The new water tank is a long-term solution for hikers traversing California’s dry Hat Creek Rim.
By Jim Beatty
Cache 22 near the PCT crossing at Forest Road 22 (mile 1,391 on Halfmile’s maps) was located on the north end of the Hat Creek Rim. The water cache was started ... Read more
The Pacific Crest Trail Association is excited to have technical advisors in the field supporting our corps crews and volunteer programs in 2017. Connor Swift and Tyler Lau already are working in Southern California and will move to Northern California this summer before returning south in the fall.
Technical advisors ... Read more
Boots and volunteers are essential ingredients at the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Hiking isn’t possible without proper footwear, and trails aren’t possible without volunteers! When one of our valued corporate partners, Vasque, reached out with an offer to support our top volunteers, we were honored by their generosity and excited ... Read more
By Allyson Wiley
I’m in college in the Midwest and am anxious to get on the Pacific Crest Trail. It’ll be another two years before I can take my shot at thru-hiking, so in the meantime, I’m seeking any possible way to connect with the trail.
One day last summer ... Read more
Volunteer Caretaker Jack Konner, who helped build the Pacific Crest Trail Association’s Mount Hood Chapter into a trail-maintaining powerhouse, died Nov. 11, 2016. He was 89.
Jack, who lived in Beaverton, Oregon, was one of the Mount Hood Chapter’s earliest section caretakers. As the chapter’s first volunteer coordinator during a ... Read more
By Wes Jones
Two seasons of leading Volunteer Vacations for the Pacific Crest Trail Association has left me with one obvious and lasting impression: a simple “thank you” goes a long way. For the nearly 2,000 people who volunteer on the trail each year, it’s not hard to feel good ... Read more
Written by Doc Wesselius
In October, volunteers from three Back Country Horsemen of Washington chapters assisted the PCTA White Pass Chapter in correcting a drainage problem on the Dark Meadow Trail #1107 in the William O. Douglas Wilderness.
The Dark Meadow Trail is a feeder trail for the Pacific Crest ... Read more
By Connor Swift, PCTA technical advisor
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
It’s no secret that the Pacific Crest Trail is largely constructed, maintained, and cared for by dedicated volunteers. So, where ... Read more
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