As the Trail Information Manager, Jack works to connect people to the PCT. He's involved with a wide variety of projects that help the trail, the trail's users and the community that surrounds the experience. He has thru-hiked (Pacific Crest Trail in 2006; Colorado Trail in 2008; Continental Divide Trail in 2010) and is an obsessed weekend warrior.
All is not well with the five-needle pines of western North America. Let’s help them. Head on over to our project webpage see you how can get involved.
PCTA has partnered with the California Native Plant Society and Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation to raise awareness about the plight of five-needle ... Read more
PCTA strongly supports this new bear canister requirement. We hope that you protect bears by carrying a canister anytime you visit their home, whether they are required or not. We thank our agency partners for instituting this new order. Learn more about protecting your food on the PCT.
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It’s officially Spring and if you’re like us, you’ve had enough screen time. Here’s our little nudge to get out on the trail.
Sure, the PCT is epic backpacking—whether for a weekend or for months. But if you live close enough, lace up and head out for the day.
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Blue skies abound. We’re thinking about this sunny and warm winter and looking forward to the quickly approaching start of another incredible hiking season. We’re thinking of the mixed, painful, sometimes beautiful, and just plain weird past two years of global pandemic, wildfires, and challenges; meanwhile, being truly excited and ... Read more
USDA Forest Service press release:
VALLEJO, Calif., — Sept. 14, 2021. The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region will end the regional closure order affecting National Forests in California at 11:59 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 15, two days prior to the original end date of Sept. 17. However, forest-wide closures ... Read more
Updated 9/1 at 9 AM
The Pacific Crest Trail is closed on all national forests in California.
The Pacific Southwest Region manages 18 national forests and their closure started Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. These forests are fully closed. It’s not just the PCT that’s closed. If you are ... Read more
Update at 6:24 PM on Friday, August 20: We just learned that Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is closing California portions of Carson Ranger District, which effectively extends the PCT closure south to Sonora Pass.
Starting Monday, Northern California’s National Forests will be closed due to fire. This year, 6,603 wildfires have ... Read more
I can’t imagine a more perfect year for seeking solitude on the Pacific Crest Trail. True solitude. True quiet.
Before the eye-rolls and the “you don’t get its,” I’ll defend: I get it! It’s the people. People make the experience. The trail lets us know small town hospitality, limitless kindness, ... Read more
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