This Week’s Best Instagram Photos from the #PacificCrestTrail

As the 2016 thru-hiking season begins, we’re bringing (and will keep bringing) you some insta-greatness from the #PacificCrestTrail! So don’t be sad if you’re not able to hike the PCT this year, because you can live vicariously through a handful of other great adventurers tackling the trail now.

We are always looking for great Instagram photos with the hashtag #PacificCrestTrail, #PCT and #PacificCrestTrials (our personal favorite) and select a few each week for your viewing pleasure! You should also follow Pacific Crest Trials on Instagram from some more PCT goodness.

This week we took a look at photos snapped between 3/27 and 4/6.

What can I say? Epic views yesterday #wildernessculture #hiking #hikingadventures #outdoorlife #pacificcresttrail

A photo posted by Jesse Adame (@jesse__adame) on Apr 5, 2016 at 11:00am PDT

That moment when you get service…PCT mile 22 #pct2016 #pct #pctig

A photo posted by Andy and Laurie (@yogihiker) on Apr 5, 2016 at 7:18pm PDT

We cut our trip short because we got held back by a late start, snowstorms, and my slow pace. Also there was a McDonalds at I-15. #socaladventures #betteroutside #wildernessculture #wildatheart #pct #pacificcresttrail #backpacking #hiking #camplife #camping #livefreerange #findmeoutside #traillife #adventureawaits

A photo posted by aidan (@freerangespirit) on Apr 5, 2016 at 7:06am PDT

Oh and look what we found yesterday! It’s called Eagle Rock, obviously. #eaglerock #pacificcresttrail #pct #pct2016 #hiking #ulkonaperillä #outdoors #getoutoftheoffice #vaellus #adventure #hyoh #nature #luonto #pctig

A photo posted by Anna & Tuomas (@trailpaint) on Apr 5, 2016 at 6:56am PDT

Gettin started a few days back! #pct #pct2016 #hikeordie #thruhike #hikertrash (they told me to hashtag this)

A photo posted by Josiah McGee (@happynewsforsadness) on Apr 5, 2016 at 5:04pm PDT

I want everyone to know that I’m posting these pictures from a cave in the desert. No shit. I’ll have pictures of the camp tomorrow. #pct #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #thruhiking #thruhike #backpacking #backpackingaddicts #adventure #ulbackpacking #camping #california #desertbeauty #desert #nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #mountains

A photo posted by Patrick Huyler (@pctpatrick) on Apr 1, 2016 at 9:18pm PDT

Spring has sprung on the PCT. At least it has in SoCal. Great capture, @pctpatrick. #pacificcresttrials #pctig #pct2016 #pct2017

A photo posted by Pacific Crest Trials (@pacificcresttrials) on Mar 29, 2016 at 7:13pm PDT

PCT permits acquired ✔️ Hiking gear purchased ✔️ Amtrak ticket purchased ✔️ Graduate school pre-reqs complete ✔️ Resupply/food strategy in the works ✔️ Time to take a much needed break from the craziness to enjoy these treats I recently got in the mail ? Can’t wait to read these books before I start my PCT journey on April 25th! ???

A photo posted by A l l i s o n (@staywild_pnw) on Mar 28, 2016 at 7:34am PDT

Anza Borrego Desert #pct2016 #pct #pctig #pct2016 #pctthruhike #southerncalifornia #mexicotocanada #anzaborregodesert

A photo posted by Pj Coleman (@pajasaurusrex) on Apr 5, 2016 at 2:49pm PDT

The desert is alive with flowers! Happily hiking along #pct mile 18 #pctig #pct2016

A photo posted by Andy and Laurie (@yogihiker) on Apr 5, 2016 at 11:32am PDT

Jefferson Park — Mount Jefferson Wilderness — Via the PCT #pacificcresttrail #pct #jefferson #backpacking #livefortoday

A photo posted by Alexander Kingsbery (@live4today__) on Mar 28, 2016 at 5:19am PDT

Mexico to Canada, 2650 Miles. #pct #pct2016

A photo posted by Rob Bertholf (@bertholf) on Apr 6, 2016 at 8:46am PDT

Yesterday we left Telluride to embark on a five month journey hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, the biggest and boldest adventure I’ve ever dared to dream thus far in my 30 years. Hiking a 2,600-mile footpath is not something that can be done under the constraints of a traditional job. To make this dream a reality, I quit my job as editor of the local newspaper and became a seasonal bus driver. I also stepped out of a career path that mainstream American society respects and became a rather unlikely ski bum, considering I’m not a lifelong skier. But I’ve been the happier than I can ever remember being in my entire adult life this winter, skiing whenever I want and preparing for a monumental walk across California, Oregon and Washington. We’re two weeks away from starting our hike at the U.S.-Mexican border and walking continuously north until we reach Canada. Now we have to prep our food drops along the trail and switch gears into hiking mode from a winter of thinking almost exclusively about snow conditions and praying for powder days. My friend @cararoseanne is writing a story about my journey for Telluride Style magazine, and @lifefeelingphotography and I had a fun photo shoot on Main Street for the piece earlier this week. Thanks for the photo, Matt!

A photo posted by maryslosson (@maryslosson) on Apr 6, 2016 at 7:59am PDT

PCT day 2 – Cranked out another 22.8 miles. At least twice as exposed as yesterday and more elevation. Had to force a smile. But we made it. #PCT2016 #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #getupandgetout #adventuretime #backpacking #thruhiker #longdistancehiking #wanderlust #rei1440project #theoutbound #todsl #blackDiamond #showusyourbird

A photo posted by George Bonilla (@bonillagorilla) on Apr 5, 2016 at 1:07am PDT

Day 7. This is my front porch now. #pct #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #thruhiking #thruhike #backpacking #backpackingaddicts #adventure #ulbackpacking #camping #california #desertbeauty #desert #naturephotography #naturephoto #wildflowers #wildflowerseason #flowers

A photo posted by Patrick Huyler (@pctpatrick) on Apr 1, 2016 at 9:12pm PDT

Wednesday… | the thing about hiking the pacific crest trail, the thing that was so profound to me that summer, and yet also, like most things, so very simple – was how few choices i had and how often i had to do the thing i least wanted to do. how there was no escape or denial. – cheryl strayed wild | dear books… thank you for saying the thing i least wanted to hear four years ago. and for giving me the courage to do the thing i least wanted to do. freedom. from sunday on the pacific crest trail. | #aprillove2016 drop-in #vsco #vscocam #pacificcresttrail

A photo posted by michel o’hara (@michel_ohara) on Apr 6, 2016 at 9:07am PDT

Back on trail this morning. Feel great. I totally know what happened. I was walking flat-footed trying not to re-aggravate my back. Anyone that knows me, knows that I walk with a bounce. I hadn’t been doing that but the bounce is back, baby! I’m be-bopping along this morning listening to good tunes and loving life again. #pacificcresttrail #pct #trailjournal #sanfilipehills

A photo posted by Michael White (@michaelwhitephotography) on Apr 6, 2016 at 8:44am PDT

Hey, I put some new shoes on, and suddenly everything is right. #pct #pct2016 #thruhike2016

A photo posted by Motorhomin’ (@motorhomin) on Apr 6, 2016 at 8:03am PDT

Pacific Crest Trail preparations. #pct #pct2016

A photo posted by Ryan Wright (@ryan_sojourn) on Apr 5, 2016 at 11:23pm PDT

Be sure to keep checking back for more Insta-gold from the #PCT as the season continues!

Remember, we are always on a look out for Instagram photos with the hashtag #PacificCrestTrail, #PCT and #PacificCrestTrials (our personal favorite). So remember, if you want your photo to be featured, just use those hashtags!