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THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL
A LONG DISTANCE FOOTPATH THROUGH CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON
by Johnson Brian
JUNIPER HOUSE, MURLEY MOSS,
OXENHOLME ROAD, KENDAL, CUMBRIA LA9 7RL
About the Author
Since taking early retirement from his career as a physics and sports teacher, Brian Johnson has found time for three thru’-hikes of the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2700-mile round-Britain walk, six hikes across the Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, a hike along the Via de la Plata from Seville to Santiago, and a single summer compleation of the Munros (Scotland’s 3000ft mountains), as well as climbing all the Corbetts (Scotland’s 2500–3000ft mountains) and the Grahams (Scotland’s 2000–2500ft mountains).
He has also completed a 2200-mile cycle tour of Spain and France and done multi-week canoe tours in Sweden, France, Spain and Portugal.
In his younger days, Brian’s main sport was orienteering, and he has now been able to return to the sport after recovering from long-term injuries. He competed at a high level and coached both Bishop Wordsworth’s School and South-West Junior Orienteering squads. He also surveyed and drew many orienteering maps. He has walked and climbed extensively in Britain, the Alps, the Pyrenees and California, often leading school groups.