By Ron Goodwin
The Mount Hood Chapter of the PCTA had their annual celebration at Gifford Pinchot National Forest headquarters on Feb. 7. About 120 people attended to honor the 400 volunteers for their 15,600 hours contributed in 2014 – more than doubling the number of volunteer hours contributed in ... Read more
The Trail Gorillas trail maintenance group is expanding to include Trail Stewards. The Trail Gorilla Stewards program offers a unique experience for both new and long-time volunteers interested in taking their service to a higher level. Each Steward will be responsible for a two- to 10-mile segment of the Pacific ... Read more
These companies have all made a commitment to the future of the Pacific Crest Trail by giving back. Through financial and in-kind donations and by helping us to share the news of the trail and our work, they are truly partners to help us with our mission. We are grateful ... Read more
By Gleb Velikanov
Every year, more than a thousand people set out to attempt a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. Some of them are doing so with a significant other, some find romance along the way, while others have a partner at home patiently awaiting their return. Rumor has ... Read more
By Dan Feldman
No one knows, till he tries, how easily a habit of walking is acquired. A person who never walked three miles will in the course of a month become able to walk 15 or 20.
— Thomas Jefferson, correspondence to Thomas Mann Randolph Aug 27, 1786.
There’s ... Read more
The Pacific Crest Trail is famous for very good reasons. It makes “best hike” lists all the time, in part because it crosses many amazing ecosystems and landscapes, offering visitors the opportunity to see, smell and feel the wild in many ways.
Our wild places remain because we’ve chosen to ... Read more
Megan Wargo became the PCTA’s first Land Protection Director on Jan. 26 and will oversee the expansion of a program dedicated to protecting the landscape and trail miles that are still held by private landowners.
Megan’s hiring, funded by a generous private donation to PCTA, is in line with PCTA’s ... Read more
Hey trail lovers,
Come help the Mt. Hood Chapter celebrate another great year of trail work! On February 7th we will be having our annual celebration at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Headquarters in Vancouver (10600 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682).
The Mount Hood Chapter will be honoring our ... Read more