Entries filed under 'PCT'

Worth a Replay: Best Outdoor Videos of 2012

We'll close out the year with a flashback to some of the best outdoor videos we at REI spotted in 2012. The goal: Whittle dozen of choices down to a top 5. The reality: We found too many good clips worth sharing. We’re hoping you’ll be knocked out by the sights just like we were. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on December 31, 2012 7:45 AM & Tagged PCT, Terra Scara, The Wild Heart, Wings of Life, Yosemite and videos | permalink | Comments



Rockin' with the Jack Pack: My First PCT Work Crew

If you think hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is a big challenge, consider what it takes to maintain it. Not only is the PCT more than 2,650 miles long, the forces that sculpt its spectacular terrain are also relentlessly efficient at breaking the trail down. On a recent break from my REI copywriting job, I volunteered to join a Pacific Crest Trail Association work crew for a week, grateful that the PCTA does everything from coordinating with government agencies to planning meals. All I had to do ...

Posted by Ken K on September 26, 2011 5:52 PM & Tagged Hiking, Oregon, PCT, PCTA, Pacific Crest Trail, stewardship, trail maintenance and volunteer | permalink | Comments



After 7 Years, Repairs of Storm-Damaged Pacific Crest Trail Nearly Complete

God willin' and the creeks don't rise, literally, a long-closed stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington will reopen to backcountry travel in 2011. Impassable to all but the hardiest souls since October 2003, when a colossal rainstorm triggered floodwaters that wiped out 8 trail bridges, a 45-mile section of the PCT in Washington's Glacier Peak Wilderness is undergoing its final, and largest, repair project--spanning the wide, fast-moving Suiattle River. Once the gap is closed, probably ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on September 15, 2010 5:02 PM & Tagged Gary Paull, Glacier Peak Wilderness, Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, PCT, PCT detour, Pacific Crest Trail, Suiattle River and trail repair | permalink | Comments