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By Kathleen Lynch
When the fire swept across the PCT at Etna Summit in 2014, Mike Taylor was three days into a weeklong trail maintenance trip. The smoke and late July heat didn’t bother him, he had solo traversed Hat Creek Rim in August just a few years prior.
Mike ... Read more
By Erin Lynch
From March 5-13, more than 250,000 people will have a glimpse into the stunning views of the Pacific Crest Trail at the Philadelphia Flower Show.
Each year, the University of Delaware builds an exhibit for the annual Philadelphia Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. It is ... Read more
By Kathleen Lynch
Harland Polk was introduced to the eastern Sierra Nevada in 1950. He was 12 years old and riding in the back of a truck on a YMCA camping trip. Over nine days, he camped and hiked in Mammoth, Lone Pine, Tuolumne Meadows, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite Valley. ... Read more
By Matt “Pretzel” Mason and Jane Windler
I plopped down with a couple of hikers I hadn’t seen in weeks. Nomad, Blazing Star, BK and Prickly Pear. I had just taken a quick snack break, but when you bump into trail friends you haven’t seen or heard from in weeks, ... Read more
By Sophia Efremov
Sophia and her AmeriCorps NCCC teammates are spending the next two months working on the PCT in Southern California with California State Parks, Angeles National Forest, Sequoia National Forest, and multiple BLM field offices. The crew is going to focus on tread, brushing, drainage, rock reconstruction and ... Read more
By Bob Arkes
Jim Webb, a long time Mount Hood Chapter caretaker, recently ‘retired’ from active trail work.
Jim oversaw an 11-mile section of the PCT encompassing Sedum Ridge in the Mount Adams Ranger district in Southern Washington. He is part of a group of long-time volunteers who have been ... Read more
By Barney Scout Mann, PCTA board member
It was a sight not seen in almost 30 years. For three hours last Saturday, there was no monument marking the southern end of the PCT on the desert rise south of Campo. The familiar silhouette made by five fir pillars was gone.... Read more
By Kathleen Lynch
Doris Peddy turned 90 on Nov. 13. Four generations of her family and a bunch of gorillas attended her party.
Members of the PCTA Trail Gorillas made the trip to San Bernardino, California, to celebrate with Doris, who has been an anchor of the Southern California maintenance ... Read more
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