Did you take that magical photo this year while hiking or riding your horse on the PCT? Got a great shot of the scenery, wildlife or volunteers taking care of the trail?
Then enter our annual photo contest.
We’ll select many of the pictures we’ll publish in 2016 from those ... Read more
A new Pacific Crest Trail community cookbook launched and it’s seeking recipes. Imagine a book of innovative and trail-tested recipes, created by you, for you. That’s What’s Cooking on The PCT.
The creation of Martin “Rainman” Leghart, the book aims to be useful (who doesn’t want to take the ... Read more
By Dolly B. Chapman
Our community suffered a huge loss on Aug. 6. 2015, when John Glenn died from injuries he sustained in a work accident at Clover Meadow, where he volunteered with the Sierra National Forest.
John was my dear friend, a mentor to many, and a vigorous master ... Read more
The Fall 2015 issue of the PCT Communicator should be arriving in mailboxes around the world.
We usually make one article from our magazine available online, so check out this page for past stories. Want to receive the next issue of the Communicator? Join PCTA. We send the magazine out ... Read more
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
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