The Top Instagram Photos from the #AppalachianTrail This Week

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 take a look at photos snapped between 02/16/15 – 02/23/15.

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:

Jeff and Regina’s Green Mountain House in Manchester Center, VT is a hostel not worth missing. Photo courtesy of @christineisabird.

#hikershoes # greenmountainhouse #licenceplates #appalachiantrail #Longtrailvermont best hostel off the trail near manchester center, vermont

A photo posted by Christine Bachetti (@christineisabird) on Feb 21, 2015 at 6:26am PST

Soon and very soon. @so.crates_hikes studies up in appropriate hiker fashion.

13 Days out! A little study time..#AT2015 #kelty #NoBo #Appalachiantrials #thruhike #awolguide #getoutside #backpacking #backpackinggear A photo posted by Timothy Pluta (@so.crates_hikes) on Feb 18, 2015 at 11:01am PST

AT Fun Fact #287 – A scant 91 years ago the Bear Mountain Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world. Photo courtesy of @amybwh.

Longest suspension bridge in the world (1924) #bearmountainbridge #hudsonriver #AppalachianTrail #amtrak #newyorkstate

A photo posted by Amy Hausmann (@amybwh) on Feb 23, 2015 at 4:40am PST

Some important advice from @_brettevans conquering Lehigh Gap.

Remember everybody…look stoic today A photo posted by Brett “Cruise” Evans © (@_brettevans) on Feb 17, 2015 at 8:43am PST

Whether you love it or you hate it you will always remember your time on the trail in the Cumberland Valley. Photo courtesy of @bear_bag_gear.

Passing through the Cumberland Valley, PA is a memorable section of the Appalachian Trail. For more pictures check out our blog www.bearbaggear.com #appalachiantrail #thruhike #thruhike2014 #cumberlandvalley #pennsylvania #backpacking #farmland #hike #hiking #hammock #hikinggear

A photo posted by Max Mishkin (@bear_bag_gear) on Feb 18, 2015 at 5:09am PST

Often mistaken as salamanders, these little guys are actually the eastern red-spotted newt. They take on this bright orange color during their juvenile stage as they move onto land traveling from pond to pond. They are actually aquatic in their adult stage where they trade their vibrant appearance for a darker green complexion. Photo courtesy of @theplateletwalker.

#AppalachianTrail #sally A photo posted by Owen McCarty (@theplateletwalker) on Feb 22, 2015 at 3:21pm PST

This is what can happen if you don’t keep your hiker hunger in check. Photo courtesy of @kmv77. (no turtles were harmed in the taking of this photograph).

Red eating a turtle in a golf shirt somewhere #appalachiantrail #AT #boxturtle #golfshirt #fancy #thruhike #hikertrash #500more #wherestheshirtnow?

A photo posted by Kelsey (@kmv77) on Feb 19, 2015 at 8:40am PST

As @drewmason shows, it isn’t just the north getting hammered by the elements this week.

Fun weekend with old friends! As soon as we got to Virginia, the worst snow storm of the year rolls in. As soon as we leave, it’s 45 degrees. We made it to the top nonetheless! Legs are now in recovery mode. #appalachiantrail #mcafeeknob #backpacking #blueridgemountains A photo posted by Drew Mason (@drewmason) on Feb 23, 2015 at 3:12am PST

Heh. Get it? “chillin’ out”. Classic. Photo courtesy of @thedosukinuta.

Just chillin’ out on Franconia Ridge #NH #appalachiantrailphotos #newhampshire #appalachiantrail #appalachiantrials #appalachiantrailpics

A photo posted by Dosu Kinuta (@thedosukinuta) on Feb 21, 2015 at 7:20am PST

 

All you prospective hikers take a long look at this one from @billmagness. Look at it! You’ll be dealing with it yourself soon enough. Prepare yourselves.

I’m a section hiker on the #AppalachianTrail every June I get to spend about five days on the trail. After about 36 hours of continuous rain, it takes a toll on your feet. #everdayusa #AT #smokymountains #greatsmokymountains A photo posted by Bill Magness (@billmagness) on Feb 22, 2015 at 8:58am PST

Bear witness to @theplateletwalker‘s well-worn tools of the trade.

Four legs are better than one. #AppalachianTrail #longdistancehiking

A photo posted by Owen McCarty (@theplateletwalker) on Feb 19, 2015 at 10:04pm PST

A beyond gorgeous capture by @sannaball atop Blood Mountain.

Late afternoon atop a very frozen Blood Mountian. #appalachiantrail #bloodmountian #NOBO2015 #nofilter #appalachiantrials A photo posted by Sanna (@sannaball) on Feb 18, 2015 at 4:09am PST

A throwback of epic proportions by @chris_and_smackers of Mount Washington from January 2010.

tbt: The Beast of the East – Mount Washington, as seen from Mount Monroe 1.23.10

A photo posted by Chris Dailey (@chris_and_smackers) on Feb 19, 2015 at 5:53am PST

It doesn’t seem like -7 degree weather is enough to keep @ridedivide and Buddy from having a blast on the trail.

#snowshoe morning. -7deg when we started. #appalachiantrail A photo posted by Christine A (@ridedivide) on Feb 21, 2015 at 9:25am PST

 

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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