General hiking features, helpful info and random musings for PCT hikers.
A while back we introduced you to Alexa McRoberts and her sisters, Kahla and Dayna. Together, they began their Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike in early May. Their first days on trail provided a quick introduction to PCT hiking: blistering sun, pouring rain and surprise snowstorms. Nevertheless, they persisted. Now, a month and a half later, …
Originally hailing from Georgia, Dana Hendricks fell in love with long-distance trails during a camp outing on the Appalachian Trail (AT). After college, Dana spent several years hiking, and then leading, trail crews on the AT. Later, when she was looking at graduate schools, she chose Oregon for its proximity to the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). During her summer breaks, she …
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Alexa McRoberts thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail (AT) in 2013, and the Wonderland Trail in 2016. From her home in Boulder, CO, she spends most of her free time outdoors—mountain biking, trail running and backpacking on the Colorado Trail. When she’s not playing outside, she works in the outdoor industry, representing several quality outdoor brands. This year, Alexa and her sisters, Kahla …
Out in the great landscape of western America, the Pacific Crest Trail climbs and descends, rambles along, dives into canyons and forests, and crosses rugged mountains and arid deserts. Like life, the trail ebbs and flows. Why do we go out there? What are we searching for? — The Pacific Crest Trail It was nearly 90 …
In part one of our conversation with Mark Larabee, editor of PCTA’s Pacific Crest Trail Communicator, he shared his early memories of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and how he came to turn his passion for the trail into a career to help promote and protect it. Last year, Larabee teamed up with thru-hiker and outdoor …
At his core, PCT Communicator editor Mark Larabee is an outdoor lover. He plainly admits that he would rather be out hiking, rock climbing, bicycling or playing in the water than anything else. He took his first hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in 1990 in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, in California. Larabee concedes that he didn’t know much …