The Pacific Crest Trail

The Pacific Crest Trail
Title The Pacific Crest Trail PDF eBook
Author
Publisher Rizzoli Publications
Total Pages 226
Release 2019-04-16
Genre Travel
ISBN 0847864510

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This pocket-sized gift and souvenir photo book captures the beauty of America's quintessential wilderness hiking trail. From desert California to the Washington-Canada border, the compelling photography of Bart Smith brings the entire 2,650-mile trail to life. This beautifully illustrated book, officially published with the Pacific Crest Trail Association in a pocket-sized gift and souvenir format, highlights this legendary footpath with more than 170 spectacular contemporary images taken by the foremost hiking photographer in America. Readers can experience the trail as if their boots were on the path--passing by the trail blazes, taking in the surrounding wilderness at scenic overlooks, meeting other hikers at lean-tos or shelters, and freezing at the sight of bear, elk, or other majestic wildlife. Designated as one of the first two national scenic trails in 1968, the Pacific Crest Trail is a continuous footpath of more than 2,650 miles--from the Mexican to the Canadian border. It is often called the "wilderness trail" because roughly half of it runs through federal wilderness--25 national forests, six national parks, five state parks, three national monuments, and 48 federal wilderness areas. The trail symbolizes everything there is to love--and protect--in the western United States. This book is perfect for anyone interested in conservation, outdoor recreation, or American history, or for those who dream of one day becoming thru-hikers themselves.

Journeys North

Journeys North
Title Journeys North PDF eBook
Author Barney Scout Mann
Publisher Mountaineers Books
Total Pages 371
Release 2020-08-01
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1680513222

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2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist in Adventure Travel In Journeys North, legendary trail angel, thru hiker, and former PCTA board member Barney Scout Mann spins a compelling tale of six hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2007 as they walk from Mexico to Canada. This ensemble story unfolds as these half-dozen hikers--including Barney and his wife, Sandy--trod north, slowly forming relationships and revealing their deepest secrets and aspirations. They face a once-in-a-generation drought and early severe winter storms that test their will in this bare-knuckled adventure. In fact, only a third of all the hikers who set out on the trail that year would finish. As the group approaches Canada, a storm rages. How will these very different hikers, ranging in age, gender, and background, respond to the hardship and suffering ahead of them? Can they all make the final 60-mile push through freezing temperatures, sleet, and snow, or will some reach their breaking point? Journeys North is a story of grit, compassion, and the relationships people forge when they strive toward a common goal.

The Pacific Crest Trail

The Pacific Crest Trail
Title The Pacific Crest Trail PDF eBook
Author Karen Berger
Publisher The Countryman Press
Total Pages 336
Release 2014-03-18
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1581572123

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This book begins where basic trail guides and maps leave off. For each section of the trail, the authors describe the route in detail and recommend the best day hikes and short backpacks from each trailhead. They describe the plants and animals hikers will see, tell stories about local history, explain plate tectonics, and in a thousand other ways enrich your experience of the journey. For many people, the Pacific Crest Trail is the ultimate long-distance hiking trail. Beginning in the dry valleys of southern California, it follows the crest of the snow-capped Sierras and ends in the ancient forests of Washington’s Cascades. Along the way, national treasures such as Yosemite, Crater Lake, and Mount Rainier make this trail one of the premier hiking destinations in the world. But hiking is about much more than getting from A to B. Berger and Smith draw on their tremendous experience—together they have logged more than 12,000 miles on the PCT—to give tested advice to long-distance hikers on trip planning, gear and safety, seasonal considerations, trailheads and resupplies, permits, and much more.

The Pacific Crest Trail

The Pacific Crest Trail
Title The Pacific Crest Trail PDF eBook
Author Joshua M. Powell
Publisher Sasquatch Books
Total Pages 210
Release 2021-03-16
Genre Travel
ISBN 1632173298

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The Pacific Crest Trail as you've never seen it before! A visual feast for the senses, this highly designed paperback showcases the PCT through clever infographics, modern illustration, and insightful text. The book captures both the grandeur of the West Coast as well as the tiniest things that a thru-hiker notices and experiences during a 140-day trek. Through the written word, graphic design, and illustration, The Pacific Crest Trail: A Visual Compendium conveys the beauty and the beastliness of a 2,650-mile wilderness hike from Mexico to Canada. The author chronicles the PCT through infographics about the trail and the thru-hikers' experience, and includes arresting illustrations of the landscape and minutiae of the trail. Everything from trail markers, weather challenges, and the stories behind popular toponyms to the songs stuck in a hiker's head, thru-hiker trail names, and food consumed will be addressed, making this an ideal gift for any outdoor enthusiast.

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Washington

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Washington
Title Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Washington PDF eBook
Author Tami Asars
Publisher
Total Pages 0
Release 2016
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 9781594858741

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From the preeminent outdoor publisher in the West comes a new series of guidebooks to the region's most famous trail

The Pacific Crest Trail

The Pacific Crest Trail
Title The Pacific Crest Trail PDF eBook
Author William R. Gray
Publisher
Total Pages 208
Release 1975
Genre Travel
ISBN

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The Pacific Crest Trail is marked by diamond shaped signs nailed to trees. The imaginative proposal of Clinton Clarke, of California, was new. It is a 2400 mile path linking the wilderness of public forests and parks in three states.

Pacific Crest Trail

Pacific Crest Trail
Title Pacific Crest Trail PDF eBook
Author Chris M. Alexander
Publisher
Total Pages 120
Release 2013-02-25
Genre Landscapes
ISBN 9780615741093

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