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.
Do you have photographs that would look great on the cover of the PCT Communicator, in our annual calendar or in our trail protection materials? Volunteering your creative work lets you give back to the trail that you love.
Put your photos to use and help the trail. Please ... Read more
Ryan Lawrence and Andrew Post, North Cascades Wilderness Rangers, joined us on one of our trail projects this summer. Didn’t know that our program rocks? Neither did they.
Read their excellent account on the Mt. Adams Institute blog.
... Read moreAndrew and I just finished working on a Pacific Crest Trail Association
RADIO SHOW: Snow Stalls Hikers on Increasingly Popular #PCTrail http://t.co/wj7wJuXS4H via @KPLU and @NPR
— Pacific Crest Trail (@PCTAssociation) October 3, 2013
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Long-trail documentarian and incurable jokester Scott “Squatch” Herriott shares this report from the 20th annual American Long Distance Hiking Association – West Gathering. We loved it too. See Squatch’s movies at squatchfilms.com.
I’ve been to a few ALDHA-West Gatherings in the past and have always enjoyed myself…reconnecting, hearing about new ... Read more
Fire weather watch starting tomorrow in Southern California. Be careful out there. #PCTrail http://t.co/9tuz41jSKc
— PCTWater (@PCTWater) October 2, 2013
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On this day in 1968 the National Trails System Act was created “in order to provide for the ever-increasing outdoor recreation needs of an expanding population and in order to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic ... Read more
Our friends at Trailspace.com just published a Q&A with PCTA Trail Rep and Advocate, Anitra Kass. It’s a great interview with our very own Southern California Regional Representative.
We’re especially in love with these classic Anitra answers:
... Read moreWhat do you personally like to do outdoors?
Take a nap..
Anything unusual
Hwy 12 around White Pass, #WA is closed due to landslide: http://t.co/6aLTcnLu2p … This affects the #PCTrail
— Pacific Crest Trail (@PCTAssociation) October 2, 2013
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