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But every year, tens of thousands of other hikers set foot on the PCT to hike for an hour, a day, or a weekend. This guide is part of a four-volume series written for day and section hikers seeking a casual excursion or moderate backpacking trip on one of our nation’s most famous trails.

Even when I am hiking for just a few hours on the PCT, the question “What if I kept going?” invariably springs to mind. The romance of thru-hiking is unquestionably part of the allure of the trail. But I have young children and responsibilities at work, and this is not yet the right time in my life to be out for an extended journey. Most of us have similar constraints and can only spare a day or two or perhaps a long weekend at a time to answer the call of the wild. Thankfully, the PCT has dozens of segments offering hiking as fine as anywhere else in Southern California. This book features many of the best trips along the PCT between the Mexican border and the High Sierra. I have personally walked every trip in this book carrying a GPS receiver to log the trail. I have also walked a few segments that were not so satisfying and which I did not cover in this book.