Helpful Wesbites, Videos, and other Resources

Below are a bunch of links to videos, books, websites, and other resources that will help if you are looking to gather more information on the PCT and what I’m doing.

This is not meant to be a comprehensive list of all of the information one might need, but just a jumping off point for anyone whose interests extend beyond just reading this blog.

Informational Online Resources:

• The Pacific Crest Trail Association

• PCTA Interactive Map

• Halfway Anywhere blog

• Halfway Anywhere PCT Survey 2022 (and check out past years’ surveys as well)

• Backpacker.com’s Complete PCT Overview

• USDA Forest Service website PCT Page

• PCT Snow Conditions

Book Recommendations:

• Hiking from Home: A Long-Distance Hiking Guide for Family and Friends by Juliana Chauncey

• Journeys North: The Pacific Crest Trail by Barney “Scout” Mann

• The Pacific Crest Trail: Hiking the PCT from Mexico to Canada, a guidebook by Brian Johnson

• Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild by James Campbell

• AWOL On The Appalachian Trail by David Miller

Informational Videos on YouTube:

• Show This to Your Family & Friends if Planning a Thru-Hike by Homemade Wanderlust, 35 min

• A Day in the Life of a Thru-Hiker by Homemade Wanderlust, 20 min

Thru-Hiking Personal Accounts on YouTube:

• It Is The People: A Pacific Crest Trail Film by Elina Osborne, 16 min

  • Pacific Crest Trail Full Series by Elina Osborne, Youtube playlist, 2 hours total (11 episodes under 15 min each)

• A Year of Ice & Fire: PCT Documentary vlog by Homemade Wanderlust, 1 hr 54 min

• The John Muir Trail Documentary by Billy Yang, 53 min

• Into the Wild: My Journey On The Appalachian Trail by Julia Sheehan, 51 min

• A Journey of the Soul, PCT Documentary by Outdoor Adventures, 1 hr 41 min

• Just Passing Thru: A Pacific Crest Trail Film by Courtney Eve White, 53 min

• A Journey To Be Present: A Pacific Crest Trail Documentary vlog by Paul Borasch, 52 min