The September 2017 fire that swept through the Columbia River Gorge temporarily closed 10 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail and a popular PCT alternate route, the Eagle Creek Trail. Pacific Crest Trail Association volunteers were able to reopen the PCT quickly, but the Eagle Creek Trail, which follows a ... Read more
For many years, the Wilderness Press Pacific Crest Trail guidebook series has been the go-to reference for traveling the trail. And while the guides were updated several times over the years, they began to look a bit dated with their black-and-white photos and text-heavy design. That’s all changed with a ... Read more
The Pacific Crest Trail Association’s annual awards recognize people and partners for their extraordinary dedication to the Pacific Crest Trail.
Below is a summary of those recognized throughout 2020. Some award winners listed were selected in previous years but were unable to be recognized until this year. The PCT will ... Read more
Let me cut to the chase. Your photographs help the Pacific Crest Trail Association protect the Pacific Crest Trail, the surrounding landscapes and the hiking and equestrian experience. They are donations to the cause.
It’s no secret that 2020 was a challenging year for the trail and for our community. ... Read more
By Hannah Levy, ACE Corps Crew member
“I know it’s a rock. Don’t you think I know a rock when I see a rock? I spend a lot of time around rocks!”
— Flik, from “A Bug’s Life”
That’s how it felt, working on the PCT. Let me paint you ... Read more
California’s High Sierra harbors some of the most sublime scenery on earth – no doubt this region’s wilderness areas exemplify America’s reasons for creating protected areas. The John Muir Trail winds over the often-snowy High Sierra crest—the original section of the Pacific Crest Trail which helped inspire the other 2,400-some ... Read more
By Johnny Wilke, ACE Corps Crew member
As I sit in ACE’s Ridgecrest, California housing on a September day where the air quality is “unhealthy” again, I stare through smog at China Lake Naval Weapons Station and reminisce about my first project on ACE’s PCT crew.
In June, I returned ... Read more
By Sandra Plato, PCTA Trail Crew Technical Advisor
“Unprecedented.”
“Flexibility.”
“COVID.”
“Wildfires.”
“Grateful.”
Honestly, I should make a 2020 word search with all the words that keep being repeated to me either by work colleagues, the news or the internet. These words are starting to lose their meaning. I want ... Read more
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