This Week’s Top 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. 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 6/16 and 6/23.

I wanna do things on a big scale. I made it to yosemite. #pct #pacificcresttrials #pctig #pct2016

A photo posted by George (@george_of_the_pct) on Jun 23, 2016 at 12:59pm PDT

I get it I get it. You’re not gonna drown me to death. #pct #pct2016 #pacificcresttrail2016 #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #pctig

A photo posted by Jorrel Patterson (@j_rr_lp_tt_rs_n) on Jun 23, 2016 at 12:57pm PDT

Some waterfall a few miles after Tuolumne Meadows #pctig #nobo #pct #Pacificcresttrials #sierra

A photo posted by Hannah Redmon (@redmon.hannah) on Jun 21, 2016 at 10:49pm PDT

From Kearsarge Pass. . . . #pacificcresttrials #pacificcresttrail #pct2016 #thruhike #hikecalifornia #mountains #bestmountainartists #pctig #optoutside #backpacking #earthporn #thegreatoutdoors

A photo posted by Robert Peck (@ultralightbob) on Jun 21, 2016 at 4:28pm PDT

If one crosses we all cross together. On another note anyone notice shorts in pants?? . #pct #thruhike #pct2016 #pctig #pacificcresttrials #hiking #pacificcresttrail #jmt #johnmuirtrail #dragon #neon #tux #shorts

A photo posted by George (@george_of_the_pct) on Jun 20, 2016 at 9:26pm PDT

Heading towards Silver Pass at 11,000 feet; finished with the 12,000 foot passes but not the snow. #nofilternecessary #pacificcresttrials #pct2016 #maryjanesfarm #honeystinger #momsstuffsalve #bigsurbar #sierra #whyissnowlinegoingdown?

A photo posted by Maggie Wallace (@maggiethewall) on Jun 19, 2016 at 6:04pm PDT

The best spot to relax in Kings canyon. It was a little chilly up there at 12,000ft. I was happy to be in my top quilt from @warbonnetoutdoors. #topquilt #down #warbonnetoutdoors #pcta #pct #pacificcresttrials #pctig #pacificcresttrail #pct2016 #hiking #thruhike #backpacking #likeforlike #likesforlikes

A photo posted by Adam Arico / Whitney Shoeston (@ipreferpi314) on Jun 19, 2016 at 4:29pm PDT

It doesn’t get much better than that! 789 miles in the books, onward and upward. #pct2016 #pcta #pctig #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #hiking #backpacking #thruhike #thruhiker #adventureanywhere #awakethesoul #wildernessnation #comforttheory #anywherewild #goatworthy #thegreatoutdoors #myfeatureshoot #hikelighter #aldhawest #untrackedexperience #bpmag #trailchat #takemebackpacking #fstoppers #somewheremagazine #theadventureproject #hasselblad #hasselblad500c #mediumformat

A photo posted by Nick “Click” Reichard (@nicholasreichard) on Jun 19, 2016 at 2:46pm PDT

The only picture I took on my ascent up Mt Whitney, I can’t even express how terribly cold it was. But epic and beautiful and worth it!! #pct #pct2016 #pctig #pacificcresttrials #pacificcresttrail #thruhike #thruhiker #backpacking #hiking #mountains #snow #optoutside

A photo posted by Marietta (So It Goes) (@imonahike) on Jun 18, 2016 at 6:47pm PDT

The beauty of this trail in undeniable #pctig #pct2016 #pacificcresttrail #freeoutside

A photo posted by Jeff Garmire (@jgar15) on Jun 16, 2016 at 2:37pm PDT

2 weeks ago we were hiding in the shade from the desert heat, now we hike through snow fields. The Pacific Crest Trail is so unique and challenging I can’t get enough of it! #pct2016 #pcta #pctig #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #hiking #backpacking #thruhike #thruhiker #adventureanywhere #awakethesoul #wildernessnation #comforttheory #anywherewild #goatworthy #thegreatoutdoors #myfeatureshoot #hikelighter #aldhawest #untrackedexperience #bpmag #trailchat #takemebackpacking #fstoppers #somewheremagazine #theadventureproject

A photo posted by Nick “Click” Reichard (@nicholasreichard) on Jun 20, 2016 at 12:47pm PDT

Just an absolutely epic scene. Amazing spot to catch the sun fading… #SanJacinto #sunset

A photo posted by The Real Hiking Viking (@therealhikingviking) on Jun 21, 2016 at 6:54am PDT

We have been trying to hitch for the past 2 hours unsuccessfully so I figured I’d do one more post while I still have internet…. this was taken going up whitney. Towards the top of the steepest section of the climb, there were breaks in the cliffs that showed the mountains behind and death valley, this is one of the breaks. Shot on the #sonya7rii #mountains #pacificcresttrail #pacificcresttrials #pct #adventure #thruhike #sonyalpha #sonyalphaclub #sonyimages #backpacking #optoutside #a7rii #rei1440project #sierra #pct2016

A photo posted by Joshua Wolf Tippett (@cheesebeard_hikes) on Jun 21, 2016 at 6:23pm PDT

Fun fact: this post was filled up with photos using #pacificcresttrials !!! Another one bites the dust and we are so stoked that you all are so supportive! Keep on keeping on!

Happy hiking