PANDEMIC UPDATE Is It Safe to Go Outside? Hiking in the Time of Coronavirus Hello hikers. First and foremost, we hope you are well and staying safe during this unprecedented global coronavirus pandemic. Here at PCT: Oregon, we’re doing okay, primarily since we run our site from a kitchen table in SE Portland. It was …
PCT NEWS Forest Service Backpedals on Fees for the Central Cascades; Permits, Quotas Still in Effect Apparently, 13,000 citizens raising their voice in objection to a government action gets noticed. The Forest Service has announced that the proposed fees for accessing Oregon’s Central Cascades wilderness areas—Three Sisters, Mount Washington and Mount Jefferson—has been scrapped and …
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TRAIL TESTED Ultralight Backpacking with Osprey’s Levity 45 Osprey has always been a solid choice for backpacks, so when I got the chance to try out the ultralight Levity 45 backpack I was excited to see how well it performed. Osprey markets this pack as built for the “maniacal gram-counter,” and this definitely lives up …
TRAIL TESTED Winter Hiking in Lowa’s Montreal GTX Mid Boots As much as I love to hibernate through winter and catch up on my reading list, binge Netflix and strategize all of the next summer’s travels and hiking goals, I do make it a point to get out and enjoy some trail time in Oregon’s …
PCT NEWS Our Response to the Central Cascades Permit Fee Proposal Beginning in 2020, Pacific Crest Trail section-hikers could be facing imposing access limits and excessive permit fees in Oregon’s Central Cascades wilderness areas. This includes 11o miles of the PCT that traverses the Three Sisters, Mount Washington and Mount Jefferson areas. The Willamette and …
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2019 HOLIDAY GEAR GUIDE 20 Great Gifts for PCT Hikers It’s that time of year again. Time to get to work on your holiday gear wish list to prepare for next year’s trail adventures. Or maybe you’re shopping for the hiker on your holiday list. This year, we’ve got you covered with this list of …