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The Pacific Crest Trail: A Visual Compendium

The Pacific Crest Trail: A Visual Compendium

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  • Create Date：2021-05-21 06:16:00
  • Update Date：2025-09-23
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  • Author：Joshua M Powell
  • ISBN：163217328X
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Summary

The Pacific Crest Trail as you've never seen it before！ A visual feast for the senses， this highly designed paperback showcases the PCT through clever infographics， modern illustration， and insightful text。 The book captures both the grandeur of the West Coast as well as the tiniest things that a thru-hiker notices and experiences during a 140-day trek。

Through the written word， graphic design， and illustration， The Pacific Crest Trail: A Visual Compendium conveys the beauty and the beastliness of a 2，650-mile wilderness hike from Mexico to Canada。 The author chronicles the PCT through infographics about the trail and the thru-hikers' experience， and includes arresting illustrations of the landscape and minutiae of the trail。 Everything from trail markers， weather challenges， and the stories behind popular toponyms to the songs stuck in a hiker's head， thru-hiker trail names， and food consumed will be addressed， making this an ideal gift for any outdoor enthusiast。

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Reviews

Steve Ward ，

This is an interesting book about an incredible undertaking。 The author walked for 130 days over the entire length of the Pacific Crest Trail。 He included many factoids in the first part of the book that were fun to read about or pore over his charts。 The second portion of the book was more of a journal consisting of the five sections of the trail。 That did get a bit repetitious as I would imagine not much changed day to day in his routine of hiking 25 miles a day。 But thankfully his description This is an interesting book about an incredible undertaking。 The author walked for 130 days over the entire length of the Pacific Crest Trail。 He included many factoids in the first part of the book that were fun to read about or pore over his charts。 The second portion of the book was more of a journal consisting of the five sections of the trail。 That did get a bit repetitious as I would imagine not much changed day to day in his routine of hiking 25 miles a day。 But thankfully his descriptions of all the beautiful scenery along the way kept it interesting。 I'd recommend this book to any lover of the outdoors and especially those who enjoy hiking。 。。。more

Meepspeeps ，

This is a fascinating read about the author’s 2，600+ mile hike of the Pacific Crest Trail。 The best and worst of each section， along with many interesting （and sometimes gross） anecdotes about thru-hiking prompted me to be in awe， laugh， and contemplate human relationships。 The infographics are fun to peruse。 I recommend it to anyone who likes hiking， camping， or being out in wilderness-like places。

Kelli Estes ，

I just finished reading this book and loved every little bit of it。 When I first picked up this book， I expected it to be one that I dip into now and again or skim through， but I ended up reading it cover to cover in two days。 It is unlike any other book about the PCT I have ever read -- whimsical to academic， historical to literary， quirky to scientific， with vignettes of life on the trail or in town that bring the PCT to vivid life。 I also loved that the author， Joshua M。 Powell， acknowledges I just finished reading this book and loved every little bit of it。 When I first picked up this book， I expected it to be one that I dip into now and again or skim through， but I ended up reading it cover to cover in two days。 It is unlike any other book about the PCT I have ever read -- whimsical to academic， historical to literary， quirky to scientific， with vignettes of life on the trail or in town that bring the PCT to vivid life。 I also loved that the author， Joshua M。 Powell， acknowledges racist history in the naming of the topography and treatment of people indigenous to the lands through which the trail goes， while also giving readers the indigenous names for mountains along the way。 Whether you are a hiker or armchair-hiker， you'll love this one！ 。。。more

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