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 Warner Springs Unified School District and Community Resource Center are stepping up to help Pacific Crest Trail hikers by creating the “PCT Stop ‘n Shop” to be open daily from April 10th to May 20th.
The Warner Springs FFA program is creating the Stop ‘n Shop to provide basic ... Read more
Aquamira water treatment drops now registered for sale in California. prweb.com/releases/water…
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The Warner Springs Post Office is open M-F 8-4 & Sa 8-1:30. Everything else in Warner Springs is closed. #PCT pctnews.com/2012/warner-sp…
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Reese Witherspoon buys movie rights to Cheryl Strayed’s Pacific Crest Trail memoir #PCT oregonlive.com/books/index.ss…
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Registration for the Pacific Crest Trail Kickoff [AKA ADZPCTKO] to be held April 27 – April 29 at the Lake Morena Campground begins today at the ADZPCTKO web site: http://adzpctko.org... Read more
SACRAMENTO — 2/28/12 — Department of Water Resources snow surveyors today confirmed that California’s mountain snowpack holds far less water than normal for this time of year.
Electronic readings from remote sensors indicate that snowpack water content in the northern mountain ranges is 31 percent of normal for the date ... Read more
Peek, a device once popular with Pacific Crest Trail Hikers, bites the dust: http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/02/the-peek-bites-the-dust/... Read more
Updated 3/24/12 – added note that Olallie Lake Resort still does not accept resupply packages Updated 2/3/12 – added note about Equada Outfitters closing, mile 266
[Mile ~14] A major new high voltage power line called the Sunrise Powerlink is currently being built across the Pacific Crest Trail on the ... Read more
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