Mark Larabee is the PCTA's Advocacy Director. He is the former editor of the "PCT Communicator" magazine and co-author of "The Pacific Crest Trail: Exploring America's Wilderness Trail" published in 2016. Larabee is a journalist, part of a team who won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for The Oregonian newspaper. He hiked the PCT across Oregon for a 2005 series for the paper and has been with PCTA since 2010. He lives in Portland.
The recent sale to the U.S. Forest Service of two properties along the Pacific Crest Trail in central Washington will enhance the experience of hikers and horseback riders in this popular area east of Seattle.
The Nature Conservancy recently sold two parcels totaling 1,164 acres to the Forest Service. The ... Read more
Four students from the Environmental Charter High School in Los Angeles wrapped up their Washington D.C. visit today with a trip to Capitol Hill.
These amazing youths and their teacher joined our annual Hike the Hill event, part of the PCTA’s partnership with their school. It was the second time ... Read more
When we think of the Pacific Crest Trail, the first thing that comes to mind is the wonderful times we have out there, whether we’re walking for miles, camping on a rocky ridge above a pristine mountain lake or mounting a horse for a ride through beautiful desert terrain.
It’s ... Read more
Friends of the Pacific Crest Trail,
We’ve told you a lot about the Land & Water Conservation Fund over the years because it has been an important funding source for our work to protect parcels along the Pacific Crest Trail from development and resource extraction.
Yet despite overwhelming bi-partisan support ... Read more
Oddbjørn Midbø read about the John Muir Trail a couple of years ago and in 2015, made it happen. The Norwegian outdoorsman and photographer writes about his trip to California in the winter edition of the PCT Communicator.
“In my home country of Norway, we have a lot of spectacular ... Read more
Chris Ryerson estimates that he’s spent about 650 days in the Sierra over the past seven years. It’s no wonder he’s gravitated to working in the trails he loves.
He recently became chief of the PCTA Trail Gorillas’ Section G, meaning that he coordinates projects in the area, scouts for ... Read more
Did you take that magical photo this year while hiking or riding your horse on the PCT? Got a great shot of the scenery, wildlife or volunteers taking care of the trail?
Then enter our annual photo contest.
We’ll select many of the pictures we’ll publish in 2016 from those ... Read more
In 1969, San Francisco residents Barry and Bernice Murray checked their three children out of school and embarked on a trip they’d long been planning: a thru-ride of the Pacific Crest Trail.
They set out from the southern terminus at the Mexican border on April 26, determined to ride the ... Read more
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