PCTA Blog

Thanks for a great launch!

Thank you all for the incredible launch! We’ve received hundreds of emails and calls. We hear that you like it.

To the thousands of you who visited, we hope you come back. To those of you that signed up to volunteer, receive our magazine or are planning the trip of ... Read more

Welcome to our new website!

We’re thrilled that you’re here.

Ten years after launching our last website, we were ready for something new. We built it entirely ourselves – staff, partners and volunteers focused on the task. Last year you told us what you wanted on our site – over 1,000 people provided input in ... Read more

Poodle-Dog Bush warning!

Poodle-Dog Bush, Eriodictyon parryi, is common in parts of Southern California. Touching it can cause a significant allergic reaction.

This pretty purple flowered plant has been rearing its ugly head in the San Gabriel Mountains. Reports from the PCT are that the plant is widespread and sometimes unavoidable in ... Read more

Mountain bikes and the PCT

To our members and supporters:

We are receiving many inquiries from you about information being posted online about mountain bikes and the PCT. We want to assure you that we are well aware of this growing campaign to open the PCT to bicycles. We are monitoring the decision-making process and ... Read more