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The Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) is a 1,200-mile (1,900 km) hiking trail running from the Continental Divide in Montana to the Pacific Ocean on Washington's Olympic Coast. Along the way, the PNT crosses three national parks , seven national forests , and two other national scenic trails .
Ron Strickland (born March 19, 1943) is an American conservationist, long distance trail developer, and author.He is the founder of the 1,200-mile (1,900 km) Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (PNT) and of the proposed transcontinental Sea-to-Sea Route.
loop of the U.S. west combining the Pacific Crest Trail, Pacific Northwest Trail, Continental Divide Trail and other trails. [12] Great Western Trail: 4,455 7,170 Western Rockies: Canada: Mexico: passes through Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming: Great Western Trail (Illinois) 92 148 Illinois, Iowa: mostly rails to trails conversion ...
Dec. 31—The U.S. Forest Service has released a comprehensive plan for the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, marking a milestone for a route established in 2009 but used by hikers for ...
Jan. 3—Federal officials have released the final version of a new plan for a 1,200-mile national scenic trail that crosses northern Washington, a document that sets guidelines for management and ...
The Pacific Northwest is a diverse geographic region, dominated by several mountain ranges, including the Coast Mountains, the Cascade Range, the Olympic Mountains, the Columbia Mountains, and the Rocky Mountains. The highest peak in the Pacific Northwest is Mount Rainier, in the Washington Cascades, at 14,410 feet (4,392 m).
Wildfires are increasingly hitting the Pacific Crest Trail, which runs the length of the West Coast. This year, 26 fires have burned along the trail, leading 16 parts to close.
Bart Smith (born 1959) is an outdoor photographer who concentrates on documenting America's National Trails System.Over the course of more than 25 years, he became the first person to hike and photograph all of the 11 national scenic trails and to traverse (mostly by hiking, but when necessary, by sailing, paddling, and bush plane) all of the 19 national historic trails. [1]