Thru-hikers on the PCT often take time to document their journeys in a consistent way. Journals and blogs are fairly ubiquitous among hikers, but are often discontinued when making miles takes precedence over writing. Time-lapse videos like such as 170 mornings on the PCT are awesome, but what about capturing ... Read more
Inspired by her father’s suggestion to create a “doodle a day,” Katie Lei earned the trail name “Doodles” during her 2013 PCT hike by creating a set of pen drawings to record her daily encounters. Now she’s compiled her illustrations and short written pieces about her experiences and observations into ... Read more
Join us live on Reddit.com from 4pm PST until we’re tired. I’m joining hiker/artist Kolby “Condor” Kirk for a question and answer session. We shared Kolby’s video “Condor’s PCT Adventure in 3 Minutes” last week and it racked over 100,000 views in a few days. Join us on Reddit for ... Read more
This is heart-wrenchingly cute. Gus is the newest member of our staff family. He’s the son of Dana Hendricks, our Columbia Cascades Regional Representative and her husband Paul.
Bring a kid out on the PCT this year. Please.
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We’ve got a new feature on our website and we’re pretty excited about it. Every thirty minutes, The Journalist collects the latest PCT blog posts from around the web and displays them in a central location. For the geeks out there, The Journalist is an RSS aggregator.
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PCTA’s Angie Williamson interviewed PCT speed hiker Heather “Anish” Anderson in the latest issue of Be More Magazine. Heather hiked the PCT this summer in an incredible 60 days and 17 hours and 12 minutes. Her story of finding health and purpose on the trail is truly inspiring.
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This holiday season, curl up with the fantastic Class of 2012 video. It’s worth a watch before the year is up. If you’re like us, it might even make you tear up.
PCT 2012 Class Video from Alasdair Fowler on Vimeo.... Read more
Take a moment and watch this video. It was posted online yesterday with practically no accompanying information. We find it mysterious and enchanting.
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