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rini sugianto
Photo Date:
07/19/2015
Hiker on the Mist Trail on the way up to Vernal Falls near the start of the John Muir Trail.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
07/19/2015
A JMT hiker enjoying the view at one of the many bridges along the Mist Trail.
Michael Sawiel
Photo Date:
11/09/2015
The beautiful blue glacial waters of Bowman Lake from the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. Rainbow Peak (9,892 feet) in the distance.
Michael Sawiel
Photo Date:
07/11/2015
PNW trail: The old lookout looking toward Lion Head and the northern Selkirks.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
07/19/2015
One of many breathtaking campsites at Thousand Island Lake on the JMT.
Tami Ankeny
Photo Date:
08/16/2016
A Pacific Crest Trail blaze in the San Gorgonio Wilderness.
Tami Ankeny
Photo Date:
08/16/2016
PCT thru-hikers gather as smokey skies from a fire near Mount Adams set the back drop for this water break in Goat Rocks Wilderness, Washington.
Tami Ankeny
Photo Date:
08/16/2016
The end of the PCT! Monument 78 at the U.S. and Canada border.
Forrest Setnor
Photo Date:
01/02/2016
Berstarse Falls via the PCT.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/04/2013
Typical sight along the PCT. One of the three lakes at Short Trail Camp.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/23/2006
Crow Pass Trail thru-hike.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/23/2006
Crow Pass.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
03/28/2013
Heavy fog on the Lost Coast Trail.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
03/28/2013
Hiking along a beach on the Lost Coast Trail.
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
07/18/2014
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja) on Redcloud Peak near the Colorado Trail.
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
07/18/2014
Views north to Uncompahgre Peak (14,321 feet) and Wetterhorn Peak (14,015 feet) in Colorado's alpine wilderness near the Colorado Trail.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
06/07/2015
View overlooking the Cascade Valley on the John Muir Trail. The terrain is very similar to the Sierra High Route, and the two trails overlap just north of Cascade Valley.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
06/07/2015
Silver Pass lies beyond Chief Lake. At 10,900 feet, the Sierra High Route and the JMT intersect near Silver Divide.
Michael Sawiel
Photo Date:
04/28/2016
The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail traverses alpine terrain and the beautiful coastline on the Olympic Peninsula.
Emily Gillard
Photo Date:
03/23/2010
Zion Canyon from Angels Landing, part of the Hayduke Trail.
Kevin Murray
Photo Date:
11/07/2014
A common vista in canyon country along the Hayduke Trail.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/05/2014
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado, one of the stops along the Hayduke Trail.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
08/26/2015
Rocky Mountain National Park is located along the Continental Divide Trail.