Photos: 11 amazing photos of the Appalachian Trail
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Appalachian Trail Pink Skies fill the area as the sun sets and the beautiful blue ridge mountains put on their rich blue tones. Taken from Beauty Spot along the Appalachian Trail. (JOSHUA T MOORE/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Appalachian Trail Sign for the Appalachian Trail at the entrance to a section of the trail along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. (John M. Chase/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Appalachian Trail McAfee Knob ledge at sunrise on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. (Lunardi Images/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Appalachian Trail Sunset view of the Potomac River, from Weverton Cliffs, near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia along the Appalachian Trail. (Jon Bilous/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Appalachian Trail A stone shelter offers backpackers rest atop Blood Mountain, the highest point on the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. (Allen Allnoch/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Appalachian Trail Boy walking with his dog in the woods into the sunset on a clear autumn day on the Appalachian Trail. (CHBD/Getty Images)
Appalachian Trail Browns Creek cascading waters lined with autumn colors of hardwood forest in the Green Mountains of Vermont (Ron Thomas and Patty Thomas/Getty Images)
Appalachian Trail Appalachian Trail sign marking the distance to Clingmans Dome. At over 6,000 ft. Clingmans Dome is the highest point on the AT. Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Tennessee. (ehrlif/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Appalachian Trail A group of friends begins a three-day hike on the Appalachian Trail, starting in Grayson Highlands State Park at Elk Garden, on Highway 600. The first night will be spent near Mount Rogers. (Joel Carillet/Getty Images)
Appalachian Trail Appalachian trail approach sign at Amicalola Falls state park in Dawsonville Georgia. (laura clay ballard/Getty Images/iStockphoto)