Credit ryan weidert ive written extensively about the joys of backpacking on the pacific crest trail, so i thought id pass along these photographs and this text from the coauthor of a new coffee table book about the trail. Northbound on the pacific crest trail pct short film duration. Pacific crest trail association 31 garden highway, suite 230 sacramento, ca 95833. Shattered at 26 by her mothers death, her familys fragmenting, and the end of her marriage, strayed upped and decided to do something way out of the realm of her experience. The pacific crest trail pct is a 2,661 mile hiking trail, starting in mexico and ending in canada. To continuously hike the whole trail in one long attempt is called throughhiking. Bmc ambassador chris townsend looks back on his eventful 1982 hike. Wildlife of the pacific crest trail halfway anywhere. The book even shines a light on the mysterious clinton c. Receive the wild special edition magazine when you donate to pcta. Wild on the pacific crest trail nextadventure next. Hike where cheryl hiked or check out some of our favorites along the pacific crest trail. Former bbc correspondent simon willis charts an emotional course through high mountains, baking deserts and personal tragedy. Official pacific crest trail book the pacific crest.
The pct stretches across nine mountain ranges, from the californiamexico border to canada. Even before it hit the big screen in wild, the 2,663 milelong pacific crest trail was arguably the holy grail of american longdistance hiking. At the border between sequoia national park and yosemite national park, the pct reaches its highest elevation,200 feet. Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and essential trail information for the entire pacific crest trail, from mexico to canada by. Top quality, great selection and expert advice you can trust. Few of us will ever undertake this epic adventure, but this book might just inspire you to do it. Shop for pacific crest trail books and maps at rei free u. Cheryl strayed hiked 1,100 miles along the pacific crest trail in a bid to escape her demons. Read pctas interview with cheryl strayed, the author of wild and inspiration.
B efore, during and after my hike of the pacific crest trail, my partner and i met many people who would love to do something like that but, really i couldnt following that statement we were given a reason why. In 2015, 2,800 people signed up to thruhike the entire pacific crest trail. Hikes from wild wild pacific crest trail association. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail, which was the first selection for oprahs book club 2. Ucluelets wild pacific trail programs and guided walks. Ucluelets wild pacific trail official website, vancouver island bc. For every reason listed, we met someone on the trail who had met that same reason for not doing it, but had gone ahead and. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail strayed, cheryl on amazon.
The wild pacific trail is a unique outdoor classroom that offers incredible opportunities to connect people to nature. This video shows mac, from hiking the entirety of a pacific crest trail thruhike from the usmexico border to. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail wikipedia. The number of hikers on the pacific crest trail has increased ten fold in recent years. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail oprah. Advice on love and life from dear sugar, a national best seller now the basis of the wbur podcast dear sugar radio, cohosted. Hiking the pacific crest trail basic information youtube. Here, a hiker enjoys the view by juniper on the ridge, pacific crest trail, eldorado national forest. Waterfalls, grey days, and big peaks are the name of the game for our hikers last few miles in oregon. Theres a population threshold beyond which anything suffers. The pacific crest trail is full of wildlife and domestic life. At first my father was not too keen on such a long trek, but my moms. Wild recounts the months strayed spent when she was 26, hiking alone on the pacific crest trail from the mojave desert through california and oregon to washington state.
The trails southern terminus is just south of campo, california by the u. The pacific crest trail cuts right through crater lake national park, though the main route doesnt offer the epic views of the water that you see in the film. I finished the book feeling as if i had made a friend such was the intimacy between author and reader. Strayed says she worked hard to get that passage of the book right. Cheryls mother who she was close with, comes down with cancer. Hiking the pct 28 books meet your next favorite book. At age 26, following the death of her mother, divorce, and a run of reckless behavior, cheryl strayed found herself alone near the foot of the pacific crest trail inexperienced, overequipped, and desperate to reclaim her life. I throughhiked the whole trail this year, starting in april as the deserts warmed before the greatest heat, and finishing in september before the first snow. The call of the wild on the pacific crest trail the. When cheryl strayed was in her 20s, she decided to hike 1,000 miles of the pacific crest trail. Below youll find almost everything ive ever posted on the internet. The book utilizes the same principles that has made appalachian trials the most popular resource amongst at thruhikers.
Exploring americas wilderness trail, published by the pacific crest trail association and rizzoli new york, was released oct. Her memoir is a fascinating read, writes sara wheeler. Written while hiking the pct this book reveals, moment by moment, what it smells, tastes and above all, feels like to walk from mexico to canada. Exploring americas wilderness trail is the painstakingly researched and thoughtful written history of the trail, of the men and women who dreamed it up, expanded it, and continue to fight for it. Wild on the pacific crest trail with the movie wild, starring reese witherspoon and based on local author cheryl strayed s popular book, opening today, theres a lot of buzz about hiking the pct. Cheryl strayeds account of her epic hike along a section of the pacific crest trail is both heart wrenching and entertaining. Adventurous hikers looking for a challenge will take the high route through the sierra nevada and cascade ranges and witness some of americas most scenic and varied.
After losing her mother to cancer and separating from her husband, cheryl strayed embarked on an arduous trek along the pacific crest trail. At age 22, strayed had been devastated by the lung cancer death of. She tells her story with exceptional honesty and selfdeprecating humour. The pacific crest trail pct extends 2650 miles from mexico to canada. Stretching from the mexican to the canadian border, the. The pcta store is closed pacific crest trail association. Continue your wild journey by joining the pacific crest trail association. A walk through the pacific crest trail the new york times. The argument that books like wild and a walk in the woods which i also enjoyed, because i love bill brysons writing, and i found the book to be very funny and very interesting, delving into the history of the trail and the places it connects are going to cause the trails to be overrun with inexperienced, inept wannabe hikers is a little. Are you thinking about thruhiking the pct or getting into longdistance hiking.
Mark larabee, the pctas associate director of communications and marketing and barney scout mann, former pcta board member, tell how this 2,650mile trail from mexico to canada came to be. Pcta is the only organization dedicated to preserving the entire trail and the experiences it provides so that you and others have a wild place for personal reflection. Wild movie and book pacific crest trail association. The pacific crest trail, also known as the pct, is americas second longest trail, stretching from mexico to canada through the states of california, oregon, and washington. After getting a pacific crest trail permit and researching your pct gear, the question many aspiring thruhikers move to is that. The silence of my long walk on the pct taught me to put faith in the. The book also contains flashbacks to prior life occurrences that led her to begin her journey. Back in 1995, however, she was a rootless 26yearold waitress about to embark on her first backpacking trip. Wild is strayeds account of her 1,100mile solo hike along the pacific crest trail, from the mojave desert to washington state. Losing weight on the pacific crest trail backpacker. The trail is actually 2,650 miles long, but heavy snows blocked strayed. From the desert to the mountains, the pct has plenty of life to see and become one with.
How to walk the pacific crest trail frontier bushcraft. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail oprahs book. Foraging wild edibles on the pacific crest trail grit. Finding out what it was like to walk for miles, strayed writes, was a powerful and. For those views, youll need to take a slight detour from the trail a smaller path will lead you to the edge of the crater and provide the memorable vistas that appear in wild. She decided on the pacific crest trail because it was more wild and had less traffic than its east coast sibling. Wild pacific trail maps, videos, and information from the wild pacific trail society. Cheryl strayed interviewed by pcta pacific crest trail.
From lost to found on the pacific crest trail is a 2012 memoir by american author cheryl strayed, describing her 1,100mile hike on the pacific crest trail in 1995 as a journey of selfdiscovery. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail by cheryl strayed, mile 445 by claire henley miller, thruhikin. The pacific crest trail, officially designated as the pacific crest national scenic trail pct is a longdistance hiking and equestrian trail closely aligned with the highest portion of the cascade and sierra nevada mountain ranges, which lie 100 to 150 miles 160 to 240 km east of the u. It was an idea, vague and outlandish, full of promise and mystery. The pacific crest trail saw a record number of longdistance hikers this year, with permits issued for 1,044 thruhikers people headed all the way from mexico to canada and 822 more. Following up on his wildly popular guide to thruhiking the appalachian trail in appalachian trials, zach davis has teamed up with 2015 pct thruhiker carly moree to bring readers the ultimate psychological and emotional guide to prepare for the pacific crest trail. Pacific crest trail is a stunning visual trek into the stillwild west as john muir experienced it more than a century ago, from unchanged deserts to the sierras granitebound lakes to the rainforests of the pacific northwest. Hikes on the pacific crest trail from the book and now film wild. Author cheryl strayed hikes the pacific crest trail in. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail oprahs book club 2. It follows the crests of the mountain ranges in california, oregon, and washington, crossing 27 national forests and 7 national parks.
Reese witherspoon hiked the pacific crest trail in preparation for her role as cheryl strayed in wild. Strayed became a novelist of some note in her late 30s. Keeping weight on is a tough game when youre walking 30 miles a dayand when you dont bring a stove, it only gets worse. Tehachapi pass, california cheryl strayeds first wild footsteps. Indeed, cheryl strayed sat here during her pct hike as told in her book and the movie wild and many pct hikers before and after.
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