Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail as a couple can be a huge test of a relationship. Which tent or shelter to use as a couple…
While completing the Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey hikers share the moment(s), if ever, they found themselves in a situation where they felt they were…
Chances are that things won’t go to plan on a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike. One of the best things you can do to prepare for…
The lowest moments of hikers’ Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikes in 2022. Despite what social media may say, the PCT isn’t all fun and rainbows.
In the third installment of the Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hiker Survey, we cover what’s probably the biggest (perceived) logistical issue on the PCT, resupply. After…
In the second installment of this year’s Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hiker Survey, we dive into gear for hiking the PCT. Pacific Crest Trail gear lists…
The Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey is distributed to PCT hikers at the end of the hiking season every year with the goal of capturing…
The Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA) has – again – updated the process for obtaining a Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) permit. The permit process has…
The Forest Service has introduced new food storage regulations in Desolation Wilderness requiring overnight users to now carry “a canister designed to prevent access by…
Bear canisters are an essential piece of backcountry equipment for anyone traveling into bear country (or even anywhere in the backcountry there are animals). Not…
Lake Morena is approximately 20 mi / 32 km north of Pacific Crest Trail‘s (PCT) southern terminus at the US-Mexico Border and is a landmark…
The Pacific Crest Trail is hiked by thousands of people each year – from all over the United States and the globe. The trail has…
