PCTA has hired Jack Haskel as the new Trail Information Specialist. In this role, Jack will act as the primary information source for trail users, the general public and PCTA’s members. He will be strengthening PCTA’s trail information program to position PCTA as the best source of information about the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. Jack hiked the PCT in 2006, the Colorado Trail (’08) and the Continental Divide Trail (’10). He has been an outdoor educator, most recently at a wilderness therapy company in Utah. He has traveled and hiked extensively and has years where he spent over 300 days on the trail. He holds a degree in Nature and Culture from UC Davis and has made maps of beautiful places. An obsessive backpacker, he also enjoys staying involved in his community, riding bikes and eating well.
