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Free Pacific Crest Trail Calendars!

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Free Pacific Crest Trail calendar included with the first 15 PCT photo book orders received, starting right now!

Pacific Crest Trail Book and Calendar
Pacific Crest Trail book and calendar

The calendar features images from our coffee table book, Pacific Crest Trail: A Journey in Photographs. We’re honored to work with Shapco (the same company that printed our book) to create this calendar. Based in Minneapolis, Shapco prints books and art exhibition catalogs for some of the top museums and galleries in the world. Their print quality is second to none. They also understand that sustainability is key, printing on environmentally friendly paper using wind-powered presses.

Having seen and loved our photographs while printing the book, Shapco approached us asking if they could print a calendar for their clients using some of the same photos. We just received the final result, and it’s beautiful. This calendar will make you feel like you’re out on the trail every day with its grand landscapes, subtle details, and perfect color fidelity.

Hanging PCT calendar
Hanging PCT calendar

And of course, our book is of the same high quality as the calendar. It’s even 25% off for the holidays right now. For more information on the book, to view sample pages, and to order, please visit our Pacific Crest Trail: A Journey in Photographs book page. The 2015 PCT calendar is a great bonus that you can’t get anywhere else.

Thank you for doing your holiday shopping with us instead of at the big box stores!

Note: We aren’t selling this exclusive calendar individually. If you already have our PCT book, but want the calendar, now is the time to gift the book to your favorite Wild fan or hiking buddy.

Wyoming Hikes

Teton Crest Trail Day 5

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North Fork Cascade Canyon to String Lake Trailhead (11 miles)

We scrambled up onto a large boulder overlooking our campsite and ate breakfast. We packed the remaining food into our now almost empty bear can, just enough for our final day in this awesome backcountry.

Campsite in North Fork Cascade Canyon

Chris’s altitude headaches and fatigue from previous days were completely gone. He was thankful to be back to normal.

A storm loomed in the forecast, so we packed up a little earlier than usual. We wanted to make sure to cross Paintbrush Divide, our high point for the day, before the storm broke loose. Marmots basked in the sunlight as we set off.

Marmot

Lake Solitude, though early in our day’s walk, was so nice that we opted to stop and and enjoy the view for a while. The water was clear enough to watch fish moving in its depths.

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Teton Crest Trail Day 4

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Sunset Lake to North Fork Cascade Canyon (8 miles)

The fourth day of our honeymoon backpacking trip greeted us with a glorious sunny sky once again. We ate and packed up. Chris was feeling much better — not perfect, but definitely improved from yesterday’s altitude headaches and fatigue.

We left Sunset Lake around 9:30 and headed north on the Teton Crest Trail. Today’s scenery remained impressive. In fact, we think it got better. Just 5 minutes into the day, we walked through an amazing wildflower patch. Anna was beaming.

Walking through a wildflower patch on the Teton Crest Trail

We climbed, pausing to take photos. Or maybe photography breaks were an excuse to catch our breath.

Climbing away from Alaska Basin

As we neared Hurricane Pass, the Grand Teton poked out dramatically over the ridge.

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