I approach the trail junction at Haypress Meadows after the long climb from Echo Lakes. It’s great to be back on trail again, and I have big aspirations for my weekend adventure. Working behind the scenes helping to coordinate volunteers to make the trail possible is something I’m passionate about, ... Read more
The Pacific Crest Trail Association has hired two experts to lead the organization’s outreach efforts.
In January, Scott Wilkinson became the PCTA’s first director of communications and marketing, a position funded by a $250,000, three-year grant from the Vancouver, Washington-based M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. The association also hired Mark Larabee ... Read more
By Erin Lynch
From March 5-13, more than 250,000 people will have a glimpse into the stunning views of the Pacific Crest Trail at the Philadelphia Flower Show.
Each year, the University of Delaware builds an exhibit for the annual Philadelphia Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. It is ... Read more
When Jefferson Public Radio in Ashland, Oregon, asked us to do an on-air segment, we knew just the right person for the job. Our Big Bend Regional Representative, Ian Nelson, lives in Medford and knows the PCT inside and out.
In his 16-minute interview, Surviving a Hot, Dry Summer On ... Read more
You made 2014 one of the best years ever for the trail.
On Saturday, April 11, PCT members, volunteers, partners and supporters gathered in Sacramento, Calif. for our annual meeting and open house. We recapped the year’s successes and challenges, socialized, shared trail news, and recognized your hard work and ... Read more
We’re thrilled to launch a new Wild section of our website! Writer Cheryl Strayed’s story and the story of the Pacific Crest Trail, are inspiring new hikers, horseback riders and trail defenders. Wild is the biggest spotlight the trail has ever had.
Millions of moviegoers will get their first look ... Read more
The Pacific Crest Trail is stunningly beautiful. Every year thousands of fantastic photos are taken of the trail. Many of the pictures we’ll publish in 2015 will be selected from those entered in the PCTA’s annual photo contest.
Do you have photographs that would look great on the cover of ... Read more
By Angela Ballard, co-author of A Blistered Kind of Love, writer for the Forest Service PCT map series, former PCT Communicator editor, licensed emergency medical technician, and registered nurse.
I walked the entire Pacific Crest Trail last Saturday. By my side were trail enthusiasts as well as folks young ... Read more
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