Snow in the high country is rapidly melting with the warm weather that has moved into the Klamath Mountains. So it is time to start the early stages of trail stewardship along the Bigfoot Trail. Below is a list of updates and plans that are forming for this work. June 12th we will be climbing […]
Win a Bigfoot Trail Map Set
WHY DO YOU WANT TO HIKE THE Bigfoot Trail? Printed Map Set Sweepstakes • $50.00 value! Two map sets were crookedly cut during the printing process. While aesthetically imperfect, the data and maps are quite perfect. So it is time for a Bigfoot Trail Alliance sweepstakes! to Enter tell us Why you want to hike the BFT Comment on […]
Emily Sinkhorn
Welcome to the board! Emily Sinkhorn has a passion for all things trails, forests and community. Since moving to the northwest in 2004, her favorite places to roam have been the less-traveled forests and streams of the Klamath Mountains and Oregon Coast Range. Emily works with the non-profit Redwood Community Action Agency, collaborating to further active […]
Maya Conrad
Business Partner Profile: Coldwell Bankers How did you hear about the Bigfoot Trail? I initially heard about the BFT through social media then realized two of my friends, Rees Hughes and Chris Turner were on your board too. Why did you choose to become a business partner with the Bigfoot Trail Alliance? I love the idea of establishing […]
Online Forum
We re-launched our online forum so users can post their experiences about the trail, share hiking conditions, discuss resupply options, and more. Registered users can: Customize your community with fully editable profile fields that allow your users to describe themselves. Allow your users to modify their account and notification settings directly from within their profiles. […]
Citizen Science and Climate Change
We have been funded by the Rose Foundation! The Climate Change and Citizen Science Along the Bigfoot Trail project will establish a series of six citizen-maintained photographic plots along the trail. This grant-funded project will establish a baseline for monitoring climate change, create a citizen science experience for trail users, and develop a deeper sense of place […]
Klamath Mountain Snowpack
Originally published at blog.conifercountry.com Pondering the 2016 hiking season… I have tracked how Klamath Mountain snowpack is correlated with the beginning of summer hiking season since 2003. In 2009 I started the Bigfoot Trail on the summer solstice, and it worked out perfectly—I found the perfect mix of snow, open trail, and manageable river crossings. In 2011 […]
Restoring the South Kelsey Trail
Check out the video from Sage Clegg that highlights the issues she encountered during her 2014 thru-hike along the South Kelsey Trail.
