Starting at Windigo Pass in Central Oregon and traveling to the north of Mt Adams in Southern Washington, the region spans about 370 miles of adored terrain. You will see the Three Sisters Wilderness, Mount Jefferson, Mount Hood, dense low-elevation forests, and then, of course, Mount Adams. We have the ... Read more
Content Warning: This story contains themes related to eating disorders and mental health that may be triggering or distressing to some readers.
It’s 4 am, and I shoot up abruptly, my head crashing into the roof of my Honda CRV. I’ve just spent the night car camping in preparation for ... Read more
A little rain did not stop the Columbia Cascades Trail Skills College 2024 from absolutely shining once again for their annual training event. Jeanine Russell, Columbia Cascades Regional Representative, described it as one of her “favorite years yet,” crediting it being the third she and Landon Coates Welsh, Volunteer Training ... Read more
Who is Catherine Montgomery, and why do we refer to her as “The Mother of the Pacific Crest Trail”?
Well…because she is. Let us tell you a story about a woman whose legacy is enshrined in the trail community and whom we have to thank for the vision that is ... Read more
Moving south on the PCT through the Mojave Desert, hikers close in on a massive obstacle: the north slope of the iconic San Gabriel Range. These high mountains above the wild desert also frame the Los Angeles Valley on their southern flank. Winter snowpacks provide drinking water for millions of ... Read more
If you think hiking or riding the Pacific Crest Trail is a challenge, just try judging the PCT photo contest.
Jokes aside, each year, Pacific Crest Trail community members generously contribute their trail photos, forming an impressively vast archive that captures the essence of the PCT and its travelers. These ... Read more
When Joseph “Brance” Morefield, a US Forest Service Botanist and Invasive Plant Coordinator, reached out to PCTA’s Columbia Cascades Regional Representative Jeanine Russell to collaborate on volunteer projects, she felt like they’d struck gold in a field of four leaf clovers. Providing a variety of opportunities for volunteers to get ... Read more
Note: This is the first part of our trail maintenance highlights series, featuring Southern California and the High Sierra. Stay tuned for part 2 covering the Oregon Cascades and the North Cascades.
Each year, the Pacific Crest Trail Association facilitates a wide variety of trail maintenance projects on the Pacific ... Read more
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