PCTA Blog

End of the Year Trail Maintenance Highlights on the PCT

The Pacific Crest Trail isn’t just a path—it’s a lifeline to adventure, solace, and connection with nature. This summer, dedicated volunteers and trail crews worked tirelessly to maintain and protect this treasured landscape. From clearing debris after unprecedented winter storms to repairing sections ravaged by wildfire and erosion, their ... Read more

PCTA 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

We’re well into December, but if you’re like most people, your holiday shopping isn’t quite complete yet, which is why we’ve put together this PCTA 2024 Holiday Shopping Gift Guide to help! Buying presents for others can be tricky: it takes time, thoughtfulness, knowing a person’s tastes, and money. Luckily, ... Read more

I Give Thanks for Meadow Ed

Written by Angela Ballard, PCTA Communicator Magazine Co-Editor

For many of us, it’s a season to give thanks and share love, generosity and soul-nourishing food. An apt time to turn my thoughts to Ed Faubert, who I was lucky enough to have known, like thousands of other PCT hikers, as ... Read more

The PCT: Still Wild After 10 Years

Ten years ago, the movie Wild, starring the PCT (along with award-winning actresses Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern) hit the big screens.

Among many other things, Wild helped to raise awareness of the PCT, long-distance hiking and the value of wild places where people can recreate and find peace. In ... Read more

SOBO for Steelhead

Sean “Butt Plug” Jansen thru-hiked the PCT in 2015. Sean is a freelance writer and photographer as well as seasonal wilderness guide in Yellowstone National Park. He is now south-bounding from Hiker Town to Campo to raise awareness for the critically endangered Southern California steelhead trout. An anadromous fish, like ... Read more

A PCT Thru-Hiker’s Veterans Day Message

We apologize for the delay in sharing our Veterans Day message. Due to unforeseen circumstances, our communications team was unavailable last week. We appreciate your understanding and are honored to recognize and thank all veterans for their service. If you missed it, we encourage you to read Jason’s first article ... Read more

Your 2024 Trail Completion Stories Part 2

Welcome back for Part 2 of this series; if you missed the stories from Part 1, we encourage you to start here. You don’t want to miss them! With the thru-hiking season coming to a close and the end of the year fast approaching, we wanted to take a moment ... Read more