The Pacific Crest Trail

The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is a 2,600 mile (4,286 km) trail that runs from the US/Mexico border all the way into British Columbia, Canada. Crossing through California, Oregon, and Washington, the PCT passes through twenty-five national forests and seven national parks. Approximately 180 people successfully complete a thru-hike (the entire length) of the trail every year.


Below are all the post from my thru hike in 2014 :

PREPARATION

* PCT Bear canister loan program

* Preparation

CALIFORNIA

* Border to Lake Morena
*  Kick off!!
*  Mount Laguna - Scissor cross
*  Warmer Spring to Idillwild
*  Scissor cross to Warmer Spring
*  San Jacinto- the way up
* San Jacinto and ziggy
* San Bernardino . mile 232
* San Bernardino to Big Bear
* Healing in Big Bear
* Big Bear to Hot Springs.
* Leaving hot springs
* The way to cajon pass
* Healing 4 days at cajon.
* Leaving the cajon!!
* Getting into Wrightwood
* Wrightwood
* Los angeles wilderness
* Los Angeles 2
* Back to civilization
* Getting back into the desert!
* Agua Dulce - The saufleys
* Leaving the saufleys
* Around the Green Valley , mile 460
* Casa de la Luna
* Road Detour
* Crossing the mojave
* Mojave . that town in mars
* Mojave to walker Pass
* Kennedy Meadows
* 1st day in the Sierras
* 2nd day in the sierras
* Sierras day 3
* Aproach to Mt Withney
* Mt Whitney
* Forester pass
* Kesarade Pass
* Glen Pass
* Pincho Pass
* Matter Pass
* Muir Pass
* Selden Pass
* Aproach to Silver Pass
* Mammoth lakes
* Yosemite
* The way to Tahoe Lake
* South Lake Tahoe
* Echo lake to Soda Spring
* Soda spring to Sierra city
* Sierra City to Belden
* Belden to Chester
* Chester to Burney Falls
* Burney Fall to Castella

OREGON



WASHINGTON

The route is mostly through National Forest and protected wilderness. The trail avoids civilization, and covers scenic and pristine mountainous terrain with few                                                   roads.         

                                                              

  

Yep, it is quite impressive....... 



Only The Essential (Hiking the PCT) - Trailer from Colin Arisman on Vimeo.

Most PCT thru-hikers begin their journey at the US/Mexican Border in late April at the Annual Day Zero Pacific Crest Trail Kick Off. The goal is depart early enough in the year to get through the Southern California desert before it gets too hot and with hopes of arriving at the Sierra Nevada when the snow pack has melted sufficiently. Once through the Sierra Nevada, the race is on to make Canada before weather conditions make sections impossible.