peeps of the PCT: John, general store owner

The owner of Laguna Mountain Lodge & Store gives us good rules to live by: lighten up and be nice.
peeps of the PCT: Benita, Idyllwild Innkeeper

Historic Silver Pines Lodge has seen its share of “Hiker Trash,” but the innkeeper says it’s enriching.
peeps of the PCT: Bob, Hiker Town

It’s a long 18-mile stretch in desert to Hiker Town, one of the oddest places I slept along the PCT.
peeps of the PCT: Casey, Sonora Pass Resupply

Casey Cox started his company after waiting, cold and hungry, his thumb out for a ride that never came.
peeps of the PCT: Joshua, fire manager

I met Joshua on Flat Iron Ridge in Lassen National Park building a fire break with hand tools.
peeps of the PCT: Heart Fire, tent maker

The need for a lighter tent that wasn’t a “coffin” led Judy Gross to design and make her own.
peeps of the PCT: ‘flippers’

It takes courage to change directions mid-stream.
peeps of the PCT: Milk Jug

He was the youngest solo thru-hiker on the PCT, but still couldn’t finish the pancakes.
peeps of the PCT: used car salesman of the border

Home is a good place, especially when you have love, memories and hobbies surrounding you.
peeps of the PCT: Tammy & John, caretakers

The trail wouldn’t be walkable without trail crew, especially ones as dedicated as these two.