Making A Difference

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

Overview

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail for the CAHP Widows and Orphans’ Fund

On April 4, 2017, David Dowty, Steve Griffin and Dan Snook, all CHP retirees and CAHP members began a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail to benefit the CAHP Widows and Orphans’ Fund. Below are updates of their trip. Click here to read the beginning.

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Pacific Crest Trail Update #2

The hikers completed their eighth day, coming out of the trail at Scissors Crossing, which is on S2 and SR-78. You can see where they’ve been by viewing David Dowty’s MapShare page https://share.delorme.com/DAVIDDOWTY. You can also send him messages by clicking on the “message” icon. We’re sure he’d love to hear from you.

Thank you to everyone who has supported the CAHP Widows and Orphans’ Fund along the way.

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Pacific Crest Trail Update

Yesterday, David Dowty, Steve Griffin and Dan Snook, all CHP retirees and CAHP members, began their thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail to benefit the CAHP Widows and Orphans’ Trust Fund. To follow their progress, be sure to like the Widows and Orphans’ Trust Fund’s Facebook page.

APB Article

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: A bucket list item — and for the CAHP Widows and Orphans’ Fund

The idea of hiking the length of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) was hatched at a celebratory dinner after the CAHP’s negotiations of 2013 concluded. Jon Hamm, then-CEO, Steve Griffin, District 5 Director, David Dowty, Supervisory Director, and a few other CAHP board members were enjoying a delicious dinner of Mexican food. Margaritas may or may not have been involved. As Steve and Dave reflected on their future retirements, they began talking about the things they wanted to do in retirement. Both of them expressed a desire to spend more time hiking in the great outdoors.