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.
The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail # 2000 will be closed at the I-90 North Trailhead to all users Monday July 25 through Thursday July 28 to allow trail crew members to remove a large “log jam” the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest says is a news release.
The area of trail ... Read more
The weekly update of snow depth along the Pacific Crest Trail for July 18th.
These images are from the National Weather Service Snow Analyses showing July 18th data overlaid in Google Earth along with my PCT tracks.
To see the most current data yourself: download Google Earth, download my PCT ... Read more
From Twitter: @YosemiteNPS: Because of under-use, we’ll be releasing about 50 Half Dome permits daily at 7 am PDT for use the following day. http://1.usa.gov/cROB4t... Read more
The weekly update of snow depth along the Pacific Crest Trail for July 11th.
These images are from the National Weather Service Snow Analyses showing July 11th data overlaid in Google Earth along with my PCT tracks.
To see the most current data yourself: download Google Earth, download my PCT ... Read more
The weekly update of snow depth along the Pacific Crest Trail for July 4th.
These images are from the National Weather Service Snow Analyses showing July 4th data overlaid in Google Earth along with my PCT tracks.... Read more
A VERY DYNAMIC AND COOL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO APPROACH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WILL MOVE OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS PROJECTED TO BRING WELL ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ALONG WITH CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS.... Read more
The weekly update of snow depth along the Pacific Crest Trail.
These images are from the National Weather Service Snow Analyses showing June 27th data overlaid in Google Earth along with my PCT tracks.... Read more
The Mammoth Times reports that Reds Meadow Road and the shuttle service to Mammoth will open on June 29. Read the Mammoth Times article.... Read more
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