The COVID-19 pandemic has upended people’s lives everywhere, including in the Pacific Crest Trail community. Those who canceled or postponed a thru-hike on the PCT have turned to Facebook to show the many ways they’re coping with the loss of their dream.

Ale and Gian, from Sestriere, Italy, posted ... Read more

UPDATE: As of April 13, 2020, the PCTA Store is officially closed.

In the days before the internet, the PCTA store was a “bricks and mortar” operation: in 1992, volunteer and board member Laraine Downer managed the store out of her garage. The Communicator magazine once had several pages ... Read more

The work that volunteers put into the Pacific Crest Trail each season is astounding. They dedicate time and energy to clearing brush, creating new tread, sawing logs and, occasionally, building bridges. Although bridges are not a common PCT volunteer project, this year we have had a few dedicated groups with ... Read more

If you are 70-½ years or older, you can take advantage of a simple way to benefit the PCTA and receive tax benefits in return. You can give up to $100,000 from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as ours without ... Read more

The historic Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver, Washington, was the setting for the PCTA’s Trail Dirt Live event on Oct. 23. The event was held in conjunction with the Partnership for the National Trails System conference, and capped off a year of special events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ... Read more

By Kara Kieffer, PCTA P3 Hiker

The alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m. and I do not want to get up. “Starman,” it would seem, is also reluctant. We snooze and snooze again, our secluded campsite insulating us from the clacking clomping footsteps of other hikers. I know we have ... Read more