This Week’s Top Instagram Posts from the #PCT

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. Good news, this is the next best thing!

We continue to peruse Instagram in search of 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 5/27 and 6/7.

Water taking over the trail! #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #snowmelt

A photo posted by Haley (@hales.blevins) on Jun 6, 2016 at 3:07pm PDT

Holy switchbacks batman! #batman #mtwhitney #whitneyportal #topoftheworld #adventure #mountains #dream #pct #pacficcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #thelorax #theloraxhikes #mountainlife #backpacker #backpackerlife #thruhike #epic #conquer #motivation #hike #hiking #gotsnow

A photo posted by Mark Wakefield (@sn0wfrk) on Jun 6, 2016 at 10:52pm PDT

#pct #pct2016 #pacificcresttrials #pacificcresttrail #california #hiking #sunset #thruhike

A photo posted by Tobias Aus Göttingen (@tobiasausgoettingen) on Jun 6, 2016 at 9:02pm PDT

Lake Hughes #desertlife #deserthiking #thruhiking #thruhike #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #pacificcresttrailassociation #pct2016 #pcting #backpacking #mlyv#optoutside #exploreeverything #hikerhunger #hikingwithyoda #wanderingwoman8 #getoutstayout #socaldraught

A photo posted by Katie “Yoda” Fleming (@wanderingwoman8) on Jun 5, 2016 at 9:14pm PDT

Seems like we’re in a dream world (besides all the hard work climbing the passes). Stunning. Everywhere you look. #pacificcresttrail #kearsargepass #pacificcresttrials

A photo posted by Haley (@hales.blevins) on Jun 5, 2016 at 8:00pm PDT

Found this cool trail sign while climbing up to the wind farms outside of tehachapi. It was right at sunset and couldn’t help busting out the camera to snap a quick pic. #pctig #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #pct #adventure #thruhike #sonyalpha #sonya6300 #sonyalphaclub #sonyimages #backpacking #sunset #pct2016

A photo posted by Joshua Wolf Tippett (@cheesebeard_hikes) on Jun 5, 2016 at 12:08pm PDT

@cheesebeard_hikes walking on top of the LA aquaduct. We hiked out around 6 and camped around midnight. It was a beautiful clear night. #pct #pcta #pctig #pacificcresttrials #pacificcresttrail #pct2016 #hiking #backpacking #sunset #likeforlike #likesforlikes #aquaduct #desert #mojave #mojavedesert #deserthiking

A photo posted by Adam Arico / Whitney Shoeston (@ipreferpi314) on Jun 2, 2016 at 4:07pm PDT

#pct #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #thruhiking #thruhike #backpacking #backpackingaddicts #nature #outdoors #thruhikerlife #backpackerlifestyle #getoutside #livewild #live #view #challengeyourself #justwalking #earthporn #bluesky #earthpix #california #mountains #

A photo posted by Patrick Huyler (@pctpatrick) on Jun 2, 2016 at 2:28pm PDT

Benefits of hiking at night. Shot on the Sony A7Rii. #a7rii #sonyimages #sony #appalachiantrials #pct #pcta #pctig #pacificcresttrials #pacificcresttrail #thruhiker #thruhike #backpacking #rei1440project #adventureanywhere #awakethesoul #wildernessnation #comforttheory #anywherewild #goatworthy #thegreatoutdoors #myfeatureshoot #hikelighter #aldhawest #untrackedexperience #bpmag #trailchat #takemebackpacking #fstoppers #somewheremagazine

A photo posted by Nick “Click” Reichard (@nicholasreichard) on Jun 2, 2016 at 9:56am PDT

Already reminiscing about the climb from Kennedy Meadows. This shot is from the campsite of some hikers I was very jealous of #caseywalksamerica #pct2016

A photo posted by Casey Sarah Clifton (@caseycliftonn) on Jun 7, 2016 at 12:04am PDT

The beauty of this place is indescribable. #pct #pct2016 #sunset #alpine #nature #sierranevada #california #hiking #adventure #pacificcresttrail #explore #sunsetporn #optoutside #exploremore

A photo posted by Bryan Friesen (@bryanfriesen) on Jun 6, 2016 at 10:39pm PDT

Snow in June and a playground all to ourselves. #nofilterneeded #sisterventure2016 #pacificcresttrail

A photo posted by Karyn Harmon (@carinaditch) on Jun 7, 2016 at 8:52am PDT

Miles of snowfields on either side of Muir Pass. Postholing through wonderland.

A photo posted by @adventureclaudia on Jun 5, 2016 at 1:54pm PDT

The world is even bigger and even more beautiful than I can ever imagine… Ps my feet hurt.

A photo posted by A y e s h a (@wilderbound) on May 30, 2016 at 10:14am PDT

There are things, I’m sure, that are better than watching a sunrise from your tent on the side of a mountain….but not many. Leaving Tehachapi a ways back, first night in the new BA Copper Spur. #pct #pctclassof2016 #pacificcresttrials #bigagnes

A photo posted by Emily Rose (@maplepancakelover) on May 27, 2016 at 10:38pm PDT

The views this week look amazing. And now, I’m sitting here wishing I got my shit together enough to be out there!

If you’d like to be featured, be sure to use #pacificcresttrials (our favorite), #pct2016, #pacificcresttrail, and the like!

If you’re not out on the PCT, get out and enjoy the summer! Here in Colorado, beauty and sun has been greeting us daily! Happy hiking!