This Week’s Top Instagram Posts From The #PacificCrestTrail

It’s just about that time again! Each week we showcase our favorite photos from Instagram using the hashtag #AppalachianTrail and #PacificCrestTrail.

Here are a few of the best posts for your viewing pleasure from the week of 7/8/18-7/15/18.

Kennedy Meadows. #kitfoxoutfitters #getthefoxoutthere

A post shared by Kit Fox Outfitters (@kitfoxoutfitters) on Jul 9, 2018 at 7:31am PDT

I made it… halfway! ?? #pctthruhike #bergfest #only1325milestogo #almostthere #pacificcresttrail #pct2018 #deniseisgoingforawalk #daraufnenburger

A post shared by Denise (@_haraldsdottir_) on Jul 9, 2018 at 8:24am PDT

PCT |CA| MI 1,325 | DAY 88 HALF WAY!! . . . #pct2018 #pct #pacificcresttrail #hikingthepct #PCTing #thetrek #trekthepct #thruhiker #mexicotocanada #nobo #womenwhohike #womenwhoexplore

A post shared by J A M I E L A M B E R T (@_jamielambert_) on Jul 8, 2018 at 9:12am PDT

PCT Day 25| I woke up early in Tehachapi at the airport. Still in food Coma from the Chinese buffet I walked over to the bakery for coffee. I quickly made friends with other hikers and we opted to show off our @thru.pack. Tehachapi had such great food and trail angeles It was hard to leave. I somehow accomplished a double nero as you can do| 2 miles .. Ps. I lost my Melanzana hoodie at the best western pool and rumor has it that a hiker might of snagged it. If you have any info let me know. The hoodie has sentimental value and i would def pay to get it back. ?

A post shared by “HARDTIME” (@beardsworld) on Jul 9, 2018 at 5:34am PDT

I hitched to Bishop for a resupply and was able to catch up with the friends who were just ahead. In town, the priority stops were McDonald’s, the Hostel California, the laundry, and the grocery store. The next day, we hitched back to Independence and then got a ride to the trail head from a geology professor who owned a cabin nearby. Climbing back up Kearsarge pass was a long 5 mile haul from 9k to 11-something thousand feet. Over the top, though, the scenery was beautiful and the light on the pinnacles was gorgeous as the sun set. #pct2018 #pacificcresttrail

A post shared by Evan Jarvi (@2190×2) on Jul 9, 2018 at 8:14am PDT

The people and view of NorCal have been wonderful. Got a free ticket to High Sierra music festival. People keep stopping in the middle of the street to talk to us about the pct. a landscape in transition is leaving me wondering what’s around the next bend. ? @homelessjake #pct #tinypackcrew #pacificcresttrail #onthescoot #pct2018 #thruhiker #dirtbag #hikertrash #takelessdomore #onthescoot

A post shared by Travis (Tree Beard) Sampson (@irietrav) on Jul 11, 2018 at 12:09pm PDT

Loving the symmetry of the Sierras. Start at Kennedy Meadows South, end at Kennedy Meadows North? #kennedymeadows #pct #pct2018 #thruhike #backpacking #adventure #pacificcresttrail

A post shared by Kristy (@vagabondpauline) on Jul 11, 2018 at 1:46pm PDT

Full moon on forester pass #pct2018 #pacificcresttrail #fullmoon #nakedinnature

A post shared by Wandering Brittney “Tidbit” (@wanderingbrittney) on Jul 11, 2018 at 2:03pm PDT

We are now officially closer to Canada than Mexico on the PCT. Holy. Cow. . . . . . #pacificcresttrail #pct #pct2018 #happinesslovehealth #adventure #halfway #isthatmaplesyrupismell? #hiking #backpacking

A post shared by Morgan (@morganswholejourney) on Jul 11, 2018 at 3:43pm PDT

This is the best hitchhiking sign I’ve made so far. It’s also only the third one I’ve even had the chance to make. Most of the time we’re hitching from a trailhead with nothing more than our thumbs. But this morning all of the things fell apart when the only rental car company in Bishop told us they didn’t have any cars left; and just like that a four hour drive turned into a six hour hitchhiking bonanza! – All to get to Reno, except we’re not going to Reno tonight, we’re going to Dunsmuir. Which means that now that we’re in Reno and can actually get a rental car, we still have a four hour drive and an hour long Lyft to get back to the trailhead. It’s definitely going to be one of our least restful rest days. – I can’t be mad, wonderful things come together and fall apart with hilarious frequency on the trail and the only thing to do is deal with it. If you try and desperately hold onto the plans you’ve made you’ll only hurt yourself. Better to laugh it off and drink a celebration milkshake, being grateful for Julie who lent us the marker and let us crash at her place, being grateful for Ian who is letting us store a bunch of junk at his place while we’re on the trail, and of course being grateful for the four people who gave us rides and good conversation today. Bonus points because nobody even tired to steal my kidney! #PCT #PCT2018 #ThruHike #StarmansNorCalFlip #Sierra #pcting #P3Hikers #PCT1968 #FindYourTrail #hitchhiker 
#PacificCrestTrail #SheExplores @pctassociation 
@ospreypacks
@salomon

A post shared by Kara On The Outside (@kaymkieffer) on Jul 10, 2018 at 4:27pm PDT

#mountwhitney #pct2018 #pacificcresttrail #peakbagging

A post shared by Wandering Brittney “Tidbit” (@wanderingbrittney) on Jul 11, 2018 at 1:47pm PDT

Halfway! . #hiking #optoutside #alltrailsconnect #pctig #pacificcresttrail #pct2018 #thruhike #thruhiking #hikertrash #wanderlust #backpacking

A post shared by Russell Corfman (@rcorfman) on Jul 11, 2018 at 10:01am PDT

Don’t be afraid to take the road less traveled.

A post shared by Husein Pistoljevic (@backwoodsbosnian) on Jul 11, 2018 at 11:43am PDT