PACIFIC CREST TRAIL - BOOKS
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leisure reading....
Journey
on the Crest: 2600 Miles From Mexico To Canada
Cindy Ross details her hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in this narrative from
the 1980's. She starts her hike in California and after a dangerous fall
returns to finish the hike a few years later.
Recommended
if you plan to thru-hike....
Pacific Crest Trail Data Book (3rd Ed.)
The
Pacific Crest Trail Data Book contains a summary of the entire Pacific Crest
Trail,
which covers over 2,650 miles from Mexico
to Canada. The PCT terrain varies from desert in Southern California to the High
Sierra in Central California to the Cascades, which extend from Northern
California, through Oregon, and into
Washington. The Pacific Crest Trail Data Book was created as an adjunct to the
Pacific Crest Trail: Volumes 1 and 2 published by Wilderness Press. The data
book is designed for planning, tracking, and quick reference both on and off the
trail. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this
title.
The Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California
Successor
to the Wilderness Press classic
Pacific Crest Trail: California, this essential volume covers the PCT
from the Mexican border to Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park.
Complete 2-color
topographic maps enhance comprehensive descriptions, including mileages and
elevations. Trail descriptions and maps are divided into several sections,
convenient for people who only want to hike a portion of the trail. Each section
introduces up-coming scenery, possible hazards, supply locations, and mileages
between major points. Includes information on the history of the trail as well
as the geology and natural history you will encounter.
The Pacific Crest Trail: Northern California
Successor to the Wilderness Press
classic Pacific Crest Trail: California, this essential volume covers the PCT
from Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park north to the Oregon border.
Complete 2-color topographic maps enhance comprehensive descriptions, including
mileages and elevations. Trail descriptions and maps are divided into several
sections, convenient for people who only want to hike a portion of the trail.
Each section introduces up-coming scenery, possible hazards, supply locations,
and mileages between major points. Includes information on the history of the
trail as well as the geology and natural history you will encounter.
The Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon and Washington
Whether
you're planning to hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail through Oregon and
Washington, or just a section
or
two, this is an essential guide to the sometimes complicated logistics and
navigation of a long-distance expedition. The beginning chapters provide
planning basics: post-office addresses for mailing food and supplies,
suggestions on when to hike which sections and
what to bring, and an
introduction to the geology, flora, and fauna of the region. But the heart of
the guide comprises 12 chapters of trail specifics between Highway 96 in
northern California and Highway 3 in British Columbia. Each section begins and
ends at a highway--often at or near a town, resort, or park. Chapters contain
topographic maps, prehike information (attractions to be on the lookout for,
declination settings, elevation and mileage points, permit regulations, and
availability of supplies), along with detailed information on navigating your
way along the trail. So if you're packing up your rucksack for a modest PCT
excursion or the full-bore trek, this is one item you can't afford to leave out.
PACIFIC CREST TRAIL -
VIDEOS
The Pacific Crest Trail: Walk
Scott Herriott, a self-proclaimed lazy***, had no desire to
hike 2,658 miles (at least in the same calendar year). So, instead, he went out
and interviewed those who were attempting to do so. From late April to early
Oct. of 2003 he tracked down over 100 intrepid/insane souls who were in the
middle of committing a half year of
their lives attempting to trek the Pacific Crest Trail...one of the worlds most
geographically diverse paths that winds from the Mexican border in California up
to the Canadian border in/out of Washington state. The result is "Walk", an
insightful and funny look at those who partake of the journey that is
long-distance hiking. The film was an official selection of the Greenwich,
Malibu and Olympia film festivals in 2004. Along the way Scott learned of
motivations, how regular folk smell to long-distance hikers, and, surprisingly,
that hawks sometimes attack unsuspecting adventurers. Most of the walkers have
trail names Lugnut, Batteries Included, and So Far (who deemed most of those
who attempt the hike as Bohemian Masochists). For Potato Picker, its his second
long-distance hike and since he enjoyed his "...first mid-life crisis so
much... he thought hed have another. Scott also learned of the beloved stops
that these trekkers congregate at...including Kennedy Meadows General Store (the
beginning of the much loved and feared High Sierra), Seiad Valley Cafe (home to
an infamous Pancake Challenge that only 7 have conquered in 17 years), and Pooh
Corner (a house where a retired husband and wife (Trail Angels) allow the tired
and the filthy to hang out for a day or two and climb their indoor rock wall if
they so desire). If you love the outdoors and wry humor, this is a must for your
DVD collection.
