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
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
The thru-hikers have been on trail for about a month now. We’ve met a bunch of them, and interacted with even more on Instagram. Here are a few good Pacific Crest Trail hiker photos that were shared with us through the #PCTig hashtag. Follow us at @PCTAssociation.
... Read moreThis is ittttt!!!
As hippies flocked to San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood during the Summer of Love in 1967, the Vietnam War raged and protests spilled from college campuses into the streets.
The Murrays, a young family of five, lived in Lagunitas, Calif., just north of San Francisco in Marin County. This tiny idyllic ... Read more
By Max Stoffregen – The Friction String Quartet will perform Max’s composition – The California Crest – at Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 on April 24 at 8 p.m. Information.
May 6th update: Max’s music is up on soundcloud. It’s fantastic. Take a listen.... Read more
This year’s class of PCT thru-hikers will have to find a new place to stop and rest after descending the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles. Hiker Heaven, the Agua Dulce oasis that is woven into nearly two decades of PCT lore, is no longer an option.
Trail Angel ... Read more
By Jack Haskel, PCTA Trail Information Specialist, and Dana Hendricks, PCTA Regional Representative.
Let’s start with a rough estimate. One habitual thru-hiker estimates having seen at least 70 water and food caches last year on the PCT. These outposts of civilization are increasing at a rapid rate. There are a ... Read more
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