"I Brian Gill 'Panama' dedicate the restoration of the pacific crest trail monument to all hikers and lovers of this trail. On 2-2-09 at 8:30 am I attempted to bring back to life our beloved so cal pct monument with great success in spite of the fact it looked close to being replaced. I scraped all loose and peeling paint. Patched all cracks, holes and damaged areas. Primed all exposed and patched areas then applying two full coats of paint. Had one or two large patches I had to short cut with expandable foam as I ran out patch and caulking. Will return on kick off to remove a few temp patches then touch up. Monument will then receive one full coat of water proofing, angle brackets and looking into a new register box with a sign "please don't stand on monument'. Still have to get the ok on that."
Among thru-hikers, this monument is probably the most photographed place on the Pacific Crest Trail, which means that for this year's hikers, they will get a photo of the monument in as tip-top shape as it is going to get. I will say that it is going to be hard to keep people from jumping on top of it! Perhaps a sign might deter hikers from piling on top of it.
Below are before and after pictures that Panama sent along. Enjoy!
Before
After
