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Moab Adventure.
Dead Horse State Park.
Amazing State Park. The views are amazing. To get to the park you take the road that takes you to Canyonlands but it’s just the left on the route. So it’s perfect to stop to on the way to Canyonlands.
Canyonlands National Park.
Yet again another breath taking park. You have two sections to the park called Island in the Sky and the Needles. Island in the sky is more of just view points but the needles in where the good hikes are. Go see!
Grandstaff trail (morning glory arch)
MOST FAVORITE HIKE OF MY LIFE…so far. It’s an easy hour in and hour out about 4 hours total. The hike leads you through a canyon following a little creek with an arch at the end. Beautiful hike seriously go do it if you’re in Moab. It’s located right in castle valley
Colorado National Monument.
Well here’s a story. I’m glad I stopped here it was very pretty BUT they didn’t tell you that the road is closed at the end of the park where it should lead you back to the highway. So I was pretty frustrated I had to backtrack 20 miles to get out of the park. A neat place but wish the ranger gave me a heads us about the road.
More photos to come!
Adventure on!
View of Great Sand Dunes National Park from San Luis State Wildlife Area.
Mosca, CO.
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As your rolling through the flat landscape to the national park you can spot the sand dunes from miles away. Quite amazing how where the grasslands of Colorado meet the mountains. This mound of brilliant golden sand piles for miles and meets half the height of the surrounding mountains.
Here is the site to the National Park that you’ll find helpful
https://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm
The dunes lie north of Alamosa, CO. We camped right outside the park at the former San Luis State Park. Its FREE to camp here and although is pretty barren its got an amazing view of the mountain range surrounding the sand dunes and has a little lake. Due to the prevailing winds that keep the dunes in check its contently windy here so keep that in mind!
The best part of this place? Climbing the dunes of course! You feel like a child in an adult sandbox. You can of course slide down the dunes but they do not supply any sleds at the national park. Besides the dunes there are some amazing hikes on the San Luis Valley on the western base of the Sangre de Cristo Range. Here you’ll find strenuous hikes to alpine lakes and waterfalls.
Please message me with any question you may have about this park.
Photos to be posted.
Adventure on!
Mesa Verde National Park.
Spruce Tree house. The third largest cliff dwelling (Cliff Palace and Long House are larger), was constructed between A.D. 1211 and 1278 by the ancestors of the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest.
Cortez, CO.
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#otd, 100 years ago, Theodore Roosevelt died at @sagamorehillnhs, in New York. When he ascended to the presidency in 1901 he was the youngest person to do so and ushered in a progressive era of reform. Part of that wave of reform was his work in preserving the scenic and historic wonders of this country as part of the future National Park Service. In Teddy’s words: “Leave it [wilderness] as it is. You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it. What you can do is to keep it for your children, and for all who come after you, as the one great sight which every American… should see.“ To me, he remains the perfect example of a progressive American president who worked toward the common good. He is a complicated figure, for sure, but his contributions to enshrining American identity in wilderness are incomparable to any other American politician. Thank you, Teddy.
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Sagamore Hill is probably my favorite “Presidential Home” or “Historical Home” unit in the NPS. The tour is spectacular there and everything is wonderfully preserved. There’s nothing quite like standing in Teddy’s office or Grand Hall and seeing his belongings and books and imagining him entertaining and talking to John Muir in that very room. (at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site)
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Happy #NationalBirdDay! Bird watching is one of my pastimes and living next to @evergladesnps makes that endeavor all the more fruitful. I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone that EVER’s Barred Owls are among my favorite subjects to photograph, among others. When I was in 4th grade I wanted to be an ornithologist. 20 years later…. it didn’t exactly happen but I’m still happy that my love of owls endures.
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#Everglades #evergladesnp #evergladesnationalpark #evergladesnps #miami #florida #igersenp #igersbigcypress #FindYourPark #GoParks #usinterior #experienceyouramerica #americasbestidea #protectpubliclands #protectingparks #naturephotousa #natparkexplorer #optoutside #monumentsforall #sharetheexperience #nationalpark #nationalparkgeek #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkobsessed #owl #owls #barredowl #owlsofinstagram #audobonsociety (at Pahayokee Trail Everglades)
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Hal Canyon
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#arches #FindYourPark #archesnationalpark #archesNPS #moab #utah #moahutah #visitutah #discoverutah #utahrocks #FindYourPark #GoParks #usinterior #experienceyouramerica #americasbestidea #protectpubliclands #wnpa1938 #protectingparks #naturephotousa #natparkexplorer #optoutside #thenationalparkspass #findyourway #monumentsforall #sharetheexperience #nationalpark #nationalparkgeek #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkobsessed (at Colorado Riverway Recreation Area)
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Window Arch catching the glow of the setting sun. Magical.
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#arches #FindYourPark #archesnationalpark #archesNPS #moab #utah #moahutah #visitutah #discoverutah #utahrocks #lifeelevated #FindYourPark #GoParks #usinterior #experienceyouramerica #americasbestidea #protectpubliclands #wnpa1938 #protectingparks #naturephotousa #natparkexplorer #optoutside #thenationalparkspass #findyourway #monumentsforall #sharetheexperience #nationalpark #nationalparkgeek #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkobsessed (at Arches National Park)
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Hiking to this beauty was intense but worth every freezing cold second. Standing in the presence of this icon is akin to seeing the Statue of Liberty or a Redwood- it is so perfectly American. It is part of our identity.
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#arches #FindYourPark #archesnationalpark #archesNPS #moab #utah #moahutah #visitutah #discoverutah #utahrocks #lifeelevated #FindYourPark #GoParks #usinterior #experienceyouramerica #americasbestidea #protectpubliclands #wnpa1938 #protectingparks #naturephotousa #natparkexplorer #optoutside #thenationalparkspass #findyourway #monumentsforall #sharetheexperience #nationalpark #nationalparkgeek #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkobsessed (at Arches National Park)
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I don’t think I’m ever going to get over the fact that I’m actually standing here and this isn’t a picture in @natgeo or a scene from @kenburnspbs.
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#RockyMountainNationalPark #FindYourPark #rockymountain #rockymountains #rmnp #colorado #estespark #coloradolive #FindYourPark #GoParks #usinterior #experienceyouramerica #americasbestidea #protectpubliclands #wnpa1938 #protectingparks #naturephotousa #natparkexplorer #optoutside #thenationalparkspass #findyourway #monumentsforall #sharetheexperience #nationalpark #nationalparkgeek #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkobsessed (at Rocky Mountain National Park)
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Oconaluftee #Greatsmokymountainsnationalpark #FindYourPark #smokymountains #greatsmoky #tennessee #northcarolina #FindYourPark #GoParks #parks101 #ShareTheExperience #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #RockThePark #usinterior #wnpa1938 #alltrails #experienceyouramerica #whyihearttheparks #americasbestidea #naturephotousa #npcollective #protectpubliclands #natparkexplorer #monumentsforall #optoutside (at Oconaluftee)
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The tallest mountain in this shot is Clingman’s Dome, which is sadly closed for the season. An excuse to come back in spring or summer, though. #Greatsmokymountainsnationalpark #FindYourPark #smokymountains #greatsmoky #tennessee #northcarolina #FindYourPark #GoParks #parks101 #ShareTheExperience #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #RockThePark #usinterior #wnpa1938 #alltrails #experienceyouramerica #whyihearttheparks #americasbestidea #naturephotousa #npcollective #protectpubliclands #natparkexplorer #monumentsforall #optoutside (at Clingmans Dome)
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#Greatsmokymountainsnationalpark #FindYourPark #smokymountains #greatsmoky #tennessee #northcarolina #FindYourPark #GoParks #parks101 #ShareTheExperience #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #RockThePark #usinterior #wnpa1938 #alltrails #experienceyouramerica #whyihearttheparks #americasbestidea #naturephotousa #npcollective #protectpubliclands #natparkexplorer #monumentsforall #optoutside (at Great Smoky Mountains National Park)
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#Greatsmokymountainsnationalpark #FindYourPark #smokymountains #greatsmoky #tennessee #northcarolina #FindYourPark #GoParks #parks101 #ShareTheExperience #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #RockThePark #usinterior #wnpa1938 #alltrails #experienceyouramerica #whyihearttheparks #americasbestidea #naturephotousa #npcollective #protectpubliclands #natparkexplorer #monumentsforall #optoutside (at Great Smoky Mountains National Park)
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A few more shots from a recent rainy summer day in Grand Teton National Park. Hopefully more rain on the way // #jacksonhole #thatswy #nationalparkgeek
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A few classic Teton views from the outer park road in December captured on Fujifilm Pro 400 // #jacksonhole #thatswy #nationalparkgeek (at Jackson, Wyoming)
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