Last year, I had to contact the PCTA in the context of an article I was writing for my local Anza paper and stumbled across the page on their site providing information for the press. I was struck by the fact that they needed to correct people who thought PCT stood for Pacific COAST Trail, presumably because so many southern Californians get confused because the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) sounds a lot like the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway).

Someone on my street was giving away a ratty old surf board, so I had an idea …  a play on the mistake “Pacific Coast Trail.” You can see the results below. (I don’t know how long the surf board will last in the extreme sunlight and wide temperature swings typical of the desert mountains, but I’ll enjoy my little inside joke for as long as it does.)