The Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT, runs all the way from the U.S. border with Mexico to the border with Canada, crossing more than 2,600 miles of desert, mountains, and forest. But this year, wildfires interrupted hikers' journeys.
This year, in July, it just hit everywhere along the trail, north to south. It seemed like there was just no region that was exempt from fire this year, said Chris Rylee, who is with the Pacific Crest Trail Association.
It destroys many an adventure, and this perhaps once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ... Dead trees can fall on hikers, and burned areas are at an increased risk of landslides and floods.
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