The Eagle Fire near Warner Springs is now 90% contained after burning 14,100 acres. The fire was several miles east of the Pacific Crest Trail and does not appear to have burned any of the PCT.
The arson fire started at a guard shack of the Eagle Rock Training Center. ... Read more
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Snow information posted in recent Pacific Crest Trail hikers blogs and journals: Updated 7/28/2011, 12:30 pm Pacific Time
From Deb & Colin’s Postholer Journal – South of Donner Summit [around mile 1145] – July 20 We tried to get a fairly early start today, to make it into Pooh Corner ... Read more
The weekly update of snow depth along the Pacific Crest Trail for July 25th.
These images are from the National Weather Service Snow Analyses showing July 25th data overlaid in Google Earth along with my PCT tracks.
To see the most current data yourself: download Google Earth, download my PCT ... Read more
The Eagle Fire has grown to 10,800 acres but remains east of the Pacific Crest Trail. The fire is 35% contained, with 1,120 firefighters battling the blaze. The fire is about four miles east of Warner Springs and appears to be moving to the east and north away from the ... Read more
If you spend a weekend on the PCT in the Big Bend Region you may run into Janette Storer but you better watch out, Janette has a contagious enthusiasm and she loves to get people excited about the PCT! Janette has spent more than 80 volunteer hours this past year ... Read more
The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail # 2000 will be closed at the I-90 North Trailhead to all users Monday July 25 through Thursday July 28 to allow trail crew members to remove a large “log jam” the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest says is a news release.
The area of trail ... Read more
The weekly update of snow depth along the Pacific Crest Trail for July 18th.
These images are from the National Weather Service Snow Analyses showing July 18th data overlaid in Google Earth along with my PCT tracks.
To see the most current data yourself: download Google Earth, download my PCT ... Read more