By Rudy Giecek
Fifteen summers ago, Jerry and Andrea Dinsmore were living in Skykomish, Washington, a small town 16 miles down Highway 2 from where the Pacific Crest Trail crosses Stevens Pass. Jerry saw some folks in town that he felt needed some help. He thought they were homeless. After ... Read more
Nearly ten years ago, Eric Ryback, legendary thru-hiker, author of The High Adventure of Eric Ryback, and former PCTA board member, conceived the idea of awarding trail users who completed the trail with a medal. Eric wanted to find a way to give back to the PCT community that ... Read more
I’m thrilled to announce that a new section of the Pacific Crest Trail in the Sierra Buttes, built over the last four summers, is now open. This 6.5-mile section of trail takes PCT hikers and horseback riders past beautiful lakes and it has great camping. Plus, it avoids a long-standing ... Read more
We’re excited about the 2018 season on the Pacific Crest Trail and we hope you are too. Some of you will be taking very long hikes or horseback rides on the trail next year. This information is for you.
The 2018 permits season opens on November 1, 2017. That’s significantly ... Read more
Rika Morita and Chaocui Wang, two Pacific Crest Trail hikers, died in the Sierra Nevada while crossing rivers or creeks recently. It is with great sadness that we report on these and other deaths this season.
In our tight-knit PCT community, we mourn each hiker’s passing like they were close ... Read more
The 11th annual PCT Days takes place Aug. 18-20, 2017 in Cascade Locks, Oregon! It’ll be a fun weekend celebrating the Pacific Crest Trail. Join friends old and new for a few days of camping on Thunder Island, live music, a gear fair, games, hiking and more. This event is ... Read more
The Inyo National Forest, through a forest order, is closing segments of the Rush Creek Trail for public safety from June 30 through Sept. 1, 2017.
The wet winter of 2016-2017, with more than 180 percent of average annual precipitation ... Read more
The Pacific Crest Trail Association, The Trust for Public Land, the Michigan-California Timber Company and the U.S. Forest Service are spearheading an effort to protect a northern California timber property that includes 17 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, and we’ve secured funding for the first phase of this important ... Read more
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