2011 is going to be a big snow year for hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail.
The Southern Sierra currently has 155% of the normal amount of snow and it just increases as you travel north. The Central Sierra is 161% of normal and the Northern Sierra is at a ... Read more
Yesterday the forest service put up signs for the detour around Deep Creek because of landslides and bridges damaged from winter storms. The 14.2 mile detour bypasses 15.7 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail beginning at the Deep Creek bridge near mile 298.3. The detour route follows forest road 3N34 ... Read more
A few of the early Pacific Crest Trail hikers have had trouble navigating the Cowboy Fire burn area, so yesterday I decided to go see it for myself.
The Cowboy Fire happened back on September 2, 2010 and it burned the PCT in two places in Section A. The first ... Read more
Special Weather Statement SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1210 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011
…A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY ... Read more
A hiker on the Pacific Crest Trail who was with a youth group was rescued near Idyllwild early today after falling ill with flu-like symptoms.
Valley News article Patch.com article SWRNN.com article... Read more
10-year-old Sunshine and her father Balls are profiled in Salem Oregon Statesman Journal today. The pair begins thru-hiking the PCT on April 29th.
Both Sunshine and Balls have journals on trailjournals.com.
In case you were wondering Sunshine turns 11 in May, so 10-year-old Scrambler will remain the youngest person to ... Read more
Registration is now open for the 2011 ADZPCTKO [AKA the PCT Kickoff] at Lake Morena, April 29-May 1 http://pct77.org/adz/... Read more
The Kern County Sheriff is seeking a grant for off-road vehicle enforcement. Kern County includes the Tehachapi area with probably the worst illegal off-road vehicle problems along the Pacific Crest Trail.
http://pctn.us/eTLySB... Read more