By Arthur McMahon
Share your wilderness experience and knowledge with others. Inspire future generations of adventurers and grow the outdoor community. Lead friends on a day hike or motivate them to visit a national park by sharing your experience. Be a trail mentor.
My greatest mentor was my fiancée, Jill. ... Read more
Long-trail documentarian and incurable jokester Scott “Squatch” Herriott shares this report from the 20th annual American Long Distance Hiking Association – West Gathering. We loved it too. See Squatch’s movies at squatchfilms.com.
I’ve been to a few ALDHA-West Gatherings in the past and have always enjoyed myself…reconnecting, hearing about new ... Read more
Many of us can relate to Bill Powning’s tale of a thru-hike cut short. In this essay, he shares his story of his thru-hike becoming a section-hike. Bill is a PCTA member and my uncle. He has been dreaming of a JMT thru-hike for fifty years. He lives, swims and ... Read more
Last summer, we were brought to tears by Astro’s inspirational story. We’ve followed the turns of his journey ever since. Artist and PCT community member Kolby Kirk shares with us the news of Andy Lyon’s passing. A journal documenting Andy’s life and travels can be found at hikingthepacificcrest.wordpress.com. R.I.P., friend.... Read more
In remarkable feats of endurance hiking, Josh Garrett and Heather “Anish” Anderson are reported to have broken the overall Pacific Crest Trail speed record this week. They hiked separately, with Heather finishing first with a time of 60 days and 17 hours and 12 minutes. Josh finished the next day ... Read more
Thru-hiker Chase Nelson wrote this piece for our blog after walking more than 1,300 miles. Liz and Denise had the pleasure of meeting this inspiring hiker on their own section hike northbound from Belden, Calif. Chase is also a KEEN Olympus sock tester.
Thin rays of morning light snuck through ... Read more
Readers of the PCT Communicator are aware that the “world’s foremost hiking cellist” is on the trail again this summer. On his second thru-hike, Mark Votapek plans to play around 30 concerts. That’s one on nearly every “zero day”.
Last weekend, PCTA staff Angie Williamson and Shari Hansen had the ... Read more
One of PCTA’s newest board members, Tim McGuire, is embarking today on a summer adventure along the Pacific Crest Trail. Over the course of the next 3 months, Tim is aiming to hike the entire length of Oregon, heading north from the California border. His excitement is contagious and we’re ... Read more
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