September means we’re getting hints of crisp autumn air in Sacramento. Up the hill toward Lake Tahoe, we’ve had more than a few snow flurries in the Sierra. As the seasons change, so does the work volunteers tackle along the PCT.
Before winter’s here in full force, let’s look at ... Read more
PCT Days is set for Aug. 16-18, 2019, in Cascade Locks, Oregon! It’s a great weekend celebrating the Pacific Crest Trail. Join friends old and new for a few days of camping on Thunder Island, movies, talks, a gear fair, games, hiking and more. This event is put on by ... Read more
By Cristina Risa
A plant that has not been deliberately planted — one definition for the word ‘volunteer.’In a trail-work sense, the definition above seems especially apt for one who grew up on two wheels, spent her first earnings on a bicycle and has pedaled thousands of miles on ... Read more
By Mick Mc Bride
I’m often asked, “why trail maintenance?”
I used to answer with the standard response entailing how the Pacific Crest Trail needs constant upkeep to remove those big trees Mother Nature likes to throw across it during her winter temper tantrums, and to ward off damage done ... Read more
By Mary Anne Chute Lynch
“In our minds, we built the Golden Gate Bridge,” Paul Cardinet said of the first project he and the PCTA’s Can Do Crew completed in the Inyo National Forest.
On the first day of building a “stock bridge,” they cut dead trees and made stringers, ... Read more
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By Heather “River” Porter, 2018 PCTA P3 Hiker
I decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail to meet the person I’d become at the end.
They say an experience like this changes you. You’re cut off from your family and friends and the influence of social media and left to ... Read more
As I look over the jagged Washington mountains, I’m trying to find something profound to say about this photo project that, to be honest, started as a joke.
Hiker Trash Vogue is an editorial style photo project featuring portraits of long-distance hikers pretending ... Read more
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