Stretching from the mexican to the canadian border, the. Continue your wild journey by joining the pacific crest trail association. After losing her mother to cancer and separating from her husband, cheryl strayed embarked on an arduous trek along the pacific crest trail. Her memoir is a fascinating read, writes sara wheeler. Waterfalls, grey days, and big peaks are the name of the game for our hikers last few miles in oregon. Hikes from wild wild pacific crest trail association. 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. 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. Strayed became a novelist of some note in her late 30s. When cheryl strayed was in her 20s, she decided to hike 1,000 miles of the pacific crest trail.
Strayed says she worked hard to get that passage of the book right. Reese witherspoon hiked the pacific crest trail in preparation for her role as cheryl strayed in wild. Northbound on the pacific crest trail pct short film duration. 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. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail wikipedia.
After getting a pacific crest trail permit and researching your pct gear, the question many aspiring thruhikers move to is that. 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. At the border between sequoia national park and yosemite national park, the pct reaches its highest elevation,200 feet. At age 22, strayed had been devastated by the lung cancer death of. Read pctas interview with cheryl strayed, the author of wild and inspiration. 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.
The pacific crest trail pct extends 2650 miles from mexico to canada. 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. The book even shines a light on the mysterious clinton c. Wild movie and book pacific crest trail association. Cheryl strayed interviewed by pcta pacific crest trail. 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. Exploring americas wilderness trail, published by the pacific crest trail association and rizzoli new york, was released oct. Wildlife of the pacific crest trail halfway anywhere. Wild pacific trail maps, videos, and information from the wild pacific trail society. Are you thinking about thruhiking the pct or getting into longdistance hiking. Cheryls mother who she was close with, comes down with cancer. 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. Few of us will ever undertake this epic adventure, but this book might just inspire you to do it. Hikes on the pacific crest trail from the book and now film wild.
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. Keeping weight on is a tough game when youre walking 30 miles a dayand when you dont bring a stove, it only gets worse. Pacific crest trail association 31 garden highway, suite 230 sacramento, ca 95833. She tells her story with exceptional honesty and selfdeprecating humour. The pct stretches across nine mountain ranges, from the californiamexico border to canada. 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. In 2015, 2,800 people signed up to thruhike the entire pacific crest trail. Wild on the pacific crest trail nextadventure next. The book also contains flashbacks to prior life occurrences that led her to begin her journey. Losing weight on the pacific crest trail backpacker.
Receive the wild special edition magazine when you donate to pcta. 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. Official pacific crest trail book the pacific crest. 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. A walk through the pacific crest trail the new york times. Here, a hiker enjoys the view by juniper on the ridge, pacific crest trail, eldorado national forest. I finished the book feeling as if i had made a friend such was the intimacy between author and reader. 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. 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. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail oprah. The silence of my long walk on the pct taught me to put faith in the.
Theres a population threshold beyond which anything suffers. 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. 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. The trail is actually 2,650 miles long, but heavy snows blocked strayed. The pacific crest trail is full of wildlife and domestic life. 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. Ucluelets wild pacific trail programs and guided walks.
The book utilizes the same principles that has made appalachian trials the most popular resource amongst at thruhikers. Author cheryl strayed hikes the pacific crest trail in. Below youll find almost everything ive ever posted on the internet. Wild is strayeds account of her 1,100mile solo hike along the pacific crest trail, from the mojave desert to washington state. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail strayed, cheryl on amazon. The pacific crest trail pct is a 2,661 mile hiking trail, starting in mexico and ending in canada. The trails southern terminus is just south of campo, california by the u. Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and essential trail information for the entire pacific crest trail, from mexico to canada by. Hiking the pacific crest trail basic information youtube. It follows the crests of the mountain ranges in california, oregon, and washington, crossing 27 national forests and 7 national parks. 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. 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 pct 28 books meet your next favorite book.
It was an idea, vague and outlandish, full of promise and mystery. Bmc ambassador chris townsend looks back on his eventful 1982 hike. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail oprahs book club 2. 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. Top quality, great selection and expert advice you can trust. 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 call of the wild on the pacific crest trail the. 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. Easy to walk, one hour programs aim to engage both visitors and local communities. 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. Hike where cheryl hiked or check out some of our favorites along the pacific crest trail. Ucluelets wild pacific trail official website, vancouver island bc. She decided on the pacific crest trail because it was more wild and had less traffic than its east coast sibling. 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.
Tehachapi pass, california cheryl strayeds first wild footsteps. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail by cheryl strayed, mile 445 by claire henley miller, thruhikin. 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. 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. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail, which was the first selection for oprahs book club 2. The number of hikers on the pacific crest trail has increased ten fold in recent years. Back in 1995, however, she was a rootless 26yearold waitress about to embark on her first backpacking trip. At first my father was not too keen on such a long trek, but my moms. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail oprahs book. The pcta store is closed pacific crest trail association.
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. Foraging wild edibles on the pacific crest trail grit. From the desert to the mountains, the pct has plenty of life to see and become one with. Finding out what it was like to walk for miles, strayed writes, was a powerful and. Former bbc correspondent simon willis charts an emotional course through high mountains, baking deserts and personal tragedy.
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