The Top Instagram Photos from the #AppalachianTrail This Week

Did you miss us? After a week off we’re back to bring you the top photos from the Appalachian Trail!

We continue to peruse all of the wonderful pictures from Instagram with the hashtag #AppalachianTrail and #AppalachianTrials and select a few of the best each week. This week we’re offering up a little extra AT love and pulling from the last 2 weeks!

This week we take a look at photos snapped between 01/19/15 – 02/02/15.

If you would like your picture to be included, be sure to use the hashtag #AppalachianTrail and/or #AppalachianTrials (we give preference to this one).  And follow Appalachian Trials on Instagram for even more AT love.

Here is this week’s best pictures from the #AppalachianTrail:

Hitch hiking always brings a new adventure on the AT. Photo courtesy of @_brettevans.

Hitchhiking // Fear, worry, imminent death are all things that never happened while hitching. #tbt to a time where this is how we survived and thrived on the Appalachian trail.

@tommyslegacy finds himself in a delicate conundrum. To sack or not to sack?

Still analyzing my gear, and throwing out non-essentials. Hacky sack? #appalachiantrials #appalachiantrail #backpacking #outdoors #gear #hiking 

The countdown continues for @so.crates_hikes.

33 Days until my AT2015 dream! #appalachaintrail #at2015 #appalachiantrials #thegreatoutdoors #wanderlust

@crunchy_lightz looks out over the Susquehanna.

A photo posted by @crunchy_lightz on Jan 22, 2015 at 7:24pm PST

@_nchrstne and company livin’ the life at Overmountain Shelter.

Hiked in snow, slept in a barn. #AT #exploremore #appalachiantrials #theoutbound #getoutandcamp #wanderfolk #hiking #neverstopexploring #backpacking #bpmag

@jakobi.won.kanobi and crew gettin’ some real work done.

Setting a #granite #steppingstone in #maine w/ #Squad on the #appalachiantrail . #rock #bars #safety #helmets #bridge #wood #nature #labor #pure #fun #travel #hiking #east #coast #trailwork #teamwork #communication #family #crew #travel #livelife #volunteer #FollowMe #hashtags A photo posted by 

Interested in learning some sweet new skills to help your work out on the trail? Check out the 2015 Wilderness Skills Institute offered by @wildernessstewards!

A student at the 2014 Wilderness Skills Institute draws on a crosscut saw during the crosscut saw and axe certification course. Want to learn how to use these traditional tools, learn how to give back to protected public lands, and meet a lot of other like-minded volunteers and professionals? Check out the 2015 Wilderness Skills Institute at www.trailcrews.org/wilderness-skills-institute/ #publiclands #nationalforest #wildernesswork #wildernessculture #nationalforest #usfs #appalachiantrail #volunteer #lovemyjob #trailcrew #trailwork #conservation #AppalachianMountains #wilderness #appalachia #traditionaltools #giveback #getoutside #forestservice #volunteers

Colors of the forest courtesy of @robertlheureux.

Hanging there… #leaf #nature #naturelovers #trees #exploregeorgia #exploremore #rsa_nature #relativityoutdoors #usa #igers_usa #in2nature #insta_usa #ilovehiking #insta_nature #instagramhub #iphonegraphy #outdoor #outside #outdooradventurephotos #adventurelife #ga #georgia #gf_daily #hiking #appalachiantrail #at #naturelovers  

@spaceyystaceyy takes in a sweet sunset up on Roan.

Sunset on Roan ❤

Some sweet signage courtesy of @hikerfolk.

#AT #AppalachianTrail #ThruHike #MainetoGeorgia #Katahdin #PeakBagging #Hiking #WhiteBlaze #AppalachianTrials #Backpacking #Mountains #Trekking #Nature #Wild #NOBO #SOBO #PCT #CDT #JMT #MST #HikerTrash #TrailAngel #TrailMagic #FolkLife #HikerFamily #52HikeChallenge 

2015 Badger Sponsorship contender, @drewjbartlett, receives a sweet surprise!

Thanks a ton to @larabar and @appalachiantrials for this awesome surprise! You are the best!

Check out @preeconceptions‘ sweet sewing skills! AT upscaling at its finest.

  Finished prototype for my Appalachian Trail Hikin’ Dress, made out of bedsheets from Goodwill. #testrun #sewingupastorm #appalachiantrail    

@roaddog79 perches himself atop Dragon’s Tooth. Photo courtesy of @ajikoverexch.

#vscocam #hike #outdoors #goplayoutside #adventure #blueridgemoments #Appalachiantrail #adventurestream #virginia #instagood #mountains #explore #AppalachianTrials #landandsea #missjetsetter #travel #wanderlust #fastreks #blueridge #dragonstooth #packbackin Photo credit @ajikoverexch , my edit A photo posted by @roaddog79 on Jan 30, 2015 at 12:38pm PST

I think this is snake for “please back away slowly.” Photo courtesy of @sheriff_woody_pct.

  Nice black rat snake that I came across on the Appalachian Trail in 2012! #ratsnake #blackratsnake #Pantherophisalleghaniensis #Pantherophis #snake #snakes #snakesofinstagram #reptile #herpetology #herps #appalachiantrail #nature  

Laurel Falls looking as beautiful as ever courtesy of @appalachianphotoproject.

Another photo of Laurel Falls on the trail. The pool surrounding the falls looks quite calm, but is actually quiet dangerous according to a wooden sign nailed to the tree with the names of some who passed there. #Tennessee #waterfall #appalachia #appalachiantrail

@kayla1091 captures the beauty that is Sages Ravine.

  Sages Ravine #appalachiantrail #appalachiantrials #Connecticut #hiking #thruhike #summer #takemeback  

A ocean of clouds washes up on @jenny.runs atop Blood Mountain.

Blood Mountain, Georgia at 4,458 feet ✔️I shall return soon #AppalachianTrail #BloodMountain #Georgia #Hiking #Travel #ExploreGeorgia

I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of these guys. Photo courtesy of @cicadence.

  Snowy Pony. #wildponies #greysonhighlands #appalachiantrail    

You’ll hear these guys up and down the trail, but catching a glimpse like @maineyetti is a different story.

A friendly pair of #grouse hanging out along the #AppalachianTrail in #Maine last fall. #NoFilter

@ksmiff3 throws back to a spectacular shot of Carter Dome.

  New Hampshire :] Always enjoy looking back at these pictures. I think this was taken by the ice caves at Carter Notch. Looking up at Carter Dome. Maybe? Such a magical place. #tbt #gopro #appalachiantrail    

@rjzimont spends a frigid weekend in Virginia.

VA making me miss MI. @stetsonjenkins out on the #AT. #appalachiantrail A photo posted by Ryan

@fly522 continues her epic adventures in the Whites by taking on a snowy Mt. Moosilauke.

  The calm before the storm today on Moosilauke    

Welcome to Level 14: Maine. Photo courtesy of @kmv77.

Maine Monday #appalachiantrail #AT #Maine #thruhike2014 #missingmainemonday #hike #500more

Be sure to check back next week for more of that sweet, delicious #Appalachian Trail Instagram goodness!

And remember if you would like your picture to be included, be sure to use the hashtag #AppalachianTrail and/or #AppalachianTrials (we give preference to this one).  And follow Appalachian Trials on Instagram for even more AT love.

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