Holly C. Howell of the Port of Cascade Locks sent us this wonderful email about the increasing popularity of walking across the Bridge of the Gods. What fun! It’s definitely an outstanding way to check out the Columbia River Gorge. With millions of people visiting other attractions in the Gorge ... Read more
Join the Pacific Crest Trail Association on Sept. 29 at Chapman University to hear Author Cheryl Strayed discuss her New York Times bestselling memoir, Wild: From lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail.
We are looking forward to meeting Chapman University students and faculty who will be exploring ... Read more
Los Angeles pack donations needed by Monday, September 14th.
Our friends and partners at the Environmental Charter High School need your help. If you live in the Los Angeles area and have a used, larger capacity, internal frame backpack that you can donate, you can help inner city youth experience ... Read more
Our friends at LED Lenser have been donating high-power headlamps to some of our youth trail crew members for years now. We thought we’d share the love and give you a chance to win some of them!... Read more
Don Twohey’s first pack trip with PCTA’s Lyons’ Pride trail crew in the Castle Crags Wilderness didn’t go so well. It poured for several days, and the crew, camped near a raging creek for eight days, did its best to fight off the wet and cold.
That was in 2005 ... Read more
It is with great sadness we report the death of our dear friend and trail champion, Joel Starr. Joel was an integral part of PCTA’s Oregon volunteer community for as long as anyone can remember. Joel died August 14, 2015. He was 68.
He and his wife, Marcele, brought an ... Read more
Saturday Aug. 29, 8:30-9:00, CASCADE LOCKS, OREGON – For a peaceful half hour, the iconic Bridge of the Gods will be closed to motorized traffic, so pedestrians and bicyclists can celebrate its breathtaking views. Explore what it’s like to cross the bridge as a hiker on the Pacific ... Read more
Time is short to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund! You can help. Please contact your congressional representatives and urge them to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Can you imagine what the Sierra Nevada or the North Cascades might look like if our nation hadn’t had the ... Read more
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