On its meandering 2,653-mile path through California, Oregon and Washington, the Pacific Crest Trail traverses seven national parks, 25 national forests, 4 national monuments and 48 designated wilderness areas, gaining an astonishing 489,418 feet of elevation en route.

Setting out from the Mexican border on April 3, 2019, Carey Kish marched forth for 187 glorious days through all kinds of weather amid some of the most beautiful and remote desert and mountain terrain in the country. On October 8, just 177 miles shy of Canada, Kish was driven off the PCT by hazardous early winter storms. Kish had hoped to return later this summer to hike those final miles and complete his four-decade old dream of trekking the entire PCT, but COVID-19 has dashed plans. Next year!