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.
Often, we’re too busy to write nicely written articles about what we do. Thankfully, our crew leaders like Bill Carter provide notes. Bill and his fellow 28 volunteers just completed an immense amount of work in the Sierra Nevada. We decided to post this internal snapshot. Way to go crew! ... Read more
The first trailer for Reese Witherspoon’s movie Wild just came out! Cheryl Strayed’s book on the big screen comes out December 5th! Check out our page about Wild the book and the movie.... Read more
Check out the first official poster for WILD, starring Reese Witherspoon. In theaters December 5!... Read more
The Department of the Interior sent a tweet out about the importance of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Senator Wyden (OR) said he’d retweet it 1000 times if he could. Let’s show Senator Wyden how much we care about this issue. Join PCTA, our friends at The Nature Conservancy ... Read more
We travel the Pacific Crest Trail with the hope of escaping the problems and pressures of our cities. That doesn’t always work. Over the years, and especially this year, we’ve talked to women who say they have been sexually harassed on the trail and in trail towns. This is troubling ... Read more
Note: this page is out of date. Check with the local land agencies for current regulations.
This page collects fire restrictions for the Pacific Crest Trail in California. While we try to track this information, we still ask that you contact the local agencies for up-to-date regulations. Seasonal restrictions generally ... Read more
It’s easy to focus on the bear encounter part of this story. Don’t let that distract you from the more common danger: falling on steep snow.
#PacificCrestTrail #hiker says he fended off bears while awaiting rescue in #NorthCascades near #HartsPass http://t.co/oilVFZuISe
— Pacific Crest Trail (@PCTAssociation) June 25, 2014
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Seattle-based composer Nat Evans is thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and he’s using his time in the wild as a mobile music residency. He’s creating his own new work, and collaborating with eight West Coast composers along the way in a project called: The Tortoise.
With a portable recorder, he ... Read more
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