/~mikelibbee/
Mike and Debbie thru-hiked the PCT May 9th to Sept. 17th. Our homepage provides some thoughts, tips, and photographs from that trek. If you plan to hike the PCT, or just want to reflect on the beauty of the trail, drop by our site. We are happy to share our experience with you.

Journey Film
http://www.journeyfilm.com/
Four friends, four months, 2,700 miles from Mexico to Canada. One epic film.

Tom "Hobbit" Rogers
http://friends.backcountry.net/rogers/
Hobbit's Hiking Pages chronicles my 2000 PCT hike from Campo to the Trinity Alps with lots of maps, journal, and pictures. It also has pages from my late season hike of Sections A & B in 1999 and my High Sierra hike in 1998.

Menacing Vegetables
http://www.tannercritz.com/pct2000/
Join a group of hikers called the "Menacing Vegetables" as they frolic northward on the PCT. Weekly updates of notes and pictures on the joys and difficulties of this adventurous group. (For AT thru-hikers - some of the "Vikings" of '95 can be found in this crew)

Ron "Fallingwater" Moak - A Long Summer's Walk
http://www.fallingwater.com/pct2000/
You are welcome to join me on my journey along the Pacific Crest Trail. I have a Newsletter that will enable you to receive my trail updates directly in your e-mail. I've got sections on Lightweight and homemade gear.

Ken & Marcia Powers
http://home.pacbell.net/kdpo/
Ken and Marcia's hiking started on California's costal ridge. Looking for new vistas and longer, higher challenges led to Yosemite then Mount Whitney. The view down and to the west from Trail's Crest on Whitney led to backpacking the John Muir Trail, which is now leading to…the Pacific Crest Trail 2000.

Peter Haskell
http://www.trek.st-albert.com/
On April 15, 2000, Peter Haskell takes a sabbatical from his business, The NLP Center of Texas, and begins a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. His goal is to walk the length of California, from the Mexican border at Campo to the Oregon border at Ashland. For Peter, diagnosed in 1985 as having Parkinson's, it is quite an unknown as to whether or not this daunting hike is feasible. He has set a minimal target of hiking over San Jacinto Peak, 200 miles from Campo, but the real challenge is the 1700-mile length of California.

Joe Helten
http://www.trek.st-albert.com/
An overview of our hike. We are raising money for the St. Albert Youth/Community Center. Journals and pictures will be added throughout the summer.

Terry Larkin and John Lackman
http://www.hike2000.com/
This site is dedicated to supporting and tracking Terry Larkin and John Lackman as they take on the challenge of hiking the North American Continent via the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,000 mile-plus trek from Mexico to Canada. Find out how you can donate dollars to support the Boys to Men Mentoring Network.

Chris Dawes
http://freespace.virgin.net/chris.dawes1/
Flight booked and rucksack packed. I will be returning to the trail at Donner Pass where I finished last year and this time with Canada firmly in my sights. I have collected more than £1200 for Harvest Help (£1 per mile of trail) to help rural development in Zambia and intend to boost this by an equivalent amount this year.

Nocona's and Bald Eagle's 2000 Adventure
http://www.pcthiker.com/pages/journals/2000/00nocona.shtml
Follow Nocona's and Bald Eagle's 2000 adventure on the PCT with weekly updated journals and photos of their thru-hike.

Dave Ferguson/Wannabe
http://csucub.csuchico.edu/PCT/trail.html
Hiking the Oregon PCT: A Mexico-to-Canada Wannabe's daily impressions, reveries, and photos on his 3-week vacation hiking Oregon.

Doug "El Nino"
http://www.geocities.com/douglaskevin14411/index.html
Pictures and info from my early-season thru-hike in 2000 and 1,700 mile southbound hike in 1998. Also includes pictures from Mt. Rainier and Appalachians.

Jim Bruton
http://jbruton.www1.50megs.com/pct2000.htm
Contains journal link for my solo thru-hike, begun May 27 from Campo.

Amy and Scott's PCT Adventure
http://www.sarigby.net/pct2000/
If you're looking to read about beautiful scenery and a couple rediscovering their love while hiking, this probably isn't the site for you. If, instead, you find yourself craving a little light reading about foot pain, crying, fighting, and a few cows thrown in for good measure, come join us on our adventure.

Kirsten Bradley and Natasha Carver
http://www.intlcorp.demon.co.uk/
Hiking 2000 miles (3200 kilometers) along the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada, Natasha Carver and Kirsten Bradley are raising money for community development projects in the South American Andes. Includes our PCT plans, photos and stories from our hikes in the Andes, and will be updated as our planning and hike progress.

Tony DiLorenzo - 7,000,000 Steps To A Cure
http://7000000steps.freeyellow.com/index.htm
I will be hiking to help the Cooley's Anemia Foundation. Check out the Website to learn more.

Brian Dickson "Hound Dog" & Martina Osterloh "Dolly" (1998)
www.wildernesstravels.co.uk
Hound Dog & Dolly hiked the PCT in 1998 starting at Mexico in April and reached Walker Pass after 650 miles. They then flipped to Manning park and hiked south to Walker Pass from there to finish on 10th October 1998. They are from Scotland and had the time of their lives on the PCT. Read about it...

Tom "Annakin" Potochny (1999)
http://hometown.aol.com/servotep/pct.html
In 1999, Tom hiked 2/3 of the PCT (most of California and Southern Oregon). He found excitement, adventure, and freedom on the trail.. His journal site includes both PCT and Oregon coast memories.

David & Shirley McCunn / "Sherpa & Tea time" (1981)
http://home.earthlink.net/~pct81
Shirley and David walked the California section of the PCT for their honeymoon in 1981. They decided to stay married anyway. Read the adventures of two newlyweds who could think of no better way to cement their relationship than sweating it out on the PCT.

Dances with Marmots (1990)
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/nz_usa
An account of George's five month solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, "Dances With Marmots" has been said to be informative, inspirational and humorous. These journals look at the US and it's wilderness through the eyes of a Kiwi (New Zealander).

Gary and Steve Funk - "The Funk Brothers" (1975)
www.trailjournals.com/theFunkBrothers
Through hiked from April 1, 1975 to Sept 1, 1975. Although the trail is now complete and the equipment has changed, the dream of hiking the PCT from border to border remains the same. Take a journey to the past and follow Steve and Gary's hike done in the '70s'. I would enjoy hearing from anyone who hiked the trail in 1975. You can contact me at garyfunk@cox.net