This Week’s Top Instagram Photos from the #PacificCrestTrail

Thru-hiking season is in full throttle on the #PCT! And there are some great photos floating around thanks to all the hikers out there! Unfortunately, if you are reading this right now, you probably aren’t out on the trail (thanks for reading if you are!). Good news, this is the next best thing!

If you’d like to be featured, we search Instagram for great photos with the hashtag #PacificCrestTrail, #PCT and #PacificCrestTrials (our personal favorite) and select a few standouts each week for your viewing pleasure.

Here’s some visual splendor chock full of the insta-greatness we have all been waiting for. The following photos were taken between 8/22 to 8/28. 

Knife’s Edge extended edition, from Ives Peak. The mountain just in front of Rainier is Old Snowy, a common side peak for PCTers. Honestly the PCT Knife’s Edge is way better than the ridge leading up to it. But then again, that is the greatest mile of the whole 2670 mile long trail so it’s a pretty high standard to live up to. Was nice to get some high views overlooking the Goat Rocks area from Ives Peak, but if I could just get a little zipline to skip over to Old Snowy and get started on the PCT bit that would be alright with me. #goatrocks #goatrockswilderness #ivespeak #mtrainier #knifesedge #oldsnowy #oldsnowymountain #sexysectionhikers #pacificcresttrail #pct #pct16 #pct2016 #pacificcresttrials #pctig

A photo posted by John Zahorian (@cedarskies) on Aug 18, 2016 at 11:40am PDT

Shastaaaaa! #pct #pctig #hikethepct #pacificcresttrials #pacificcresttrail2016 #thruhike #mexicotocanada #backpacking #travelbyfoot #traveldifferently #travelusa #northerncalifornia #shasta #view

A photo posted by ❄ ICE ❄ (@walking_it_off) on Aug 18, 2016 at 2:09pm PDT

I keep taking pics of these trail markers, but they keep getting cooler. Some of the ones recently look like they have been cut back out of the tree, where they had been covered up by new growth. I assume this one is super old since it marks pacific crest trail systems rather than pacific crest trail…Pretty rad.  #pct2016 #pcta #pctig #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #thruhike #thruhiker #sony #sonyimages #a7ii #adventureanywhere #awakethesoul #wildernessnation #myfeatureshoot #aldhawest #untrackedexperience #bpmag #trailchat #takemebackpacking #fstoppers #somewheremagazine  #rei1440project #optoutside #getoutside #naturelovers #choosemountains #keepitwild #wanderlust #hikertrash

A photo posted by Joshua Wolf Tippett (@cheesebeard_hikes) on Aug 19, 2016 at 12:55pm PDT

It was the Perseids meteor shower the other night and we saw some pretty nice ones… Sadly no matter how many photos I took of the sky I never managed to capture one in a frame… Still a good sky though ??

A photo posted by Lachlan Fysh (@lachlanfysh) on Aug 19, 2016 at 3:56pm PDT

Best swimming hole on trail! #sierracity #freeshowerandlaundry #joyfilledhiking #pct2016 #pacificcresttrials #pacificcresttrail #sartakeskelsforawalk

A photo posted by @sarahsexton06 on Aug 20, 2016 at 6:05pm PDT

Dawn at Lake Ollalie ? great view of Mt Jefferson ?

A photo posted by Lachlan Fysh (@lachlanfysh) on Aug 20, 2016 at 5:20pm PDT

No description required #craterlake #pctig #pacificcresttrials

A photo posted by Jeff Brownscheidle (@jmtman) on Aug 20, 2016 at 10:27pm PDT

That magical moment walking through Tunnel Falls at Eagle Creek, realizing we’re almost through Oregon. ? #pctig #pacificcresttrials #eaglecreek

A photo posted by Susanna (@susannajoie) on Aug 21, 2016 at 7:31am PDT

For the first time in over a month we are reunited with some of our trail buddies! It was fun to cowboy camp on a beach as we watched the epic sunset unfold. Shot on the Sony 6300. #pct2016 #pcta #pctig #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #hiking #backpacking #thruhike #thruhiker #sony #sonyimages #a6300 #adventureanywhere #awakethesoul #wildernessnation #comforttheory #anywherewild #goatworthy #thegreatoutdoors #myfeatureshoot #hikelighter #aldhawest #untrackedexperience #bpmag #trailchat #takemebackpacking #fstoppers #somewheremagazine #theadventureproject

A photo posted by Nicholas “Click” Reichard (@nicholasreichard) on Aug 22, 2016 at 7:24am PDT

One state, 507 miles to go! Can you tell we’re excited?!! #pctig #pacificcresttrials

A photo posted by Susanna (@susannajoie) on Aug 22, 2016 at 10:51am PDT

Saw the moon and the sun rise from my bed this day. Mount Shasta to the left & Castle Crags to the right…*THE Campsite* on the PCT :)…worth it! #pct #pctig #hikethepct #pacificcresttrials #pacificcresttrail2016 #thruhike #mexicotocanada #whyihike #bestdayeverydayalways #backpacking #travelbyfoot #traveldifferently #travelusa #travelmyusa #wandern #northerncalifornia #shasta #castlecragsstatepark #view #welove_mountain

A photo posted by ❄ ICE ❄ (@walking_it_off) on Aug 22, 2016 at 11:33am PDT

One group photo at a time #lastone #nakedandnotafraid #thatsnotmyhat #pct #pcta #pcta2016 #pacificcresttrials #pacificcresttrail #hikertrash

A photo posted by @spaceman_jedi on Aug 22, 2016 at 1:01pm PDT

Don’t touch the lava

A photo posted by rach (@raaaaaaaach_) on Aug 22, 2016 at 4:46pm PDT

Bridge of the Gods spanning the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #pct #pct2016 #nomadlife #digitalnomad #hiking #oregon #usa #olympus

A photo posted by Samantha Veen (@gurlsam) on Aug 22, 2016 at 10:07pm PDT

After the rain the flowers popped out #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #pct #pct2016 #nomadlife #digitalnomad #hiking #oregon #usa

A photo posted by Samantha Veen (@gurlsam) on Aug 24, 2016 at 4:06pm PDT

Worry’s a bully . . . #pct #pct2016 #pctig #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #getolympus

A photo posted by Geoffrey Wong (@fgeof) on Aug 26, 2016 at 3:16pm PDT

It’s looking like the end is near for some of you thru-hikers! Cheers to you for enjoying the trail just as much as I like looking at it #officeproblems.

Happy hiking.