Pacific Crest Trail

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Pacific Crest Trail: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: BBC - The Pacific Crest Trail: The US West Coast's 'greatest footpath'.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 29, 2024
	Add new Web site: Official Site of Pacific Crest Trail Association.	Aakanksha Gaur	Aug 05, 2024
	Add new Web site: The New York Times - Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: How Climate Change Has Transformed the Trek.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 26, 2024
	Removed media.	Adam Augustyn	Oct 06, 2021
	Media added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 28, 2019
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Nov 11, 2008
	Added new Web site: Official Site of Pacific Crest Trail Association.	Dutta Promeet	Mar 26, 2008
	New article added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Sep 09, 2005