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61-756: The PCT was established as a national scenic trail by the National Trails Systems Act of 1968. In 1971, the Pacific Crest Trail Club was founded, and in 1977 the Pacific Crest Trail Conference was incorporated. The two groups merged in 1987, and in 1992, the name was changed to the Pacific Crest Trail Association. The Association hired its first paid staff in 1993. The PCTA works under a Memorandum of Understanding with

122-425: A category of trails known as connecting or side trails. Though there are no guidelines for how these are managed, these have been designated by the secretary of the interior to extend trails beyond the original congressionally established route. Seven side trails have been designated: National recreation trail (NRT) is a designation given to existing trails that contribute to the recreational and conservation goals of

183-515: A clearinghouse for information about trail conditions, threats to the trails, and issues that affect hikers and equestrians. In 2019, the Trust for Public Land announced that in partnership with the PCTA, it had protected 17 miles of trail in northern California, and identified climate change and fires, timber cutting, increased usage, threats to wildlife from human interaction, and maintaining funding from

244-702: A much larger effect. According to a 2015 Associated Press article (which was published in newspapers throughout the United States, e.g.: the New York Daily News , the Santa Fe New Mexican , and the Florida Times Union ), the PCTA saw a dramatic increase in the number of hikers attempting to hike the entire trail. Liz Bergeron, executive director of the Pacific Crest Trail Association, told Conde Nast Traveler that

305-596: A national network of trails. Over 1,300 trails over all fifty states have been designated as NRTs on federal , state, municipal, tribal and private lands that are available for public use and are less than a mile to more than 500 miles (800 km) in length. They have a combined length of more than 29,000 miles (47,000 km). Most NRTs are hiking trails , but a significant number are multi-use trails or bike paths , including rail trails and greenways . Some are intended for use with watercraft, horses, cross-country skis , or off-road recreational vehicles . There are

366-732: A new introduction by Strayed. Strayed's second book, the memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail , was published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf on March 20, 2012. It details her 1,100-mile hike in 1995 on the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert to the Oregon–Washington state line and tells the story of the personal struggles that compelled her to take the hike. The week of its publication, Wild debuted at number 7 on

427-488: A new permit system to limit the number of long-distance backpackers in order to spread out the usage. Speaking to Seattle Backpackers Magazine , Bob Woods, the North Cascades Regional Director for the Pacific Crest Trail Association, explained that the new permit regulations were necessary because it was anticipated that the increased awareness of the trail would result in record breaking use in

488-647: A number of water trails that make up the National Water Trails System subprogram. Eligible trails must be complete, well designed and maintained, and open to the public. The NPS and the USFS jointly administer the National Recreation Trails Program with help from other federal and nonprofit partners, notably American Trails, the lead nonprofit for developing and promoting NRTs. The secretary of interior or

549-837: A recreation resource of superlative quality and of physical challenge." Most notably, the national scenic trail system provides access to the crest of the Appalachian Mountains in the east via the Appalachian Trail , of the Rocky Mountains in the west on the Continental Divide Trail , and of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges on the Pacific Crest Trail , which make up the Triple Crown of Hiking . Other places of note include

610-527: A report in 1966 entitled Trails for America . The study made recommendations for a network of national scenic trails, park and forest trails, and metropolitan area trails to provide recreational opportunities, with evaluations of several possible trails, both scenic and historic. The program for long-distance natural trails was created on October 2, 1968, by the National Trails System Act, which also designated two national scenic trails,

671-466: A role in protecting the integrity of the trail as a continuous footpath, for example, negotiating easements and trail routings with private landowners. While a Golden Spike ceremony in 1993 celebrated the completion of the PCTA, it was later learned that a missing easement in the Stevens Pass (Washington) area threatened the continuity of the trail. A private landowner had been considering fencing off

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732-408: A segment of trail and cutting off public access. In 2017 the Pacific Crest Trail Association bought more than 400 acres for $ 1.6 million to keep the trail open to the public. Cheryl Strayed ’s book, Wild, was published in 2012 and became a best-seller; the effect on the trail was initially modest with a small increase in inquiries to the PCTA. But in 2014, a movie based on the book came out, and had

793-496: A selection of her 2010–2012 "Dear Sugar" online advice columns. The book debuted in the advice and self-help category on the New York Times Best Seller list at number 5 and it has also been published internationally. In November 2022 a tenth anniversary edition of Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar , was published with six additional columns and a new preface by Strayed. The book again appeared on

854-468: A total length of more than 91,000 mi (150,000 km). The scenic and historic trails are in every state, and Virginia and Wyoming have the most running through them, with six. In response to a call by President Lyndon B. Johnson to have a cooperative program to build public trails for "the forgotten outdoorsmen of today" in both urban and backcountry areas, the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation released

915-447: A waitress, youth advocate , political organizer, temporary office employee, and emergency medical technician throughout her 20s and early 30s, while writing and often traveling around the United States. In 2002, she earned a Master of Fine Arts in fiction writing from Syracuse University , where her mentors were writers George Saunders , Arthur Flowers , Mary Gaitskill , and Mary Caponegro . The beautiful thing about going alone

976-706: A wide variety of public service volunteer projects and programs in cooperation with agency partners such as the USDA-Forest Service, the National Park Service , the Bureau of Land Management , California State Parks , and others. In 2021, along with the USDA Forest Service and the National Park Service, the PCTA collaborated on a Foundation Document to identify the significance of and fundamental resources for

1037-548: A writing workshop to students at BlinkNow Foundation 's Kopila Valley School in Surkhet , Nepal ; the conversations she had with girls at the school led her to make a short film on the topic of chhaupadi , a form of menstrual taboo which prohibits Hindu women and girls from participating in normal family activities while menstruating . Strayed has hosted two hit podcasts for The New York Times . From 2014 to 2018 she co-hosted Dear Sugars with Steve Almond . The podcast

1098-821: Is a series of trails in the United States designated "to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the Nation". There are four types of trails: the national scenic trails, national historic trails, national recreation trails, and connecting or side trails. The national trails provide opportunities for hiking and historic education, as well as horseback riding , biking, camping , scenic driving , water sports, and other activities. The National Trails System consists of 11 national scenic trails, 21 national historic trails, over 1,300 national recreation trails, and seven connecting and side trails, as well as one national geologic trail, with

1159-422: Is an American writer and podcast host. She has written four books: the novel Torch (2006) and the nonfiction books Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (2012), Tiny Beautiful Things (2012) and Brave Enough (2015). Wild , the story of Strayed's 1995 hike up the Pacific Crest Trail, is an international bestseller and was adapted into the 2014 Academy Award-nominated film Wild . Strayed

1220-510: Is that every triumph is yours, every consequence of every mistake is yours, everything that you have to figure out is on you. That’s a really powerful experience. And sometimes it is beautiful and positive and exciting, and sometimes it's negative and hard and lonely. I wanted that. I welcomed that. —Cheryl Strayed, 2019 Strayed writes the Dear Sugar advice column, which is published on her Substack newsletter. She first began writing

1281-555: The New York Times Best Seller list in hardcover non-fiction. In June 2012, Oprah Winfrey announced that Wild was her first selection for her new Oprah's Book Club 2.0 . Winfrey discussed Wild in her video announcement of the new club and interviewed Strayed for a two-hour broadcast of her show Super Soul Sunday on the Oprah Winfrey Network . The next month Wild reached number 1 on

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1342-542: The Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail , and requested that an additional fourteen trail routes be studied for possible inclusion. Sponsored by Senators Henry M. Jackson and Gaylord Nelson and Representative Roy A. Taylor , part of the bill's impetus was threats of development along the Appalachian Trail, which was at risk of losing its wilderness character, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund

1403-737: The Barnes & Noble Discover Award and the Oregon Book Award . Three months before Wild was published, actress Reese Witherspoon optioned it for her production company, Pacific Standard. Nick Hornby wrote the screenplay, and the film Wild was released in 2014, with Witherspoon portraying Strayed. The film was a box office hit, grossing $ 52.5 million, and led to Academy Award nominations for both Witherspoon and actress Laura Dern , who played Strayed's mother. In July 2012, Vintage Books published Strayed's third book: Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar ,

1464-472: The National Park Service (NPS), United States Forest Service (USFS), and/or Bureau of Land Management (BLM). These agencies may acquire lands to protect key rights of way , sites, resources and viewsheds , though the trails do not have fixed boundaries. They work in cooperation with each other, states, local governments, land trusts , and private landowners to coordinate and protect lands and structures along these trails, enabling them to be accessible to

1525-505: The New York Times Best Seller list, a spot it held for seven consecutive weeks. The paperback edition of Wild , published by Vintage Books in March 2013, spent 126 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list. The book has also been a bestseller around the world—in the UK, Germany, Australia, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Denmark and elsewhere, and has been translated into 37 languages. Wild won

1586-653: The Santa Fe Trail , Old Spanish Trail , and Pony Express . They also memorialize the forced displacement and hardships of the Native Americans on the Trail of Tears and Nez Perce National Historic Trail . Their routes follow the nationally significant, documented historical journeys of notable individuals or groups but are not necessarily meant to be continuously traversed today; they are largely networks of partner sites along marked auto routes rather than

1647-719: The University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree, with a double major in English and Women's Studies . In March 1991, when Strayed was a senior in college, her mother, Bobbi Lambrecht, died suddenly of lung cancer at the age of 45. Strayed has described this loss as her "genesis story." She has written about her mother's death and her grief in each of her books and several of her essays. She has also written about her experiences dabbling in heroin use in her twenties. Strayed has worked as

1708-594: The secretary of agriculture (if on USFS land) designates national recreation trails that are of local and regional significance. Managers of eligible trails can apply for designation with the support of all landowners and their state's trail coordinator (if on non-federal land). Designated trails become part of the National Trails System and receive promotional benefits, use of the NRT logo, technical and networking assistance, and preference for funding through

1769-621: The secretary of the interior or the secretary of agriculture . The national trails are supported by volunteers at private non-profit organizations that work with the federal agencies under the Partnership for the National Trails System and other trail type-specific advocacy groups. For fiscal year 2021, the 24 trails administered by the NPS received a budget of $ 15.4 million. The eleven national scenic trails were established to provide outdoor recreation opportunities and to conserve portions of

1830-468: The 2000 edition, "The Love of My Life" in the 2003 edition, and "My Uniform" in the 2015 edition). Strayed was the guest editor of The Best American Essays 2013 and The Best American Travel Writing 2018 . She won a Pushcart Prize for her essay "Munro Country," which was originally published in The Missouri Review . The essay is about a letter Strayed received from Alice Munro when she

1891-641: The Department of Transportation's Recreational Trails Program . American Trails sponsors an annual NRT photo contest and a biennial symposium and maintains the NRT database. The first national geologic trail was established by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 , though it did not amend the National Trails System Act to create an official category. Cheryl Strayed Cheryl Strayed ( / ˈ s t r eɪ d / ; née Nyland ; born September 17, 1968)

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1952-637: The NPS National Trails Office in Santa Fe and Salt Lake City. National historic trails were authorized under the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 ( Pub. L.   95–625 ), amending the National Trails System Act of 1968. They have a total length of approximately 40,000 mi (64,370 km); many trails include several branches making them much longer than a single end-to-end distance. The act also established

2013-405: The NPS, managed like its other areas, as long, linear parks. Five trails are overseen by the U.S. Forest Service. In 2022 Arlette Laan, whose trail name was "Apple Pie", became the first woman known to have completely hiked all eleven national scenic trails. The 21 national historic trails are designated to protect the courses of significant overland or water routes that reflect the history of

2074-536: The New York Times bestseller list. Tiny Beautiful Things was adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos , who also starred in the role of Sugar/Cheryl. The play was directed by Thomas Kail and debuted at The Public Theater in New York City in 2016 and 2017. It is now being staged in several theaters around the nation. In June 2022, Hulu ordered a television series adaptation of the book. The show

2135-551: The PCT via blogs and social media during their thru-hikes. The Pacific Crest Trail Association takes a lead role in maintaining the trail and keeping it open and passable as a continuous foot and bridle path from Mexico to Canada. Maintaining the trail requires clearing undergrowth and fallen trees, repairing damage from storms and flooding, building new trail that needs to be relocated because of damage, treadway improvement, or land ownership issues; and maintaining trail signage. Speaking as

2196-492: The PCTA asked long-distance hikers to postpone their 2020 thru-hikers, or, if they had already started, to leave the trail. The PCTA was concerned about the potential for the virus to spread among hikers, because the trail is, in part, a social experience, and hikers often congregate close together. Long-distance hikers were also viewed as potential disease vectors who could spread the virus to rural communities with limited medical facilities that were already strained. Additionally,

2257-428: The PCTA saw increased numbers everywhere within a year of the movie's release—more day hikers, doubled website traffic, and more permit requests for thru-hiking; she said that nearly 2,000 people attempted a thru-hike in 2014, double the previous year. In response, the PCTA launched a campaign, with Strayed's support, using the hashtag #responsiblywild to promote safety and Leave No Trace practices. They also implemented

2318-420: The PCTA was concerned about the inherent dangers of PCT hiking; the trail crosses high mountains and harsh environments, and at least 15 people have died on the trail, nine of them from either falls or heatstroke. The PCTA judged that it was more responsible to avoid the kinds of accidents that could require emergency services to operate in the wilderness environment, which could expose both victims and rescuers to

2379-470: The PCTA website contains comprehensive information about trail closures, conditions, relocations, events, books, maps, and upcoming trail events that educate hikers in safe backcountry travel and Leave No Trace principles. In 2017, in cooperation with some of its donors, it operated a program it called P3 (Preserve, Protect, and Promote—taken from its mission statement), which highlighted ten Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers who would help promote and advocate for

2440-571: The U.S.D.A Forest Service (the lead agency responsible for governmental oversight of the trail), and other federal agencies. The PCTA is headquartered in Sacramento, California. The PCTA's mission is to protect, preserve and promote the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail as a world-class experience for hikers and equestrians, and for all the values provided by wild and scenic lands. The USDA Forest Service ,

2501-537: The advice authors over the age of 60 had for coping. In August 2019, Strayed was one of ten women for whom statues were constructed in New York as part of Statues for Equality , a project conceived to balance gender representation in public art. Strayed married Marco Littig in August 1988, a month before her 20th birthday. They divorced in 1995, shortly before she started hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Following

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2562-774: The age of 17, Strayed graduated from McGregor High School in McGregor, Minnesota . During the summer of 1987, Strayed worked as a newspaper reporter for her hometown county weekly, the Aitkin Independent Age in Aitkin, Minnesota . She loosely based the fictional Coltrap County in her novel Torch on McGregor and Aitkin County. Strayed attended her freshman year of college at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul , but by her sophomore year, she transferred to

2623-1023: The column on the website The Rumpus starting in March 2010, when the column's originator Steve Almond asked her to take over for him. She wrote the column anonymously until February 14, 2012, when she revealed her identity as "Sugar" at a "Coming Out Party" hosted by the Rumpus at the Verdi Club in San Francisco. In addition to her column and books, Strayed has published essays in The Washington Post Magazine , The New York Times Magazine , Vogue , Tin House , The Missouri Review , and The Sun Magazine . Her work has been selected three times for inclusion in The Best American Essays ("Heroin/e" in

2684-428: The divorce, she changed her surname to Strayed, a name she chose after months of contemplation. She chose Strayed for its symbolism and because she liked how it sounded together with her first name. Strayed subsequently married filmmaker Brian Lindstrom in August 1999. They have two children and live in east Portland, Oregon , where Strayed has lived since the mid-1990s. Her daughter, Bobbi Strayed Lindstrom, played

2745-554: The entire 2,650 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). The project considers the perspectives of stakeholders and organizations including the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, California State Parks, the PTCA, Backcountry Horseman of America, 60 Indian tribes whose current and ancestral lands are along the trail, hiking clubs, volunteers, thru-hikers, trail towns, and others. The PCTA serves as

2806-589: The exact non-motorized trails as originally used. Interpretative sites are often at other areas of the National Park System along the trails, as well as locally operated museums and sites. The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Wyoming is on the Oregon, California, Mormon Pioneer, and Pony Express National Historic Trails and has exhibits on Western emigration. Nine are administered by

2867-488: The executive director of the PCTA in 2016, Liz Bergeron, told ESPN that PCTA volunteers logged 96,500 hours in the previous year, the majority of which were spent on trail maintenance. She estimated that PCTA volunteers probably covered about 50 percent of what is needed every year, or about 1300 miles of the trail's nearly 2700 mile length. The PCTA additionally runs a trail skills course that educates volunteers about trail maintenance, tools, and safety. The PCTA has also had

2928-525: The federally administered Land and Water Conservation Fund as key management priorities. Through media campaigns and its own outreach, the PCTA educates hikers about issues that affect the trail. These issues can include temporary closures, or can be more global. For example, the PCT makes hikers aware of how climate change is affecting large-scale western forest fires, which can destroy hundreds of miles of trail and create life-threatening conditions that force hikers to abandon their itineraries. Additionally,

2989-417: The following year the family moved to rural Aitkin County , where they lived in a house that they built themselves on 40 acres. The house did not have electricity or running water for the first few years. Indoor plumbing was installed after Strayed moved away for college. Strayed also has two half-siblings from her father's second marriage, with whom she connected only after Wild was published. In 1986, at

3050-426: The governmental agency charged with overseeing federal oversight of the trail, elaborates that the PCTA fulfills this mission by 1) promoting the use and protection of the Pacific Crest Trail to reflect its world-class significance for the enjoyment, education and adventure of hikers and equestrians 2) publishing information on the PCT including books, guidebooks, maps, condition reports, videos, and permits 3) sponsoring

3111-637: The nation. They represent the earliest European travels in the country in Chesapeake Bay and on Spanish royal roads; the nation's struggle for independence on the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail and Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route ; westward migrations on the Oregon , California , and Mormon Trails , which traverse some of the same route; and the development of continental commerce on

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3172-418: The natural landscape with significant scenic, natural, cultural, or historic importance. These trails are continuous non-motorized long-distance trails that can be backpacked from end-to-end or hiked for short segments, except for Natchez Trace NST, which consists of five shorter, disconnected trail segments. The Trails for America report said, "Each National Scenic Trail should stand out in its own right as

3233-656: The next few years. The PCTA also published information about the benefits of southbound itineraries, which could help to lessen the impact by spreading out hikers. Immediately subsequent to the increase of traffic on the trail after the Wild phenomenon, the PCTA took a leading role in determining how trail policies would respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Outdoor spaces nationwide saw a large uptick of visitor use by people looking for safe spaces in which to recreate. But in April 2020,

3294-424: The public. These partnerships between the agency administrators and local site managers are vital for resource protection and the visitor experience. The Federal Interagency Council on the National Trails System promotes collaboration and standardization in trail development and protection. National recreation trails and connecting and side trails do not require congressional action, but are recognized by actions of

3355-967: The southern wetlands and Gulf Coast on the Florida Trail , the North Woods on the North Country Trail , the variety of southwestern mountains and ecosystems on the Arizona Trail , and the remote high-mountain landscape near the Canadian border on the Pacific Northwest Trail . They have a total length of approximately 17,800 mi (28,650 km). Due to the extent of construction of route realignments, segment alternatives, and measurement methods , some sources vary in their distances reported and values may be rounded. Six trails are official units of

3416-422: The virus from necessary contact with each other, and which would take health workers away from much needed jobs on the front lines of the pandemic. While the PCTA has no legal authority to close the trail, it does have the authority to grant permits for long-distance trips. In August 2020, the PCTA again delayed the opening of the permit cycle for 2021. National Trails System The National Trails System

3477-690: Was a young writer, and Munro's influence on Strayed's writing. Strayed's first book, the novel Torch , was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in February 2006 to positive critical reviews. Torch was a finalist for the Great Lakes Book Award and selected by The Oregonian as one of the top ten books of 2006 by writers living in the Pacific Northwest . In October 2012, Torch was re-issued by Vintage Books with

3538-456: Was born in Spangler, Pennsylvania , the second daughter of Barbara Anne "Bobbi" (née Young; 1945–1991) and Ronald Nyland. From age three to six, Strayed was sexually abused by her paternal grandfather. At age six, her family moved from Pennsylvania to Chaska, Minnesota . Her parents divorced soon after and Cheryl's father left her life. When Cheryl was 12 her mother married Glenn Lambrecht, and

3599-420: Was produced by The New York Times and WBUR , Boston's National Public Radio affiliate. The New York Times Company announced the launch of the podcast Sugar Calling on April 3, 2020. The first episode of the show was an interview with George Saunders . The podcasts were inspired by Strayed's advice column on The Rumpus called "Dear Sugar." The podcast began during the COVID-19 pandemic and focused on

3660-629: Was released to critical acclaim on April 7, 2023. Strayed was a writer and executive producer on the show. Strayed's fourth book, Brave Enough , was published in the United States by Knopf on October 27, 2015, and in the United Kingdom a week later by Atlantic Books . It debuted in the advice and self-help category on the New York Times Best Seller list at number 10. Strayed is also a public speaker and gives lectures about her life and books. She travels internationally to meet at writers retreats and lead writing seminars . In 2017, she taught

3721-415: Was used to acquire lands. In 1978, as a result of the study of trails that were most significant for their historic associations, national historic trails were created as a new category with four trails designated that year. Since 1968, over forty trail routes have been studied for inclusion in the system. The scenic and historic trails are congressionally established long-distance trails , administered by

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