Los Angeles Times
LITTLE GRASS VALLEY, CA -JUNE 23, 2021: As dusk settles in, Sammy Potter of Maine rubs his feet inside his one-man tent after a day of hiking 25 plus miles with hiking partner Jackson Parell along the Pacific Crest Trail in the Plumas National Forest on June 23, 2021 in Little Grass Valley, California. The Stanford students are attempting to complete the Triple Crown of hiking in one calendar year. This includes hiking all three major trails: the PCT(Pacific Crest Trail), the CDT (Continental Divide Trail) and the AT (Appalachian Trail). (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) 
Re “The great journey north: Thousands arrive in San Diego County for an ultimate hiking challenge” (May 5): Kudos to the author, Maura Fox, on the well-written article. She symbolically took me along on a “bucket list” adventure I’ve had in the back of my mind since I first heard of the Pacific Coast Trail. I’m now an octogenarian and this brilliant piece is the closest I’ll come to experiencing the journey. How refreshing to see this article where it was a welcome break from the depressing political news of the day.
— Fran Goldstein, Oceanside
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