A popular Oregon trail along the PCT is no more, thanks to a chunk of glacier breaking off and causing havoc nearby. The bottom line for hikers is that the popular walk to Pamelia Lake, nestled at the southwest base…

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You may recall Cari Tucker, aka Sandals, whose plans for a 2007 Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike were interrupted last year by the small detail of a broken ankle. She must’ve done everything right, healingwise, because she made it to Warner…

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A guy who earned his trail name before he stepped foot on the trail — he goes by Out of Order in honor of his pack being lost in the flight across the country — is having quite an adventure.…

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Scubaman is just outside of Warner Springs on the Pacific Crest Trail: My latest start yet. I was not under way until after 9 AM. It was cold outside and my clothes still damp. The sleeping bag felt so toasty…

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Tyler Gence hiked the Pacific Crest Trail last year; he’s giving a presentation on his experience next Wednesday in Yakima. From the story in the local paper: So Gence decided to do take some time last year to do a…

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Sharon Allen, beside herself with anticipation, points to bearcan’t.org, perhaps the most elaborate Pacific Crest Trail journal ever created. 30-30, a 2004 AT veteran, starts his 2007 PCT journal as such: Hi, my name is Scott & I am a…

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Paul Caccamo, from a Trail Journals prep entry: For quite some time I’ve been feeling the desire to check out of our mechanized and digitalized existence. I’ve become extremely sensetive to machine sounds over the past few years. If I’m…

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Sarah at Freezerbag Cooking offers another of her excellent not-about-cooking posts, this one on the siren song of the Pacific Crest Trail, of which she’s hiked a few sections: Over the past years I started piecing trips out when I…

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