Hiker Photo Archive

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 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.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Quimby Family Foundation and the work of dedicated volunteers of the A.T. Museum under the leadership of Terry Harley Wilson, both scanned versions of the earlier Polaroid photos and the more recent digital photos can now be viewed on-line 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. (read expanded text)

History

Between January and April 2009, 12,779 images representing over 18,000 Appalachian Trail hikers were carefully removed from old notebooks, barcoded, scanned at 600 dpi, and placed into archival quality sleeves and slip-covered albums. read more . . .

Directions

The archive can be searched by date, trail name, first name, and/or last name. Click here for additional directions.

Support

Would you like to support the Hiker Photo Archive and the other work of the Museum of the country's most famous long distance hiking trail? Click HERE to support the A.T. Museum.