We recently mailed Pacific Crest Trail things to San Diego’s Dingeman Elementary first grade class. They wrote back with wonderful letters and drawings. We loved them so much that we wanted to share them with you. The captions are our own imagination.
Their teacher, Tiffany Glass, is teaching a unit ... Read more
The brush was so thick in places it was a green tunnel that was nearly impassable. It gets that way every three or four years in the most troublesome places in Southern California, where abundant sunlight, heat and a little rain conspire to turn the low mountains into a greenhouse.... Read more
On Saturday, March 21, Trygve Culp, President of Back Country Horsemen of Washington, signed a new Letter of Partnership with the Pacific Crest Trail Association and the U.S. Forest Service. This document represents two years of discussions that now clearly define how our trail-advocacy organizations and the Forest Service will ... Read more
Here is a picture of our (my dad and my) little orange cooler. Some of you might recognize it if you hiked the PCT between 2005 and 2009 and happened across it when it was providing trail magic near Highway 18 in Big Bear. For some of you, it provided ... Read more
We are pleased to announce the hiring of a new Volunteer Programs Assistant Ellen Ginda.
Ellen is a three-time AmeriCorps alumna and joins us after nearly three years with the Sacramento SPCA. Ellen worked primarily in the SSPCA’s high volume spay and neuter clinic, overseeing 50+ spay/neuter procedures per day. ... Read more
LeeAnn Clark was recognized with PCTA’s Labor of Love award for her unique contributions to our volunteer program.
As a professional nurse, LeeAnn came to us in 2008 asking if her medical expertise could be of use. Yes, we answered. Not only does PCTA call for at least one person ... Read more
Tradition holds on the Pacific Crest Trail that one thru-hiker collects the year’s photos and videos and edits them into a movie. Just released, the 2014 PCT class video is the work of Wesley Trimble. We previously featured Wesley here and here.
True to the trail, this year’s movie lifts ... Read more
The PCT is a photographer’s dream. Our annual photo contest proves it year after year. This year’s photos are amazing. I hope you enjoy the slide show.
Whether or not your photo was recognized, know this: we use photos submitted to the contest to promote the PCT and the PCTA’s ... Read more