Appalachian Trail Hiker Photo Archive

From the website:

Having your photo taken at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) headquarters in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, has become a standard ritual for those hikers intending on walking the entire Appalachian Trail (A.T.).

One of the functions of the ATC, as the lead organization in managing and protecting the A.T., is to maintain the official 2,000-miler registry of all those who have completed the A.T.

Therefore, having a photo taken here makes many hikers feel as though their hikes have gained official recognition.

Both scanned versions of the earlier Polaroid photos and the more recent digital photos can now be viewed online from anywhere in the world.

When the A.T. Museum opened in Pennsylvania's Pine Grove Furnace State Park in 2010, digital versions of the photos became available there too.

Directions

The archive can be searched by date, trail name, first name, and/or last name.

Click here for additional directions.

More on the photo archive here.

If you know anyone who's hiked the A.T., sending them a link to their photo will make their day.