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By Tristan Oliver
I recently finished reading Falling Upward by the ecumenical teacher Richard Rohr and it resonated deeply with me. I was struck by his passage,
... Read moreWe are here to give back fully and freely what was first given to us—but now writ personally—by us! It is probably the
By John P. O’Brien and Brad Marston
Note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2022 issue of the PCT Communicator magazine.
Travelers on the Pacific Crest Trail in Northern California last June may have been surprised to see Mount Shasta with nearly no snow cover. Further north, an unprecedented ... Read more
By Doug Laher and Sally Fowler
The PCT is challenging and passes through more miles of designated Wilderness than any other National Scenic Trail. The trail, and wilderness itself, exists in part as a rare place to meet untamed nature and experience great physical challenge and accomplishment. Self-reliance is one ... Read more
By Allegra Torres
The Tahoe Trail Skills College looked a little different this year due to Covid-19 and smoke from wildfires in the area. But with the help of awesome volunteer instructors and PCTA’s Northern Sierra Regional Rep, Connor Swift, we took a big step with a small but mighty ... Read more
Each year, the PCTA partners with the American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing rewarding environmental service opportunities for youth, to help maintain the Pacific Crest Trail. ACE recruits and supports crews of 18- to 25-year-olds as they travel throughout California, and sometimes Oregon, tackling significant maintenance ... Read more
Editor’s note: The following article by Julio Araujo appeared in our Communicator magazine in 2017. We thought it was prescient, as aspects of the scenario the author predicted three years ago are happening now. On May 4, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officially shifted the baseline for “normal” ... Read more
Please note that some of the protocols referenced in this post have changed since the recent update to PCTA’s Covid-19 Trail Maintenance Protocols. For the latest, check our website.
By Tim Morris
2020 was a year like no other, and 2021 started the way 2020 went out. As a result, ... Read more
Director’s Cut excerpt from:
Journeys North: The Pacific Crest Trail by Barney Scout Mann
Chapter 21
Casa de LunaFunny bone: “There were two kinds of hikers:
Those who stayed at the Andersons’ and those who wish they had.”
Author’s note: How could I write a Pacific Crest Trail book ... Read more
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