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Forest Service Backpedals on Fees for Central Cascades

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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REVIEW: Osprey Levity 45 Ultralight Backpack

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 …

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PCT: Oregon’s Response to the CCWSP Permit Fee Proposal

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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