The Pacific Crest Trail Association was represented by programs director Joe Sobinovsky, board members Henry Shires and Eric Weinmann, and executive director Liz Bergeron.

PCTA Vice President Eric Weinmann made a belated presentation of Awards of Merit to Greg Hummel and Bob Riess. (They weren't around when the awards were handed out at the PCTA annual meeting in February.) Here's the writeup from the PCT Communicator: "For the past three years, Bob Riess and Greg Hummel have single-handedly promoted and instituted the Annual Day Zero Pacific Crest Trail Kick-Off Party.... It has become a real event with last year's party seeing over 100 people in attendance. The entire event is done by volunteers with no help from the PCTA."

AGPLDHG&IR honcho Jason Cramer announced the winners of the gear contest.

Meadow Ed had the rapt attention of 2002 hikers as he described the locations and conditions of water caches throughout southern California.