About the PCT

 I will be hiking the Pacific Crest Trail during the Summer of 2012. I plan to start hiking around April 26th and hope to finish by mid September. Even though I'll be hiking solo, I look forward to meeting other fellow thru-hikers, Trail Angels, locals, animals, and nature along the way.

"Zigzagging 2,650 miles (4,265 kilometers) from Mexico to Canada, the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT) spans three states and crosses national monuments, national parks, national forests, Bureau of Land Management land, federally designated wilderness, state and county parks, and tribal lands. Along the way, it ascends more than 50 major mountain passes and skirts the shores of innumerable bodies of water. Diversity is a hallmark of the PCT. For example, on its route, temperatures can top 100F in the deserts and drop below freezing in the mountains.... The trail's lowest point is 180 feet above sea level at the Columbia River Gorge between Oregon and Washington; its highest point is 13,153 at Forester Pass in California's Sierra Nevada...."

- Pacific Crest Trail Association

"... In all, the PCT encompasses the greatest elevation range of any national scenic trail, traversing six of North America's seven ecozones: alpine tundra; sub-alpine forest; upper montane forest; lower montane forest; upper Sonoran and lower Sonoran. Wildlife is abundant as the PCT weaves through the habitat of rattlesnakes, salamanders, eagles, roadrunners, coyotes, marmots, bear, elk, mountain goats, bobcats, cougars, and other species. The trail is designated for pedestrian and equestrian traffic. Bicycles and motorized vehicles are not permitted. Within a three to four hour driving distance of San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Portland and Seattle, the PCT is easily accessible and passes through magnificently untamed country. From yucca and cactus in southern California to alpine lichen in the Sierra Nevada; from lava flows in Oregon to glaciers in Washington; the PCT provides a unique opportunity to experience the range of terrain, flora and fauna that characterizes the western United States."

- Pacific Crest Trail Association

For more information on the Pacific Crest Trail, visit the links below:


PCTA (official website)
ADZPCTKO (kick off party)
Postholer (information/planning/reports)