This Week’s Top Instagram Photos from the #AppalachianTrail

Ladies, gentlemen, and hiker trash- it has returned.  We are pleased to reintroduce one of our all time favorite series- the top Instagram posts from the Appalachian Trail.

Each week, we peruse all of the wonderful pictures from Instagram using the hashtag #TrektheAT and #AppalachianTrail and select a few of the best to highlight for your viewing pleasure!

This week we take a look at photos snapped between 08/02/17 – 08/08/17.

If you would like your picture to be included, be sure to use the hashtag #TrektheAT and/or tag us. Don’t forget to follow The Trek for all things long-distance backpacking and The Trek: Appalachian Trail for even more AT love.

This Week’s Top Photos from the Appalachian Trail

 

Took a blue blaze today that lead me to this. There are some crazy things that go through your head when you're above the clouds. When I was a little kid, I believed I could sit on the really fluffy ones and float around to different places. #trektheAT

A post shared by Anne Elizabeth "Shivers" (@annielizabth) on Aug 8, 2017 at 7:08pm PDT

Born to roam. Everywhere is home. ? #massachusetts

A post shared by Carissa "Pickles" · ??? (@carissahearts) on Aug 8, 2017 at 6:26pm PDT

Ummm… Massachusetts… we #backinnewengland #sleepinupheretonight #atthruhike #thisisamazing #atthruhike2017 #thankgoshformountains #appalachiantrail #newengland #trektheat #womenwhohike #turnaroundbrighteyes

A post shared by Julia Goodhart (@juliamar5) on Aug 8, 2017 at 5:27pm PDT

Overlooking Greenwood Lake, NY Shortly after this we got hit by a thunderstorm…

A post shared by Zach Feldhege (@a_wild_feldhege) on Aug 8, 2017 at 4:55pm PDT

Day one down…10.7 miles walked…36.1 more miles till I complete all 88 miles of NYS!Stealth camping on the side of Bear Mountain,more afraid of a ranger kicking me out than a bear. #trektheat

A post shared by Matt Purdy (@mattpurdy52) on Aug 8, 2017 at 4:08pm PDT

Found the one grassy patch for blocks to nap in during a layover, true hiker trash style #at2017 #appalachiantrail #appalachiantrials #thetrek #trektheat #tookawrongturn

A post shared by Ashley Nicole Hill (@ashleynhill7) on Aug 8, 2017 at 9:46am PDT

I was so excited to get to this spot and take a picture! The first picture was posted by someone that was here a week ago, the second is what it looked like when I got here today ? . . . #appalachiantrials #appalachiantrail #thetrek #atclassof2017 #atnobo2017 #smallgirlbigpack #trektheat #springertokatahdin

A post shared by nataliemarie732 (@nataliemarie732) on Aug 8, 2017 at 9:47am PDT

Garrett getting some hang time by Jones Falls #eno #appalachiantrail #trektheAT #easttennesseephotographer #hikingwithkids #waterfalls #longexposurephotography #natgeo

A post shared by Jon Morgan (@overmountain_aperture) on Aug 8, 2017 at 3:53am PDT

I think I'm ready for a nap. #appalachiantrail #katahdin #trektheat #throughhike #hikemore #backpacking #endoftheworld #liminalspaces #nowwhat

A post shared by Patrick Williams (@glim_glom) on Aug 7, 2017 at 7:55pm PDT

Killington Peak. A short .2 mile jaunt straight up off the AT. Well worth it.

A post shared by Adam (@adamntaco) on Aug 7, 2017 at 6:44pm PDT

Brilliant views on the Jersey Ridgeline. #appalachiantrail #thruhike #hiker #backpacker #nature #appalachiantrials #trektheat #at2017 #outdoors #live #love #explore #optoutside #rei1440project #gooutside #sunset #jersey

A post shared by Ryan Cooper ⛺️??? (@huggy_bear_hikes) on Aug 7, 2017 at 4:12pm PDT

Morning on the mountains.

A post shared by Mike Usher (@musher86) on Aug 7, 2017 at 11:19am PDT

Fully taking in the sunset. #AT #hiking #thruhike #hikertrash #sunset #trektheat

A post shared by Richard (@kingrichardthe3rd) on Aug 7, 2017 at 10:30am PDT

trudging up a hill, thinking about hard stuff, and I found a box of trail magic with a banana and a bench with this view. #thankyou #neededthat #appalachiantrail #rangeleylakes #trailmagic #trektheat #thruhiking #justkeepgoing #banana

A post shared by jsquared (@jotajotas) on Aug 7, 2017 at 4:36am PDT

Started from the bottom, now we here!

A post shared by Julie Guirl (@guirl_on_the_trail) on Aug 6, 2017 at 2:38pm PDT

It is with a heavy heart that today I leave the Appalachian Trail. I want to continue with all of my heart and soul but my body just cannot take the abuse anymore, especially in the most remote and dangerous sections of the trail in Maine. I was falling down a lot and my knees finally just buckled under me in the middle of a rock scramble. So to avoid permanent injury it was the safest decision to get off and hike another day. There's a saying, "never quit on a bad day." I chose to leave on a wonderful one. The terrain was mostly flat, I got to swim in a crystal clear alpine lake, and be toted off the trail in a boat to a beautiful off the grid lodge. I am not quitting the trail, but I am quitting a "thru-hike." I will be back when I'm healed up, especially to Maine. I made it farther than most but not as far as the best. A huge thank you to everyone I've traveled with, and I hope we all remain friends for a long time to come. I will miss you all. If you are still out there and healthy- don't you quit. Also a thank you to every person who provided trail magic, a room to stay, and given me rides or food. I would not have made it as far as I did without it. Shout out to Jane Sutter for being the best trail angel a hiker could ask for. I have hiked across bald mountains in hail storms, endured days and days of rain, got hypothermia, traveled with some of the most kind people in the world, and witnessed sunrises and sunsets that no pictures or combinations of words could do justice. Most important of all, I achieved true happiness and joy for the first time in years, and even if I didn't complete the thru-hike, I still accomplished that. And always remember- SMILES OVER MILES. ❤ -Savage #at2017 #appalachiantrail #appalachiantrials #thetrek #trektheat #flipflopthruhike

A post shared by Ashley Nicole Hill (@ashleynhill7) on Aug 6, 2017 at 9:08am PDT