This is the worst Pacific Crest Trail fire season I can remember. Here is a list of the fires burning on or near the PCT that I know about. It’s the best information I can find, but it is probably incomplete and may contain errors. Hopefully it will be useful ... Read more
PCTA Blog
Injured #PCT hiker [Gourmet] airlifted from trail just S of the Canadian border. bellinghamherald.com/2012/09/12/268…
— PCT News (@pctnews) September 13, 2012
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Trail Fest 2012 Recap
We had a great time in Big Bear July 27 – 29. It was a beautiful place to have our return from hiatus. The trail classes were amazing, and we shared a lot of great information.
It started with Friday night’s readings from The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader. The ... Read more
2011 volunteer award winners
Alice Krueper Award
The Alice Krueper Award is the PCTA’s top honor for outstanding trail maintenance volunteers. It is given to the person identified by the PCTA as having done an outstanding job of trail maintenance. Often, the award recipient has previously received a regional Trail Maintainer of the Year ... Read more
Keep an eye on the Waterfall fire near Mt Jefferson. It’s small now, but only about 1 mile E of #PCT mile 2044. ktvz.com/news/Forest-fi…
— PCT News (@pctnews) August 14, 2012
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Southern California Fires
Vallecito Lightning Complex Fire The Vallecito Lightning Complex fire (570 acres, 0% contained) appears to be burning about a half mile east of the PCT near the Mason Valley Truck Trail (PCT mile 62). No InciWeb page, but some info can be found using the #VallecitoIC hashtag on Twitter. Links... Read more
Searchers find #PCT Water Report creator AsABat dead of natural causes at his campsite near Charlton Lake, OR. ktvz.com/news/Searchers…
— PCT News (@pctnews) August 12, 2012
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The Perseid meteor shower is active for about a month, but it will peak on Saturday night, August 11. msnbc.msn.com/id/48571722/ns…
— PCT News (@pctnews) August 9, 2012
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