Outside Reading #3

December 8, 2015

Outside Reading #3

            For my last outside reading I decided to do a bit of research on the Pacific Coast Trail since we touched a bit on it during class.  What I did not realize when I started doing research on this trail is how similar it is to the Appalachian Trail because of its specific characteristics. The PCT stretches 2,663 miles from Mexico’s border to the border between the United States and Canada.  This trail is commonly compared to the Appalachian Trail because of the difficult terrain that the hikers travel through and the long mileage of the trail.  While hiking on the trail the hikers pass through seven national parks and and 25 national forests.  In 1968 the trail was designed to be a national scenic trail, but was not completed finished until 1993.  Just as many choose to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail the PCT pulls in hundreds who choose to hike its entirety every year.  The PCT accompanies the Appalachian Trail and the Continental Divide Trail to create the Triple Crown of long distance hiking trails in the United States.