Appalachian Trail monogram art - Part 7 of 7

Reflector sign near Taconic State Parkway underpass, NY (near RPH shelter)

... and the winner is:
In this last installment sampling the variety of shapes, sizes and colors of the Appalachian Trail's monogram, I'm posting my choice for number one favorite:  It's the stained glass panel hanging on the inside of the front door of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's Mid-Atlantic Regional Office at Boiling Springs, PA:

And here are the rest of the chosen examples:

Large logo, note water bottle, done by me, Doe Knob, Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

Detail on bronze plaque, Thistle Hill Shelter, VT

Tie-dye t-shirt on sale at Bluff Mountain Outfitters, Hot Springs, NC.

Unique wood trail marker, 1 mile S of PA 183

Detail of Virginia's AT license plate seen at trailhead parking lot, PA 183.

Very old chain saw mark on log end, near summit of Bluff Mountain, NC/TN

Ballpoint pen work, cover of Windsor Furnace Shelter trail register, PA

Privy door, Kay Wood Shelter, MA

Felt marker, on Yellow Springs Village (ghost town) trail register cover, PA

Appalachian Trail monogram art - Part 6 of 7

Detail from the half-way marker between Toms Run Shelters and Pine Grove Furnace State Park, PA

Another selection from the amazing variety of expressions of the Appalachian Trail's iconic symbol.

Old chain-saw marking on log at switchback S of Seven Lakes Road, NY

Completely natural logo made of roots exposed by the trampling of many feet, near Erwin, TN

Trail marker, Sunrise Mountain, NJ

Hatchet work on rotting standing tree, Black Rock, PA

Detail of painted hand-routed sign by Waterville Bridge, Swatara Gap, PA

Paint on plywood, Dupuis Hill near Woodstock, VT

Front screen door of caretaker's cabin, Route 501 Shelter, PA

Detail on granite pillar mile marker near Lyme-Dorchester Rd., NH

Detail of sign on inside door of Privy, Leroy Smith Shelter, PA

Old membership sticker from when ATC was still the AT 'Conference', on car seen in Boiling Springs, PA

Appalachian Trail monogram art - Part 5 of 7

Official AT Ridgerunner patch.  This one happens to belong to Georgia  Ridgerunner Rhea Patrick.

Here's another installment from my photo collection of AT logos/monograms inspired by the Sarah Jones poster.  This installment features a couple of official versions of the logo and one whimsical and ephemeral natural logo that takes a little imagination to see.  Enjoy.

Hatchet job on birch, S of NJ County 519, High Point State Park

Made with wood molding on Register Box.  Scott Farm AT work center, Cumberland Valley, PA

Chain saw work on mossy log end S of Newfound Gap, Smoky Mtn. Park NC/TN

Seasonal art, Bears Den Hostel, Northern VA

Second Floor railing, Ed Garvey Shelter, MD

Huge official ATC logo on work van, Scott Farm work center, PA

Self-made trail art, Standing Indian Mountain, NC

Granite sidewalk paver, one of about 30 through downtown Hot Springs, NC

Trail marker Stake at NJ 94 crossing near Pochuck Swamp and Wawayanda Mtn.

Sun playing tricks with stubs of sticks on fallen spruce, S of Newfound Gap, NC/TN

Appalachian Trail monogram art - Part 4 of 7

Paint on ground embedded stone along Schuylkill River, Port Clinton, PA

Part 4 of this journey along the Appalachian Trail features another eleven of my favorite versions of the iconic AT logo/monogram as interpreted in various media by local artists and seen right along the trail.

Etched in 1934 granite Shanaman memorial stone near Showers' Steps, PA

Old Chain Saw marking on log end below Camp Creek Bald, TN

Marker on White Blaze, Grayson Highlands Park, VA

Paint on rock, rocky trail just N of Knife Edge, PA

On pamphlet box, High Street and Gulf Rd., Dalton, MA

Timber Logo with signs, parking entrance US 201, Caratunk, ME

Private driveway AT follows beside Mass. Ave., yard with pretty garden, N. Adams, MA

Privy door, Glen Brook Shelter, MA

Register Box at NY/NJ state line

Register Box, Harmon Hill, VT

Appalachian Trail monogram art - Part 3 of 7

Paint on cut log, Lower S slopes, Bemis Mtn, ME

Here come eleven more of my favorite AT monogram 'signatures' along the trail, featuring a wide variety of sizes, shapes and media.  There's even one here that is totally nature-made that I found on a rock right on the trail in (where else?) Pennsylvania.  Enjoy.

Detail of sign in front of Scott Farm, ATC work center, Cumberland Valley, PA

Stitching on ball cap, purchased in Duncannon, PA

Hole punched metal plate, N gate of Zoo, Bear Mountain Park, NY

Naturally occurring rock monogram right on the AT, quartz veins, near Ashfield Rd, PA

Hollow tree with stick, my work, near Thayer Brook, CT

Galvanized metal plate, rusting, pine pitch stained, near US 201, Caratunk, ME

Decorative welding on steel, painted register box, Dan's Pulpit, PA

Official ATC Trail community sign, Franklin, NC

Common plastic trail marker, weathered and battered, Garenflo Gap, NC

Etched and painted on trail register box, beside NY 301