In 1907, English soldier Robert Baden-Powell devised the Boy Scouts motto, “Be Prepared.” The story goes that upon hearing the motto, someone asked the scouting founder the inevitable question: “Prepared for what?”
“Why, for any old thing,” he replied.
Scouting is a program for young people to learn how to ... Read more
Over the past four years, the U.S. Forest Service and the PCTA have partnered to create a program that places volunteers at the PCT’s Southern Terminus. From the end of February to mid-May, a terminus volunteer will provide sustainable hiking information — the goals being to reduce human-caused damage to ... Read more
To better protect the southernmost section of the Pacific Crest Trail during the busiest time of year, the Cleveland National Forest’s Descanso Ranger District is restricting overnight camping this spring.
The Descanso Ranger District recently announced changes to its overnight permit system for 2020 affecting the southern 53 miles of ... Read more
It’s often difficult to complete important, complicated projects when many people and entities are involved, especially when seemingly unscalable obstacles present themselves.
Last summer, after 5 years of hard work, dedication and laser focus by a divergent group of partners, 10,300 acres and 17 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail ... Read more
For more than a decade, Lon “Halfmile” Cooper’s free, printable maps of the Pacific Crest Trail have been well-loved by hikers. The Halfmile maps were created using software acquired by National Geographic.
National Geographic Maps has now partnered with Halfmile and the PCTA on the release of a new series ... Read more
Last month, we shared news of the Willamette and Deschutes national forests’ decision to implement a limited-entry permit system in three popular Central Oregon wildernesses, starting next summer.
The forests recently released a proposal for specific fees to go along with that new permit system. They’ve announced dates for three ... Read more
As world-wide interest in hiking grows, so has the popularity of the Pacific Crest Trail. More people are going to the mountains for a day, a weekend, or a week. Some of us are fortunate to be able to take longer trips.
The Southern Sierra Nevada are one of the ... Read more
Welcome and thank you to Halfway Anywhere, PCTA’s newest corporate partner.
Tyler “Mac” Fox started Halfway Anywhere to share his adventures with friends. However, following his first Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike in 2013, it became less a personal journal and more a backpacking resource. He began his Pacific Crest Trail ... Read more
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