By Howard Koster
Late one recent morning, Phoenix (Rianne) and I were making our way through the North Cascade mountains toward the Canadian border when we came across a small tent set up in a marshy area directly next to the trail. Outside the tent were a backpack and a ... Read more
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) and the Pacific Crest Trail Association announced today that author Cheryl Strayed, writer of the bestselling memoir “Wild,” will headline the upcoming celebration of the 50th anniversary of both trails being designated as National Scenic Trails.
Strayed will speak on the importance of protected wild ... Read more
In a bipartisan approach to land protection, the House Natural Resource Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would permanently reauthorize the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund.
This is great news for the Pacific Crest Trail.
With the committee vote, the legislation to renew the country’s most important land ... Read more
By Seth Levy, PCTA Corporate Partnership Consultant
You can take Jason Pastega out of the outdoors, but, as the saying goes, you cannot take the outdoors out of Jason.
Born in Corvallis, Oregon, and raised in Tillamook, Jason’s connection to the outdoors began with a childhood spent hiking the Coast ... Read more
By Kara Kieffer, PCTA P3 Hiker
2000 miles feels like waking up tired every morning, like eating the same food again and again until it loses all meaning. It feels like wondering with amazement when 20 miles became a short day. Like pushing yourself up the last climb of the ... Read more
By Kara Kieffer, PCTA P3 Hiker
The alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m. and I do not want to get up. “Starman,” it would seem, is also reluctant. We snooze and snooze again, our secluded campsite insulating us from the clacking clomping footsteps of other hikers. I know we have ... Read more
A new threat could bring development projects along the Pacific Crest Trail, diminishing or destroying the peace and serenity of your next day hike, backpacking trip or horseback ride in your favorite national forest.
Several bills being championed in Congress and other initiatives being pursued in some states would allow ... Read more
While the PCTA relies on the dedication and hard work of our members and volunteers to do the “dirty work” of maintaining the Pacific Crest Trail, our business and corporate partners support the trail as well. Corporate partners often donate a percentage of product sales and provide a valuable awareness ... Read more