How to Plan Your Oregon PCT Adventure
- Tue, Jun 20, 2017 from 07:00 PM to 07:40 PM
- Mountaineers Books
- The Mountaineers
- iCal
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You don’t have to be a professional hiker to tick off a really big life goal: Walking the Pacific Crest Trail across Oregon from border to border. All you need is desire and a plan, and that’s what you’ll learn in this June 20th webinar with Eli Boschetto, author of the new guidebook, Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon.
Eli Boschetto will break down the planning process for you to get started on this awesome goal. You’ll learn:
- How to plan hiking the trail during different times of year when you have vacation available
- How to plan equipment, food, trailhead transportation, and permits for short, medium, and long distances, depending on how much time you have
- What you’ll experience along this trail
- How to travel safely and what to do in an emergency
Eli Boschetto is a seasoned hiker, trail writer and photographer. He spent four years hiking and meticulously researching the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon in order to develop the most complete and detailed Oregon PCT resource available. Eli has been published in numerous outdoor and Northwest travel publications. He served as a trail correspondent for Backpacker from 2008 to 2013, and as the editor and art director for Washington Trails from 2011 to 2016. Eli lives in Portland, Oregon, and is currently at work on two new hiking guides for the Portland and Mount Hood regions. More at oregonpct.com.
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