Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) covers 2,663 miles of rugged terrain following the ranges of California, Oregon and Washington. Most hikers start at the Mexican border and, if they finish, complete the hike at the Canadian border. They gain significant altitude as they cross the towering Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges. The National Park Service designated the route as a National Scenic Trail in 1968. It was completed and dedicated in 1993. The trail goes through western Antelope Valley and over...
The first Dog Days of Summer at Souza Family Vineyard saw the largest gathering of pooches and their owners to date. The May 27 event was also co-hosted by Demi Kapler, who is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and Kern County Animal Services. Tehachapi is an ideal stop for Demi as her family lives in the area. Her mother joined her at the event at Souza and she will be visiting with her father at Walker Pass. Demi left Utah in April with plans to hike the PCT and raise money for Best Friends Anima...
Five Duke University students arrived in town on June 1, after hiking from the Mexican border. They intend to continue north to the Canadian border. They are showering and sleeping at Aviator Park at Tehachapi Airport. Hikers will continue coming through Tehachapi until late June, and then the numbers slow to a crawl. There will be a fall group coming through also, but in much smaller numbers. Over forty Tehachapi Pacific Crest Trail Angels have volunteered their time to take hikers like this...
In the earlier days of America's military, units of soldiers would have to travel for a considerable time after a war before they reached home, giving them time to mentally process their experiences. With today's advanced transportation, veterans will often be thrown into everyday life immediately, giving them no time to absorb and process the weight of the war they were in. Warrior Expeditions provides "outdoor therapy" for recently discharged combat veterans, equipping them with hiking gear an...
Isaac Reister from Leavenworth, Washington, has been on the Pacific Crest Trail since June 29th when he left Harts Pass near the Canadian border and headed south. He said that he got kind of a late start but figured that he would be done before bad weather started. He was almost right. He hit blowing snow with a bit of lightening when he got near Bishop but it was Tuesday, Oct. 13, about one day out of Walker Pass, that the skies grew really dark and he could see lightning off toward Mojave. He...
Pacific Crest Trail Hikers will be disappointed this year as they proceed north from Mexico! They will learn that one of their favorite and famous traditional stops has closed, the Safley’s in Aqua Dulce. (See below for Donna Saufley's recent announcement.) Hikers will miss this place! In past years previous hikers have enjoyed showers, the mail stop, delicious food and fun, and many other delights as they collapsed in Agua Dulce after walking hundreds of miles across mountain crests and desert floors from the Mexican border. Luckily there i...
The PCT is the Pacific Crest Trail that covers 2663 miles of rugged terrain from Mexico to Canada, following the crest of the mountain ranges that emerge from the western part of our country. It was officially dedicated in 1993. The PCT crosses Tehachapi Willow Springs Road just above Oak Creek and again where Cameron Canyon reaches the 58 Freeway, both about nine miles from downtown Tehachapi. Each year between 500 and 700 hikers pass through our area, starting in April. Few come through after...
I am preparing for a short jaunt, four or five days on the PCT. Weather has cooled, and the trail is calling. My right brain tells me "You can just load up and head out...you have done this many times, you know what to take". Fortunately my left brain says: "No! Silly one, make a checklist". Alright lefty, here goes: Shelter, food, and water is really all one needs, but I like to have a little, OK, a lot of comfort, so here I go. Gregory Backpack North Face Sleeping bag ThermoRest self inflating...
Who are these people strolling the streets of Tehachapi, looking a bit dirty, suntanned, bearded, having backpacks, close enough at the right time of day, body odors. PCT Packers they are. Trail mile 558 is at the Cameron Road and Willow Springs junction, 10 road miles east of Tehachapi. Most began their pilgrimage at the border of Mexico in mid April, and Tehachapi is only a few miles short of their first ¼ of the journey. Tehachapi is a way-point on the trail. Here they resupply, mail a...
The PCT, the pathway generating adventures for intrepid hikers. From the border of Mexico to the border of Canada. Official mileage: 2,560. Many attempt the trek in one season, north bound (NOBO) from Mexico, or south bound (SOBO), from Canada. Some perform what is referred to as a YOYO. Mexico to Canada, then back in one season. Some attempt to accomplish speed records, fastest time to date: 60 days, 17 hours,12 minutes! Unlike the quickly moving through-hikers, I chose little steps at a time,...
The Pacific Crest Trail, the Mexico to Canada footpath flows wild and rugged, while turning and twisting atop the backbone of the mountains of the American West. She calls so clear and loud. She calls: "Join me". Since my last article, I trekked south to the San Gabriels for a fun 16 mile jaunt. For my journey, I started at trail mile 403 to the Mill Creek Ranger Station at mile 418, where my Angel picked me up. I took a hard look at my 40 plus pound backpack: lifted it to my knee, put my left...
Last issue I left you with time for a pause. During this pause I learned a bit about the Tehachapi Trail Angels. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail 2000, commonly known as the PCT, is a pathway that leads intrepid backpackers from the border of Mexico to the border of Canada – over 2,500 miles. A few attempt to cover the long distance in one journey. Most, like myself, do what is called "section hiking." (A little bit here and a little bit there.) I have also volunteered as a local "...
"The Trail" is the Pacific Crest Scenic Trail (PCT). It begins at the Mexican border, travels north through some of the most beautiful, at times the most dreadful, most picturesque and sometimes untidy scenes of the western edge of North America. Mountains, lakes, rivers, streams, wildlife, deserts and too many small things to mention are along the trail that wanders up-and-down and left-and-right, then ends up some 2,650 miles later. I chose to be a "section hiker." Little bites here and there...
