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"content": "\u003cp>Natalie “Swell” Dillon, an avid backpacker who lives in Bishop in California’s Eastern Sierra, completed the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And every year since, the occupational therapist — who’s also a member of her local search and rescue team — has spent a full weekend back out on the PCT to support those making the same journey she did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These acts of kindness — offering tired, hungry thru-hikers everything from food and snacks to rides to the nearest town — are colloquially known as “trail magic.” And this year, Dillon decided to “go big” and invite other thru-hikers who’ve previously conquered the PCT to join her in her most ambitious trail magic plan yet: hiking 12 miles up and over nearly 12,000-foot Bishop Pass with as much fresh food as they could carry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dillon hiked the trail the same year as my partner, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040242/start-backpacking-trails-bay-area-near-me-permits\">as someone who completed the PCT myself\u003c/a> back in 2019, I found myself on Dillon’s invite list and joining her on her mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you’re new to the concept of trail magic or have always wondered how to get involved, keep reading for what you need to know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#A\">What is trail magic?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#B\">What are some easy ways to get involved?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>What is trail magic?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At its most basic level, trail magic is “\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/thru-hiking-long-distance-hiking/trail-magic-and-trail-angels/\">an act of goodwill or a remarkable moment\u003c/a>,” according to the Pacific Crest Trail Association — anchored in the sentiment that “\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/thru-hiking-long-distance-hiking/trail-magic-and-trail-angels/\">the trail provides\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some trail magic is serendipitous. On my own PCT hike, for example, it came in the form of a particularly juicy peach handed to me as I took my first steps into Oregon, followed by a ride from a stranger who saw three hitchhikers and stopped — even though she’d never heard of the trail before. As for the “remarkable moment” aspect, spotting nearly 100 dogs on a particularly popular stretch of trail near Tahoe added immense joy to my day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047596\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047596\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250613_202831210_Original-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1922\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250613_202831210_Original-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250613_202831210_Original-2000x1502.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250613_202831210_Original-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250613_202831210_Original-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250613_202831210_Original-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trail angels trek food and supplies over Bishop Pass to do trail magic in the Eastern Sierra on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Natalie Dillon)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I was also the grateful recipient of several coordinated pieces of trail magic from established “trail angels” who are known in their communities to offer help to hikers, including hot coffee and breakfast in a remote lakes area of Oregon, cold Gatorades after a particularly difficult day of hiking and much-needed rides to and from trailheads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taking on a long trek like the Pacific Crest Trail is no easy journey. The demands of hiking 20–30 miles per day for 12-plus hours often prompt many backpackers to bring only the most calorie-efficient foods in an attempt to save weight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12047124 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Sonora-Pass-3-1-2000x1276.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The PCT can also be mentally challenging. During my hike, in certain sections of the trail, I found myself without new company for days on end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of this can make coming across fresh food and a group of new people incredibly refreshing. And in a section like the Sierra Nevada mountain range, where hikers travel through 300 miles of unbroken wilderness and very little in the form of access to luxuries, it can be positively transformative — not to mention surprising, as the only ways in and out are extremely rugged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dillon said she was inspired to start doing both organized and spontaneous trail magic after her own experiences receiving “countless encounters of trail magic” on her PCT hike — including one standout moment when she stumbled upon a trail angel offering water and a “huge buffet of breakfast and lunch foods” in a hot section of Southern California. “We feasted for hours.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047598\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12047598\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250614_200808698_Original-2000x2664.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2664\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250614_200808698_Original-2000x2664.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250614_200808698_Original-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250614_200808698_Original-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250614_200808698_Original-1538x2048.jpg 1538w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250614_200808698_Original-scaled.jpg 1922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of thru-hikers and trail angels gather and share food and company in LeConte Canyon in the Sierra on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Natalie Dillon)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“All of those acts of generosity from other people really fueled me forward in ways that were essential to finishing a thru-hike,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Surprise in the High Sierra\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>To make this year extra special, Dillon asked everyone she knew who had hiked the trail in previous years and lived within a day’s drive of Bishop to meet her one weekend in early June, loading pounds of fresh fruit, vegetables and other surprises into our packs \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=bishop+pass+alltrails+south+lake+to+leconte&sca_esv=4bb3ee777edb1788&rlz=1C1GCMA_en___US1162&ei=juNuaJeSA-WikPIP9qe3yQs&ved=0ahUKEwiXkdm94LCOAxVlEUQIHfbTLbkQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=bishop+pass+alltrails+south+lake+to+leconte&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiK2Jpc2hvcCBwYXNzIGFsbHRyYWlscyBzb3V0aCBsYWtlIHRvIGxlY29udGUyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYqwIyBRAhGKsCSLUfULYBWMYecAF4AZABAJgBjgGgAdcUqgEEMC4yMbgBA8gBAPgBAZgCFqACvRXCAgoQABiwAxjWBBhHwgIGEAAYFhgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAgUQABjvBcICCBAAGKIEGIkFwgIIEAAYgAQYogSYAwCIBgGQBgiSBwQxLjIxoAe_jAGyBwQwLjIxuAezFcIHBzAuMTAuMTLIB0U&sclient=gws-wiz-serp&safe=active&ssui=on\">to hike 12 miles up and over the nearly 12,000-foot Bishop Pass\u003c/a> and spend a full day cooking and socializing with hikers in the High Sierra.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even for us in our three-day weekend together, we created a little ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.backpacker.com/skills/beginner-skills/pre-trip-planning/why-hikers-create-trail-families\">tramily\u003c/a>,’” she said. “And instead of being driven by trying to get to Canada, we were all driven by this idea of trying to provide a superb trail magic experience for this year’s hikers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These hikers included Simon from Belgium, who goes by “Presoak” (many long-distance hikers are given or choose their own “trail names”). “Trail magic in the middle of freaking nowhere!” he exclaimed upon seeing our group, shocked to come across us so deep in the wilderness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simon had been traveling for the past four years and became inspired to visit the U.S. for a long-distance trail this year by a podcast about the Appalachian Trail on the East Coast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s amazing,” he said of his PCT hike so far. “Every day is getting more beautiful than the last.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047601\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047601\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_2069-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_2069-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_2069-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_2069-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_2069-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_2069-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of thru-hikers and trail angels gather and share food in LeConte Canyon in the Sierra on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Sarah Wright/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Simon’s reaction, Dillon said, is exactly why she chose Bishop Pass for her group weekend of trail magic — aside from its proximity to her home and the challenge it offered her fellow angels, she wanted to bring an element of surprise to the several dozen hikers we met that weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Something that was cool about this weekend was creating a vortex of hikers that stopped, took off their packs [and] lounged for not 30 minutes, not an hour, but like two or three hours,” Dillon said, noting that some hikers were just as excited to run into one another as they were for the trail magic itself. “It’s just a facilitator of joy, really. You see joy in the surprise of it — the theme of community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047603\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047603\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5121_Original-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5121_Original-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5121_Original-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5121_Original-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5121_Original-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5121_Original-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two trail angels prepare pancakes in the remote LeConte Canyon along the Pacific Crest Trail on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jake Blakely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Guardian angels on the trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As well as offering food and a morale boost in the wilderness, trail angels can offer a hand when it comes to a thru-hiker’s logistics — and their safety.[aside postID=news_12040242 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/HENRY-COE-6-KQED-1020x765.jpg']Mark Trent, who lives in McCloud near the PCT in the Mt. 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And public transportation is lacking, to say the least.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047604\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047604\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_1543_Original-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_1543_Original-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_1543_Original-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_1543_Original-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_1543_Original-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_1543_Original-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of former thru-hikers organized ‘trail magic’ in the Eastern Sierra, cooking pancakes and falafel for Pacific Crest Trail hikers on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jake Blakely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>How to get involved with trail magic yourself\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you don’t have enough time to do a whole weekend trip and you don’t live by a long trail, don’t count yourself out of becoming a trail angel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you find yourself in a town — or even out hiking near a long trail like the PCT — consider keeping your eyes peeled for backpackers who may appreciate some fresh food. You could, for example, consider packing a few extra snacks in your pack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you feel comfortable doing so, you could also consider offering rides. Because Dillon lives in Bishop, where hundreds of thru-hikers pass through every year, she often runs into hikers at her local grocery store, around town or at local trailheads, and will offer rides to their next stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you’ve already walked over 700, 800 miles, walking 2 miles to the grocery store and then another 2 miles back from the grocery store can feel tiring,” Dillon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/thru-hiking-long-distance-hiking/trail-magic-and-trail-angels/\">The PCTA offers a few good suggestions\u003c/a>, too, including paying a hiker’s tab at a restaurant — either in person or by calling from home and asking if there are any hikers dining that day that you could treat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But most of all, keep it simple, Trent said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047606\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047606\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5158_Original-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5158_Original-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5158_Original-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5158_Original-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5158_Original-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5158_Original-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of thru-hikers and trail angels gather and share food and company in LeConte Canyon in the Sierra on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jake Blakely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Find a local angel group [online] and just look it over and see what is necessary,” he said. “The hikers will tell you themselves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for what \u003cem>not \u003c/em>to do as a trail angel starting out, remember: Trail magic in its purest form is a serendipitous moment, so the more of that energy you can bring, the better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The PCTA suggests choosing less popular locations or times of year, when your magic won’t create a crowd or compete with local businesses. And never leave food or beverages unattended on the trail, because they’re likely to get eaten by animals before any human stumbles upon them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Overdone trail magic is no longer magical,” the organization said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The spirit of trail magic also asks that you don’t accept anything in return. If a hiker offers to pay, Trent said, he does his best to decline — but if they insist, he will just use the money to feed the next hiker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or as Dillon puts it, as an alumna of the PCT: “Participating in trail magic and providing trail magic for the PCT hikers is a way of giving back to the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCeDp_MY_h4G6VWj_-VPl-BJlQ3Uya2H0vxRZZd_47BpXwVA/viewform?embedded=true\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Natalie “Swell” Dillon, an avid backpacker who lives in Bishop in California’s Eastern Sierra, completed the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And every year since, the occupational therapist — who’s also a member of her local search and rescue team — has spent a full weekend back out on the PCT to support those making the same journey she did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These acts of kindness — offering tired, hungry thru-hikers everything from food and snacks to rides to the nearest town — are colloquially known as “trail magic.” And this year, Dillon decided to “go big” and invite other thru-hikers who’ve previously conquered the PCT to join her in her most ambitious trail magic plan yet: hiking 12 miles up and over nearly 12,000-foot Bishop Pass with as much fresh food as they could carry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dillon hiked the trail the same year as my partner, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040242/start-backpacking-trails-bay-area-near-me-permits\">as someone who completed the PCT myself\u003c/a> back in 2019, I found myself on Dillon’s invite list and joining her on her mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you’re new to the concept of trail magic or have always wondered how to get involved, keep reading for what you need to know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#A\">What is trail magic?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#B\">What are some easy ways to get involved?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>What is trail magic?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At its most basic level, trail magic is “\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/thru-hiking-long-distance-hiking/trail-magic-and-trail-angels/\">an act of goodwill or a remarkable moment\u003c/a>,” according to the Pacific Crest Trail Association — anchored in the sentiment that “\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/thru-hiking-long-distance-hiking/trail-magic-and-trail-angels/\">the trail provides\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some trail magic is serendipitous. On my own PCT hike, for example, it came in the form of a particularly juicy peach handed to me as I took my first steps into Oregon, followed by a ride from a stranger who saw three hitchhikers and stopped — even though she’d never heard of the trail before. As for the “remarkable moment” aspect, spotting nearly 100 dogs on a particularly popular stretch of trail near Tahoe added immense joy to my day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047596\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047596\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250613_202831210_Original-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1922\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250613_202831210_Original-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250613_202831210_Original-2000x1502.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250613_202831210_Original-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250613_202831210_Original-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250613_202831210_Original-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trail angels trek food and supplies over Bishop Pass to do trail magic in the Eastern Sierra on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Natalie Dillon)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I was also the grateful recipient of several coordinated pieces of trail magic from established “trail angels” who are known in their communities to offer help to hikers, including hot coffee and breakfast in a remote lakes area of Oregon, cold Gatorades after a particularly difficult day of hiking and much-needed rides to and from trailheads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taking on a long trek like the Pacific Crest Trail is no easy journey. The demands of hiking 20–30 miles per day for 12-plus hours often prompt many backpackers to bring only the most calorie-efficient foods in an attempt to save weight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The PCT can also be mentally challenging. During my hike, in certain sections of the trail, I found myself without new company for days on end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of this can make coming across fresh food and a group of new people incredibly refreshing. And in a section like the Sierra Nevada mountain range, where hikers travel through 300 miles of unbroken wilderness and very little in the form of access to luxuries, it can be positively transformative — not to mention surprising, as the only ways in and out are extremely rugged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dillon said she was inspired to start doing both organized and spontaneous trail magic after her own experiences receiving “countless encounters of trail magic” on her PCT hike — including one standout moment when she stumbled upon a trail angel offering water and a “huge buffet of breakfast and lunch foods” in a hot section of Southern California. “We feasted for hours.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047598\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12047598\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250614_200808698_Original-2000x2664.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2664\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250614_200808698_Original-2000x2664.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250614_200808698_Original-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250614_200808698_Original-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250614_200808698_Original-1538x2048.jpg 1538w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PXL_20250614_200808698_Original-scaled.jpg 1922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of thru-hikers and trail angels gather and share food and company in LeConte Canyon in the Sierra on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Natalie Dillon)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“All of those acts of generosity from other people really fueled me forward in ways that were essential to finishing a thru-hike,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Surprise in the High Sierra\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>To make this year extra special, Dillon asked everyone she knew who had hiked the trail in previous years and lived within a day’s drive of Bishop to meet her one weekend in early June, loading pounds of fresh fruit, vegetables and other surprises into our packs \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=bishop+pass+alltrails+south+lake+to+leconte&sca_esv=4bb3ee777edb1788&rlz=1C1GCMA_en___US1162&ei=juNuaJeSA-WikPIP9qe3yQs&ved=0ahUKEwiXkdm94LCOAxVlEUQIHfbTLbkQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=bishop+pass+alltrails+south+lake+to+leconte&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiK2Jpc2hvcCBwYXNzIGFsbHRyYWlscyBzb3V0aCBsYWtlIHRvIGxlY29udGUyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYqwIyBRAhGKsCSLUfULYBWMYecAF4AZABAJgBjgGgAdcUqgEEMC4yMbgBA8gBAPgBAZgCFqACvRXCAgoQABiwAxjWBBhHwgIGEAAYFhgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAgUQABjvBcICCBAAGKIEGIkFwgIIEAAYgAQYogSYAwCIBgGQBgiSBwQxLjIxoAe_jAGyBwQwLjIxuAezFcIHBzAuMTAuMTLIB0U&sclient=gws-wiz-serp&safe=active&ssui=on\">to hike 12 miles up and over the nearly 12,000-foot Bishop Pass\u003c/a> and spend a full day cooking and socializing with hikers in the High Sierra.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even for us in our three-day weekend together, we created a little ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.backpacker.com/skills/beginner-skills/pre-trip-planning/why-hikers-create-trail-families\">tramily\u003c/a>,’” she said. “And instead of being driven by trying to get to Canada, we were all driven by this idea of trying to provide a superb trail magic experience for this year’s hikers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These hikers included Simon from Belgium, who goes by “Presoak” (many long-distance hikers are given or choose their own “trail names”). “Trail magic in the middle of freaking nowhere!” he exclaimed upon seeing our group, shocked to come across us so deep in the wilderness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simon had been traveling for the past four years and became inspired to visit the U.S. for a long-distance trail this year by a podcast about the Appalachian Trail on the East Coast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s amazing,” he said of his PCT hike so far. “Every day is getting more beautiful than the last.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047601\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047601\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_2069-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_2069-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_2069-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_2069-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_2069-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_2069-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of thru-hikers and trail angels gather and share food in LeConte Canyon in the Sierra on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Sarah Wright/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Simon’s reaction, Dillon said, is exactly why she chose Bishop Pass for her group weekend of trail magic — aside from its proximity to her home and the challenge it offered her fellow angels, she wanted to bring an element of surprise to the several dozen hikers we met that weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Something that was cool about this weekend was creating a vortex of hikers that stopped, took off their packs [and] lounged for not 30 minutes, not an hour, but like two or three hours,” Dillon said, noting that some hikers were just as excited to run into one another as they were for the trail magic itself. “It’s just a facilitator of joy, really. You see joy in the surprise of it — the theme of community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047603\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047603\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5121_Original-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5121_Original-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5121_Original-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5121_Original-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5121_Original-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5121_Original-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two trail angels prepare pancakes in the remote LeConte Canyon along the Pacific Crest Trail on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jake Blakely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Guardian angels on the trail\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As well as offering food and a morale boost in the wilderness, trail angels can offer a hand when it comes to a thru-hiker’s logistics — and their safety.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Mark Trent, who lives in McCloud near the PCT in the Mt. Shasta area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/485493951880710/\">manages a Facebook group\u003c/a> dedicated to organizing rides and places to stay for hikers in Northern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trent said he started bringing sodas and other goodies to hikers when he first moved to the area around a decade ago. Now, he’s become an instrumental force in the support system for hikers passing through the area, especially during wildfire season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the past several years, fires have closed trailheads in the Mt. Shasta region, a key resupply stop for PCT hikers. And when that happens, “angels have to turn into getting people off the trail and down to safety,” Trent said. He’s also performed trail maintenance, provided fresh food and a place to stay and even gone out to help hikers stuck alone navigating dangerous snowfields.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I do a little bit of everything,” he said. “We’re so remote up here that there’s not a lot of services. And public transportation is lacking, to say the least.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047604\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047604\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_1543_Original-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_1543_Original-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_1543_Original-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_1543_Original-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_1543_Original-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_1543_Original-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of former thru-hikers organized ‘trail magic’ in the Eastern Sierra, cooking pancakes and falafel for Pacific Crest Trail hikers on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jake Blakely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>How to get involved with trail magic yourself\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you don’t have enough time to do a whole weekend trip and you don’t live by a long trail, don’t count yourself out of becoming a trail angel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you find yourself in a town — or even out hiking near a long trail like the PCT — consider keeping your eyes peeled for backpackers who may appreciate some fresh food. You could, for example, consider packing a few extra snacks in your pack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you feel comfortable doing so, you could also consider offering rides. Because Dillon lives in Bishop, where hundreds of thru-hikers pass through every year, she often runs into hikers at her local grocery store, around town or at local trailheads, and will offer rides to their next stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you’ve already walked over 700, 800 miles, walking 2 miles to the grocery store and then another 2 miles back from the grocery store can feel tiring,” Dillon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/thru-hiking-long-distance-hiking/trail-magic-and-trail-angels/\">The PCTA offers a few good suggestions\u003c/a>, too, including paying a hiker’s tab at a restaurant — either in person or by calling from home and asking if there are any hikers dining that day that you could treat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But most of all, keep it simple, Trent said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047606\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047606\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5158_Original-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5158_Original-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5158_Original-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5158_Original-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5158_Original-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/IMG_5158_Original-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of thru-hikers and trail angels gather and share food and company in LeConte Canyon in the Sierra on June 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jake Blakely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Find a local angel group [online] and just look it over and see what is necessary,” he said. “The hikers will tell you themselves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for what \u003cem>not \u003c/em>to do as a trail angel starting out, remember: Trail magic in its purest form is a serendipitous moment, so the more of that energy you can bring, the better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The PCTA suggests choosing less popular locations or times of year, when your magic won’t create a crowd or compete with local businesses. 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"content": "\u003cp>When Brenda and Laurie Braaten were preparing to retire, they knew they wanted to live closer to California’s iconic long-distance hiking trail — the Pacific Crest Trail, known fondly as the PCT. It runs the length of California, 2,650 miles, from Canada to Mexico. After sussing out a few different properties, they settled on one in Belden, about a mile up the road from the trail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Belden is a small town on the western edge of Plumas County, nestled in the northern Sierras. It was first constructed as a railroad town and is now known for its recreational opportunities, including fishing and, of course, hiking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once the Braatens moved in, they became “trail angels” — that is, people living near the trail who help thru-hikers with things like rides to the post office, meals and sometimes even shelter. They helped sick and injured hikers and have treated everything from trench foot to giardia. They loved it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I find kindred spirits much more readily in the hiking community than I would in any other social venue,” Brenda said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11961428\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/fg_belden_pct_2023_09_14_fg30135-kqed/\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11961428\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30135-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"an older woman in long pants, a t-shirt, and a hat, hikes up a trail\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1305\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30135-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30135-KQED-800x522.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30135-KQED-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30135-KQED-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30135-KQED-1536x1002.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30135-KQED-1920x1253.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brenda Braaten hikes along the Pacific Crest Trail near where she lives in Belden, California, on Sept. 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Fred Greaves for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then came the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/dixie-fire\">Dixie Fire\u003c/a>, which burned \u003ca href=\"https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/7/13/dixie-fire/\">nearly a million acres in northern California in 2021\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Braatens remember staying up all night, watching from their living room as the fire came over the mountain and dropped down closer and closer to their house. Finally, they decided to evacuate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a miracle that Cal Fire kept this house standing because everything along that road burnt to a cinder,” Brenda said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After three weeks, they returned to their home and a transformed canyon. Instead of lush, green forest, the land was charred black with dead trees as far as the eye could see.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=forum_2010101890826]“It’s always in your face that, yeah, that tree is dead, that’s dead,” Brenda said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And they’ve hardly seen any hikers in the two years since the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This will not be on anybody’s radar, particularly after people post on Facebook, TikTok or whatever social media, ‘Oh, this was a burned-out section. It was hot. It was nasty.’ Who’s going to want to come here?” Brenda said. “When Laurie and I hiked this section in 2004, it was the prettiest place in the universe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Dixie Fire nearly wiped this section of the PCT off the map. But with a lot of work, the trail has mostly been repaired and reopened within a year—even if many of the trees around it are still dead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their town of Belden, though, hasn’t been so lucky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Hikers increasingly ‘cherry-pick’ the PCT\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Braatens are two of only a handful of people who live in Belden full-time. It’s a tiny town made up of a motel and bar, an abandoned schoolhouse and an RV park. Despite the charred landscape, the area is still stunning. The North Fork Feather River flows through the center of town, carving a canyon, and train tracks run along the mountainside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The PCT trail also cuts through town, making it an easy place for multi-day hikers to stop for a rest and to resupply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a normal summer, the sole bar in town would be full of PCT hikers, stocking up on supplies and fueling up on burgers and tater tots. On the day I’m visiting, I’m lucky to encounter three of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I could almost smell them before I saw them. They plopped down their big backpacks and settled in at the bar, where they eagerly ordered three cheeseburgers and a round of beers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Scott Wilkinson, Pacific Crest Trail Association\"]‘We are now saying, really for the first time in our history, that doing a continuous thru-hike of every mile of the trail from beginning to end is almost impossible.’[/pullquote]The trio met in Canada at the beginning of their hike. They split off, hiked solo for about 600 miles, and met again before hiking through the Dixie Fire burn scar. Those 100 or so miles were rough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s quite miserable,” said Jonathan Horwitz, one of the hikers. “For one, there’s no shade, so on days like today, when it’s very hot and you’re sweaty, there’s no place to take a break and have a rest. Every time you want to sit down, it’s ashy and your hands just get black and your clothes just get black. And when you set up camp, you get everything — your jackets, your tent — dirty with ash.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lot of hikers aren’t willing to put up with those conditions. In fact, Horwitz said they started up in Canada with a group of about 30 hikers, and now there are only five. The rest skipped over the burn scar section.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This type of hiking — skipping over burned-out or inconvenient sections of the trail — is called “cherry picking.” And it’s becoming increasingly common, necessary even, along the PCT.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11968249\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2023/11/29/two-years-after-the-dixie-fire-towns-that-relied-on-pacific-crest-trail-hikers-are-still-struggling/fg_beldin_pct_drone_2023_09_13_0265-qut/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11968249\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11968249\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/FG_Beldin_PCT_drone_2023_09_13_0265-qut.jpg\" alt=\"looking down from above on an exposed part of a trail with burned trees in the background\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1319\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/FG_Beldin_PCT_drone_2023_09_13_0265-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/FG_Beldin_PCT_drone_2023_09_13_0265-qut-800x550.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/FG_Beldin_PCT_drone_2023_09_13_0265-qut-1020x701.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/FG_Beldin_PCT_drone_2023_09_13_0265-qut-160x110.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/FG_Beldin_PCT_drone_2023_09_13_0265-qut-1536x1055.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hikers are increasingly skipping burned sections of the Pacific Crest Trail, like this one outside Belden, California. \u003ccite>(Fred Greaves for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We are now saying, really for the first time in our history, that doing a continuous thru-hike of every mile of the trail from beginning to end is almost impossible,” said Scott Wilkinson, content development director with \u003ca href=\"https://www.pcta.org/\">the Pacific Crest Trail Association\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just in the last year, sections of the trail have been closed due to \u003ca href=\"https://www.postholer.com/trail-fires/Pacific-Crest-Trail/1\">fires\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11945598/californias-snowpack-one-of-the-largest-ever\">record snowpack\u003c/a> in the Sierras and even a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11958698/hurricane-hilary-leaves-socal-drenched\">hurricane\u003c/a> in southern California. These disasters, fueled by climate change, are transforming California’s iconic trail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For years, that’s been the famous journey that people from all over the world come here to do,” Wilkinson said — hike the entire length of the trail. “People plan for years of their lives. It’s a very big deal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11961430\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/fg_belden_pct_2023_09_14_fg30251-kqed/\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11961430\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30251-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"a burned log across a small river\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30251-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30251-KQED-800x508.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30251-KQED-1020x648.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30251-KQED-160x102.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30251-KQED-1536x975.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30251-KQED-1920x1219.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The charred remains of the Indian Creek Bridge, which was burned by the Dixie Fire. \u003ccite>(Fred Greaves for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Knowing how to survive as ‘Canyon people’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Now, with more hikers skipping over the burn scar, Belden is struggling to survive. The rural town only has so many revenue streams, and people here depend on the annual flood of thru-hikers each summer to sustain them throughout the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not always a money-making proposition; sometimes it’s a losing proposition,” said Ivan Coffman, owner of Belden Town Resort and Lodge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Tabetha Burton\"]‘It’s a lot of money going out the window.’[/pullquote]Coffman estimates that he sees an average of about 3,000 hikers each year. However, this year, he’s only seen about 500.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We certainly did have to cut down on our hours,” he said. “Normally, we would have two bartenders and two waitresses and a cook. And right now, we have one or two people doing all that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reduced hours have been hard on the employees that remain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a lot of money going out the window,” said Tabetha Burton, the bartender, waitress and cook. “I work seven days a week now; I have no days off. I’m a single mom, I got to make sure that I have everything paid for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not the first time Burton has faced wildfire-related hardship. In 2020 — one year before the Dixie Fire — her house burned down in \u003ca href=\"https://wildfiretoday.com/tag/bear-fire/\">the Bear Fire\u003c/a>. So, she bought a trailer and set up at the RV park in Belden. The Dixie Fire displaced her again. But she said she’s determined to stay, in part because she loves the community here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s its own entity, that’s for sure,” she said. “It definitely welcomes anybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burton calls herself a “canyon person.” She said it’s nice to be away from crowded cities, to have more freedom and bask in the natural beauty. Plus, she enjoys meeting hikers who come from all over the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11961432\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/fg_belden_pct_2023_09_14_fg30332-kqed/\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11961432\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30332-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"a building with a red roof sits among trees alongside a river\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1306\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30332-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30332-KQED-800x522.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30332-KQED-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30332-KQED-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30332-KQED-1536x1003.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30332-KQED-1920x1254.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Belden Town Hotel and Resort on the south side of the North Fork Feather River. \u003ccite>(Fred Greaves for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Despite the dwindling number of hikers coming through and the corresponding decline in income, Belden is figuring out a way through. Construction workers fixing Highway 70 through the canyon keep the motel in business. The road was damaged in a series of landslides caused by intense rain after the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Belden also hosts music festivals throughout the summer. These are not small-town, intimate folk festivals — they are big electronic dance music raves where thousands of visitors descend on the tiny town and camp out for days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Economically, it’s a good thing for the whole county,” motel owner Ivan Coffman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forging on, despite setbacks, is what it means to be a “canyon person,” Brenda Braaten said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To me, a canyon person is somebody who is of a mindset of ‘pull yourself up by your own bootstraps,’ kind of independent,” she said. “The community will come together, and we will solve our problem.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When Brenda and Laurie Braaten were preparing to retire, they knew they wanted to live closer to California’s iconic long-distance hiking trail — the Pacific Crest Trail, known fondly as the PCT. It runs the length of California, 2,650 miles, from Canada to Mexico. After sussing out a few different properties, they settled on one in Belden, about a mile up the road from the trail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Belden is a small town on the western edge of Plumas County, nestled in the northern Sierras. It was first constructed as a railroad town and is now known for its recreational opportunities, including fishing and, of course, hiking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once the Braatens moved in, they became “trail angels” — that is, people living near the trail who help thru-hikers with things like rides to the post office, meals and sometimes even shelter. They helped sick and injured hikers and have treated everything from trench foot to giardia. They loved it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I find kindred spirits much more readily in the hiking community than I would in any other social venue,” Brenda said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11961428\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/fg_belden_pct_2023_09_14_fg30135-kqed/\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11961428\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30135-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"an older woman in long pants, a t-shirt, and a hat, hikes up a trail\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1305\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30135-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30135-KQED-800x522.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30135-KQED-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30135-KQED-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30135-KQED-1536x1002.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30135-KQED-1920x1253.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brenda Braaten hikes along the Pacific Crest Trail near where she lives in Belden, California, on Sept. 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Fred Greaves for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then came the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/dixie-fire\">Dixie Fire\u003c/a>, which burned \u003ca href=\"https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/7/13/dixie-fire/\">nearly a million acres in northern California in 2021\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Braatens remember staying up all night, watching from their living room as the fire came over the mountain and dropped down closer and closer to their house. Finally, they decided to evacuate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a miracle that Cal Fire kept this house standing because everything along that road burnt to a cinder,” Brenda said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After three weeks, they returned to their home and a transformed canyon. Instead of lush, green forest, the land was charred black with dead trees as far as the eye could see.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The trio met in Canada at the beginning of their hike. They split off, hiked solo for about 600 miles, and met again before hiking through the Dixie Fire burn scar. Those 100 or so miles were rough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s quite miserable,” said Jonathan Horwitz, one of the hikers. “For one, there’s no shade, so on days like today, when it’s very hot and you’re sweaty, there’s no place to take a break and have a rest. Every time you want to sit down, it’s ashy and your hands just get black and your clothes just get black. And when you set up camp, you get everything — your jackets, your tent — dirty with ash.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lot of hikers aren’t willing to put up with those conditions. In fact, Horwitz said they started up in Canada with a group of about 30 hikers, and now there are only five. The rest skipped over the burn scar section.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This type of hiking — skipping over burned-out or inconvenient sections of the trail — is called “cherry picking.” And it’s becoming increasingly common, necessary even, along the PCT.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11968249\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2023/11/29/two-years-after-the-dixie-fire-towns-that-relied-on-pacific-crest-trail-hikers-are-still-struggling/fg_beldin_pct_drone_2023_09_13_0265-qut/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11968249\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11968249\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/FG_Beldin_PCT_drone_2023_09_13_0265-qut.jpg\" alt=\"looking down from above on an exposed part of a trail with burned trees in the background\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1319\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/FG_Beldin_PCT_drone_2023_09_13_0265-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/FG_Beldin_PCT_drone_2023_09_13_0265-qut-800x550.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/FG_Beldin_PCT_drone_2023_09_13_0265-qut-1020x701.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/FG_Beldin_PCT_drone_2023_09_13_0265-qut-160x110.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/FG_Beldin_PCT_drone_2023_09_13_0265-qut-1536x1055.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hikers are increasingly skipping burned sections of the Pacific Crest Trail, like this one outside Belden, California. \u003ccite>(Fred Greaves for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We are now saying, really for the first time in our history, that doing a continuous thru-hike of every mile of the trail from beginning to end is almost impossible,” said Scott Wilkinson, content development director with \u003ca href=\"https://www.pcta.org/\">the Pacific Crest Trail Association\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just in the last year, sections of the trail have been closed due to \u003ca href=\"https://www.postholer.com/trail-fires/Pacific-Crest-Trail/1\">fires\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11945598/californias-snowpack-one-of-the-largest-ever\">record snowpack\u003c/a> in the Sierras and even a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11958698/hurricane-hilary-leaves-socal-drenched\">hurricane\u003c/a> in southern California. These disasters, fueled by climate change, are transforming California’s iconic trail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For years, that’s been the famous journey that people from all over the world come here to do,” Wilkinson said — hike the entire length of the trail. “People plan for years of their lives. It’s a very big deal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11961430\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/fg_belden_pct_2023_09_14_fg30251-kqed/\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11961430\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30251-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"a burned log across a small river\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30251-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30251-KQED-800x508.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30251-KQED-1020x648.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30251-KQED-160x102.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30251-KQED-1536x975.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30251-KQED-1920x1219.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The charred remains of the Indian Creek Bridge, which was burned by the Dixie Fire. \u003ccite>(Fred Greaves for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Knowing how to survive as ‘Canyon people’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Now, with more hikers skipping over the burn scar, Belden is struggling to survive. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Coffman estimates that he sees an average of about 3,000 hikers each year. However, this year, he’s only seen about 500.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We certainly did have to cut down on our hours,” he said. “Normally, we would have two bartenders and two waitresses and a cook. And right now, we have one or two people doing all that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reduced hours have been hard on the employees that remain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a lot of money going out the window,” said Tabetha Burton, the bartender, waitress and cook. “I work seven days a week now; I have no days off. I’m a single mom, I got to make sure that I have everything paid for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not the first time Burton has faced wildfire-related hardship. In 2020 — one year before the Dixie Fire — her house burned down in \u003ca href=\"https://wildfiretoday.com/tag/bear-fire/\">the Bear Fire\u003c/a>. So, she bought a trailer and set up at the RV park in Belden. The Dixie Fire displaced her again. But she said she’s determined to stay, in part because she loves the community here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s its own entity, that’s for sure,” she said. “It definitely welcomes anybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burton calls herself a “canyon person.” She said it’s nice to be away from crowded cities, to have more freedom and bask in the natural beauty. Plus, she enjoys meeting hikers who come from all over the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11961432\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/fg_belden_pct_2023_09_14_fg30332-kqed/\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11961432\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30332-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"a building with a red roof sits among trees alongside a river\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1306\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30332-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30332-KQED-800x522.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30332-KQED-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30332-KQED-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30332-KQED-1536x1003.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/FG_Belden_PCT_2023_09_14_FG30332-KQED-1920x1254.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Belden Town Hotel and Resort on the south side of the North Fork Feather River. \u003ccite>(Fred Greaves for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Despite the dwindling number of hikers coming through and the corresponding decline in income, Belden is figuring out a way through. Construction workers fixing Highway 70 through the canyon keep the motel in business. The road was damaged in a series of landslides caused by intense rain after the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Belden also hosts music festivals throughout the summer. These are not small-town, intimate folk festivals — they are big electronic dance music raves where thousands of visitors descend on the tiny town and camp out for days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Economically, it’s a good thing for the whole county,” motel owner Ivan Coffman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forging on, despite setbacks, is what it means to be a “canyon person,” Brenda Braaten said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To me, a canyon person is somebody who is of a mindset of ‘pull yourself up by your own bootstraps,’ kind of independent,” she said. “The community will come together, and we will solve our problem.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Heavy snowfall in winter and spring in the Sierra Nevada, followed by relatively cool then rising temperatures in June, has led to an ongoing risk of avalanches into the summer — posing a threat to long-distance hikers on the famed Pacific Crest Trail, experts say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='Jack Haskel, Pacific Crest Trail Association']'This year is different because of how much snow there is. And that means that there's continued avalanche danger.'[/pullquote]Thousands of people attempt to hike what’s known as the PCT every year, more than 2,600 miles through California, Oregon and Washington. And as the weather warms up, hikers hit the trail. But snow is still on the ground — and above normal for this time of year in some areas, said Emily Heller, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Temperatures are definitely increasing but they haven't got baking hot up high yet,” SP Parker, owner of the Bishop-based Sierra Mountain Center who has about 40 years of mountain guiding experience, said Thursday. What that means for conditions: “It's going to keep on avalanching for a little while yet,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parker said he saw a “wet slab” avalanche — where the top surface was coming off as one cohesive layer — last week near the Sierra Crest ridgeline in Rock Creek.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Normally we don't get those in June,” Parker said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NWSHanford/status/1142161072461234176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Eprofile%3APCTAssociation%7Ctwcon%5Etimelinechrome&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcta.org%2F2019%2Favalanche-conditions-sierra-june-65895%2F\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This year things (avalanche danger) are persisting longer than usual and we've got different problems than usual,\" he said. \"I have lived in this area since 1980 and I can't remember seeing quite such a prevalent and pervasive wet slab cycle.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center and the Sierra Avalanche Center have closed for the season, but people continue to post their observations to their websites. Some people reported avalanches in \u003ca href=\"https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/observations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">late May\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.esavalanche.org/ObservationsPage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">early June\u003c/a>, although those reports are unverified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='SP Parker, Sierra Mountain Center']'The key to success in the mountains is not necessarily rolling the dice when you don't have to.'[/pullquote]Increasing numbers of people are hiking the trail, about 5,000 last year, according to the Pacific Crest Trail Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This year is different because of how much snow there is,” said Jack Haskel, the association’s trail information manager. “And that means that there's continued avalanche danger and ... all that snow melting in the stream crossings can be pretty dangerous out there.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's too early for most people to head out to the high peaks,” he said last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But people are out on the trail — it’s “prime time” — and you don’t have to be up on the peaks to encounter danger, Parker said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag='hiking' label='Related Coverage']“It's also what happens up above you. And there's certainly areas where the PCT and the JMT (\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/john-muir-trail/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Muir Trail\u003c/a>) cross through what we would call avalanche terrain, which is where you're exposed to a threat maybe from above,” he said. “There's also the high passes ... where you are actually up high in those conditions. Right now, people are beating out a trail through there, which can help. It can also give people a false sense of security.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parker said conditions are moving into a \"wet loose\" avalanche activity, which is “the classic idea of a snowball rolling down slope, gathering up more and more snow around it, and eventually becoming sort of a large wet mass that flows downhill.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I was out recently and looking up at the mountains and I'm seeing more of that type of activity,\" he said Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though conditions were moving toward more stability, Parker, a former president of the American Mountain Guides Association, said he \u003ca href=\"https://www.pcta.org/2019/avalanche-conditions-sierra-june-65895/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was advising hikers\u003c/a> to be cautious and even wait to embark upon their PCT adventure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's some years, such as this year, where maybe it's just not a good idea to do the PCT,\" he said. \"Be prepared to come back and do it when things are in your favor. 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"content": "\u003cp>LOS ANGELES — Anya Sellsted had scaled scary snow-covered passes and forded frightening rivers during her solo hike from Mexico to Canada when the hazards of California's gargantuan winter finally caught up to her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While crossing a partly submerged log in Yosemite National Park, Sellsted was sucked under the tree and down the rushing creek. She gasped for air as the weight of her 55-pound (25-kilogram) backpack pushed her under the frigid water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No one was within miles as she was battered and scraped on rocks before grasping branches and saving herself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I couldn't stop screaming and shaking and crying,\" said Sellsted, who swigged whiskey to calm her nerves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sellsted is one of several hikers who reported harrowing incidents tackling the 2,650-mile (4,265-kilometer) Pacific Crest Trail across this year's massive snowpack, which has fed swift streams and turned the dream trip of a lifetime into a near-death nightmare for some.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fanya.ivanova.12%2Fposts%2F10154741148638105&width=500\" width=\"800\" height=\"742\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hikers have survived an avalanche, falls on snow and close calls in raging rivers. Most have retreated to lower ground and detoured the hazardous Sierra Nevada — the highest, most rugged section of the scenic trail running the length of California and through Oregon and Washington.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hiking the trail is an arduous endurance test, but not particularly perilous. It has become more popular each year and draws more than 3,000 hikers from around the world trying to cover the entire length within six months, though fewer than a quarter finished last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ygoIWLji7U\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given the length and likelihood of snow in the Sierra and Cascades, most hikers start in the Southern California desert in early spring with the hope that snow will melt by the time they reach alpine elevations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With hundreds of so-called thru-hikers entering the high Sierra early in the season, their experiences can serve as cautionary tales for others planning summer wilderness escapes. More than a dozen people have drowned in Sierra rivers at lower elevations, including one in Yosemite and three in Sequoia National Park, and rangers are warning hikers to think twice about crossing swift water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marcus Mazzaferri, 25, of Seattle, narrowly survived an ordeal after falling in a swollen Yosemite creek and abandoning his pack so he could get to shore before being swept over a waterfall. He lost all his gear and had to do jumping jacks and run in circles all night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He got lost hiking for help the next day and was beginning to despair when he heard a beeping sound and discovered a snow-plowing crew that took him to a ranger station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I remember the feeling of not being sure if I would survive or not,\" Mazzaferri said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tf1AwuyHnQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Photos and videos on social media show whitewater churning beneath shaky log crossings and shirtless hikers wading chest-deep in still waters with packs over their heads. On cliff-hanging Forester Pass, the trail's highest point at 13,200 feet (4,000 meters), snow cover makes for precarious footing. Majestic landscapes display endless expanses of white framed by craggy black and gray peaks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jack Haskel of the Pacific Crest Trail Association urged hikers two weeks ago on Facebook to let more snow melt, saying he was worried someone would die.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's not really ready for us yet,\" he said. \"Conditions are more like mountaineering than backpacking.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPCTAFan%2Fposts%2F10155698880662985&width=500\" width=\"800\" height=\"595\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brien Bower, 25, an experienced mountaineer from Seattle, said there were two mindsets among hikers approaching the high Sierra: those who said everyone was going to die and those going for it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bower, who completed the trail two years ago, planned to turn around if he sensed danger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He was climbing on skis near the top of 11,978-foot (3,651-meter) Glen Pass in Kings Canyon National Park in late May when he stopped to check the snow's stability and triggered an avalanche. He hardly realized what happened before it carried him 400 feet (120 meters) — and off a 20-foot (6-meter) cliff — in about four seconds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His hip was sore, but remarkably, he stayed atop the slide and wasn't badly hurt. He left the mountains for a few days and returned farther north, where intimidating waters drove him from the trail again and he eventually quit after becoming sick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"People are either continuing to get lucky or learning the skills on the job very fast,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"nMED9fXsx0HwjSkyOu6RkYWpwfrhF5py\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jake Gustafson, 21, a McDonald's manager from Pennsylvania, was pressing on with a friend despite \"fear mongering\" he read on social media. The worst thing he encountered were sunburned nostrils from solar reflection off snow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're considered the daredevils,\" said Gustafson, who sends a \"Not dead yet\" message by satellite to his mother each night. \"We like the sense of danger, I guess.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sellsted, 31, who works at a Seattle architecture firm, lost track of how many times she used her ice ax to arrest falls on steep and slick snow. She had gotten accustomed to chilly water crossings before she nearly drowned June 5 in Rancheria Creek.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After drying her gear, she carried on. 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Majestic landscapes display endless expanses of white framed by craggy black and gray peaks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jack Haskel of the Pacific Crest Trail Association urged hikers two weeks ago on Facebook to let more snow melt, saying he was worried someone would die.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's not really ready for us yet,\" he said. \"Conditions are more like mountaineering than backpacking.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPCTAFan%2Fposts%2F10155698880662985&width=500\" width=\"800\" height=\"595\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brien Bower, 25, an experienced mountaineer from Seattle, said there were two mindsets among hikers approaching the high Sierra: those who said everyone was going to die and those going for it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bower, who completed the trail two years ago, planned to turn around if he sensed danger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He was climbing on skis near the top of 11,978-foot (3,651-meter) Glen Pass in Kings Canyon National Park in late May when he stopped to check the snow's stability and triggered an avalanche. 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