Lon Cooper is a hiker, photographer, maker of Pacific Crest Trail maps, and volunteer blogger for the Pacific Crest Trail Association. He lives near San Diego, CA and is known as "Halfmile" on the PCT. Lon's other web sites include www.pctwater.com, www.pctmap.net, and www.lon.net.
I have updated my Pacific Crest Trail hiker schedules for 2012. These schedules are created by analyzing the trail journals of 17 successful 2009 and 2010 northbound PCT thru-hikers. The average hiking time for all PCT hikers was 150 days (149.3 days for the 2010 hikers, 150.5 days for the ... Read more
A guest post from 2011 PCT hiker Wired — second of two parts
In today’s world, it is becoming more and more common for thru hikers to have an online trail journal. In my previous article, Getting Wired on the Trail, I discussed how to start a trail journal and ... Read more
A guest post from 2011 PCT hiker Wired — first of two parts
Over the five months that I hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in 2011, I had the unexpected fortune of being able to share my journey with thousands of people all over the world. My trail journal, and ... Read more
Halfmile’s Pacific Crest Trail maps and GPS data have been updated for the 2012 hiking season.
Theses maps are the most current and accurate PCT maps available. They are created using GPS data logged while hiking the trail in 2007 – 2011. No other PCT maps are based on such ... Read more
Warner Springs Ranch closed last week, apparently so it can finally be sold to the Pala Band of Mission Indians. The ranch is a hot spring resort near Pacific Crest Trail mile 110, popular with hikers. The sale was first announced back in 2009.
When I visited Warner Springs Ranch ... Read more
It’s still early so Pacific Crest Trail hikers should not put away that ice axe just yet, but the California Department of Water Resources reports the snowpack is one of the lowest on record so far this season. Southern Sierra snow is reported to be 26% of normal and central ... Read more
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