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.
On July 22th and 24th the PCTA North 350 Blades were out with their power tools mowing down brush. Their work site found them at PCT mile 2391, just south of Yakima Pass on Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. For two beautiful days they cleared about 1900 feet of trail.
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Vermilion Valley Resort is for sale: "Whomever we choose.. will be carefully vetted." @VVR #PCTrail http://t.co/V3IQi6Flyo. …
— Pacific Crest Trail (@PCTAssociation) July 25, 2013
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Our NorCal Trail Crew did an amazing job doing tread maintenance and brushing from Gumboot trailhead to Picayune Springs. If you haven’t been, this stretch of the PCT is near Castle Crags, Calif. They worked hard through the blazing heat and left us with this great before and after shot.... Read more
Please join us in welcoming Jon Szalewicz and Dan Roper, our newest Technical Advisors. We’re also thrilled to have Bill Hawley as a TA for another season! We’re proud to work with such excellent seasonal employees.
Jon Szalewicz, is PCTA’s new Technical Advisor in the North Cascades Region. Jon will ... Read more
This video shows the Mountain Fire burn area on Mt. San Jacinto. The red area is the heat perimeter published 7/23/13 at 5:06 AM. The fire is not expected to grow and full containment should be reached on 7/24/13.
The green line is the Pacific Crest Trail. The purple lines ... Read more
Congratulations to the Tahoe Trail Skills College Class of 2013! Thanks to all our volunteers, instructors, partners, sponsors and staff who helped make this past weekend a success, especially REI, Royal Robbins, California Alpine Club, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Tahoe National Forest, and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association.
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The U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service have released restrictions that essentially ban campfires, restrict smoking and certain types of stoves on much of the Pacific Crest Trail, even with a campfire permit. The restrictions are not PCT specific, they are in place broadly in the forests and parks ... Read more
Update 8/5/13: The PCT remains closed in the area. Please view our trail closure page for future updates.
Update 7/23/13 @ 11:30 am: The fire perimeter is not expected to grow at this time. A video of the burn area is posted below. The PCT remains closed.
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