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An early morning above Yosemite Valley.
Sharing what it’s like living and working in National Parks on Instagram: @laurenhursttt
Recently moved to a new National Park- Yosemite! Follow along for the adventures on Instagram: @laurenhursttt
Tiny people, big mountain (Mt. Rainier, Washington) by @laurenhursttt
Alaskan Flora by Lauren Hurst
My cabin from living + working in Denali National Park (Alaska)
Peak District National Park by sheebsg.
“A Sunday Morning Crowd”
‘The members of the club are coming home.
You mountaineers, who have been serving on land or sea, or in the air; you, who have been serving anywhere in this great world crisis; you have taken to your grim task the strength of mountains, the healing of rivers, the cleanliness of snow… We have followed you with prayers and hope. We now prepare to welcome you home that you may again become our comrades in the hills to enjoy the blessing of the dawn, the glory of the sun, the benediction of the stars.’
At the end of WW1, poetic message from the President of the American Mountain Club “The Mountaineer” to the club members who served during WW1 – The Mountaineer War Number – Photo: June-August 1919,Rainier National Park, women and men Mountaineer Club members, “Sunday morning crowd on Nisqually” – University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
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Took around 30000 steps this day
Aw man, it’s all foggy and stuff
Like this post if you’re the April Fool
Yeah, glaciers are awesome
Almost made it to the top of Long’s Peak for sunrise
Anybody enjoy panoramas?
It’s RUTTING SEASON!!!! Last weekend I spent some time in CO with a few elk herds so in tribute here are some fun facts about elk:
1. Elk antlers have been known to grow as much as one inch a day. The size of an elk’s antlers depends on the amount of sunlight the elk gets; sunlight causes a boost in testosterone levels, causing the antlers to grow.
2. As a mating ritual, bulls will sometimes dig a hole in the ground, fill it with their own urine and bathe in it, in the hope that the scent will attract a mate.
3. Elk can weigh up to 700 pounds.
4. They consume an average of 20 pounds of vegetation daily.
5. Males advertise this territory and their status through bugling.
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