As the remaining weeks dwindle before I leave to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, I urge those of you who are unfamiliar with it to read more about it at the website for the PCTA, an organization that issues thru-hiker permits, aggregates updated trail conditions and other pertinent information that I will rely on this summer, and organizes trail maintenance along the 2650 mile trail. And you will also find a resource where many of your questions will be answered — factoids, numbers, maps, the like. Go now, read up.