Pct Section H

What follows is a two part trip report on section h of the pacific crest trail a stretch of trail that had plenty of mental and physical challenges but held such beauty and tranquility that it transformed me.

Pct section h. The pct provides for a rich lifetime of day weekend and week long trips. Wa section h cascade locks to highway 12 white pass is a 138 2 mile moderately trafficked point to point trail located near stevenson washington that features a great forest setting and is rated as difficult. Day and section hiking you don t have to disappear for months to enjoy the pacific crest trail.

The trail is primarily used for hiking camping horses and backpacking and is best used from june until october. Ca section h crabtree meadow to tuolumne meadow closed is a 188 2 mile heavily trafficked point to point trail located near lone pine california that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult. Offering spectacular views of the three southern volcanoes rainier st.

Section h of the pacific crest trail runs 147 5 miles from the bridge of the gods in the columbia river gorge at the border of oregon and washington states to white pass near mount rainier in central washington. If you take a similar journey it could transform you too. They can be purchased from the pacific crest trail association online store or other national geographic map retailers.

Pacific crest trail association 1331 garden highway suite 230 sacramento ca 95833. Most of the trail is desert scrub and cacti with forests at the higher elevations. Most people are out for less than a week.

Halfmile s pct maps have been replaced by a new series of pacific crest trail maps from national geographic. These handy new map booklets are the result of a collaboration between halfmile and national geographic. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from march until october.

916 285 1846 main 916 285 1865 fax. This part of the pct winds its way through the hot and arid desert where you hit your first significant climbing in the san jacinto mountains. Cousins on the run columbia river to mt.