Hiker, trail angel and Board Chair, Barney “Scout” Mann tells the fascinating and emotional story of the PCT Relay Boys in our history section. We’re incredibly grateful to have met Marcus Moschetto, a true trail pioneer. The story, “History in the Making” goes along with the video below. It was published in the Fall 2013 issue of the PCT Communicator.
In late 2012, a letter came to the PCTA. It began: “My father, who is now 90 years old, was a member of one of the legs of the first Pacific Crest Trail hikes in the 1930s. Are there any books on that historic hike I could get him for his birthday?”
Marcus Moschetto was a member of Relay Team 38. He’d been 15. Marcus had kept photos, his memory was still sharp, and he lived in Portland, Maine, with Beatrice, his wife of 69 years. His story appeared in these pages in Spring 2013, “Found: 1938 Relay Boy Marcus Moschetto.”
In spring 2013, Marcus was the guest of honor in front of a large audience of PCT fans. Graciously, Ryan “Prodeal” Christensen of Bristlecone Media was there with his camera. Here’s a clip: