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.
Here’s an update from our partners at Yosemite National Park. The video and link below do a great job explaining this important Sierran issue.
Can we save the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog from extinction? Human introduced non-native species (fish and fungus) have been causing the frog to go from the ... Read more
Click on over to our first ever holiday sale! PCT merchandise is up to half off. [ The sale is over. Sorry.]
We got a wild hair recently and decided to do something new with the store. Lots of wonderful things are happening with the trail, so why not motivate ... Read more
The Land and Water Conservation Fund is a critical tool for protecting the PCT. Unfortunately, the fund is threatened. Take a listen to this beautiful song from some New Mexico advocates. The locations featured are in their state, but the list is long for the PCT as well. Read more ... Read more
Take a moment and watch this video. It was posted online yesterday with practically no accompanying information. We find it mysterious and enchanting.
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Welcome to our new look!
It’s more beautiful and mobile friendly.
Thirty percent of you are reading this on a mobile device. Today, we’ve joined the leading edge of web design with the release of our new “responsive” template. You’ll find the site readable without the usual pinching, zooming ... Read more
The winter issue of the PCT Communicator magazine is out!... Read more
Barney Mann tells the story of William Gray and The PCT’s Third Bestseller in our most recent Communicator Magazine. For more of his articles on the history of the trail, check out the collection at the bottom of our PCT history page.
The first bestseller about the Pacific Crest Trail, ... Read more
“Two Bar Betty” Wheeler’s report about our summer’s work in the Goat Rocks appears in the winter issue of the PCT Communicator magazine. We didn’t have space to include these pictures in the magazine, but they’re too glorious not to share.... Read more
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