The last 100 miles of the PCT – watch the Only the Essential sneak peak

A new PCT movie, Only the Essential, comes out December 1st. We’ve seen it. It’s great. Watch the trailer here. Visit the film’s website for screening dates.... Read more
A new PCT movie, Only the Essential, comes out December 1st. We’ve seen it. It’s great. Watch the trailer here. Visit the film’s website for screening dates.... Read more
This is a guest post by Angela Ballard, RN who, along with her husband Duffy Ballard, MD, is the author of the award-winning book A Blistered Kind of Love (Mountaineers Books, 2003) about their PCT adventure in 2000. In 2010, Lloyd Gust was instrumental in making their section-hike of a ... Read more
Update: This piece is now online at Pacific Crest Trail Hikers Find Refuge at the Sonora Pass Cafe.
This Friday, October 3rd, NPR and The California Report Magazine will be airing a story about the magic of the PCT, thru-hikers, food and The Owl’s Sonora Pass Cafe (pdf). We’re ... Read more
Not long ago, Kevin “Buttercup” Black, stood at the northern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail after retiring from the Marine Corps. He’d walked off the war as a part of Warrior Hike, a program in which PCTA has been involved this summer. I met Kevin and his wife ... Read more
By Angela Ballard, co-author of A Blistered Kind of Love, writer for the Forest Service PCT map series, former PCT Communicator editor, licensed emergency medical technician, and registered nurse.
I walked the entire Pacific Crest Trail last Saturday. By my side were trail enthusiasts as well as folks young ... Read more
Two months ago, we handed over the keys to our Instagram account to a volunteer. Best idea ever.
It turns out that there’s a really cool Pacific Crest Trail community that is posting photos, talking and sharing good times on the channel. It’s a ton of fun and a great ... Read more
A while ago, I spent a few months introducing the Pacific Crest Trail to a group of teens from Beth Southorn’s LifeSTEPS USA. They provide a comprehensive array of services to 80,000-plus low-income Californians, a great number of whom live near but have never heard of the PCT. To be ... Read more
Colin Arisman hiked the PCT in 2013. I shared dinner with him at Der Baring Store and was really struck by how peaceful, introspective and passionate he was. I saw it as the classic effect of months spent in nature. Colin will be releasing a film about his hike soon. ... Read more
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