#appalachian_explorers

Wherever you’re headed this weekend, I hope it’s toward an adventure 🏕 . . #forceofnature #sweatydirtyhappy #blueridgebabes #hikelikeagirl #badasswomen #Smokies #GSMNP #SmokyMountains #backpacking #takeahike #altraredteam #zerolimits #hiking #optoutside #andrewsbald #latergram #appalachian_explorers #blueridgemoments #865life #nationalparksgeek #ashevilletrails https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt62AJalPVv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=b0f4dzro3gq9

I’m all for sunny skies and green leaves, but I absolutely love the steely skies and bright white of frost and snow. . . #REIAdventures #OptOutside #forceofnature #sweatydirtyhappy #AppalachianTrail #AppalachianTrials #thetrek #trektheAT #whiteblaze #greatsmokymountains #GSMNP #Smokies #hiking #backpacking #hikingguidelife #blueridgemoments #appalachian_explorers #newfoundgap #newfoundgaproad #latergram #frost #snow #winter #865life https://www.instagram.com/p/BtEFf23l0B1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1de6fljo27m53

Looking down on Lake James thinking there’s no possible way that I can possible descend to the valley as fast as the guidebook says. . . Spoiler alert - you do drop just as fast as the guidebook says 😂 . . #Mountainstoseatrail #mountainstosea #thruhike #hiking #backpacking #ashevilletrails #828isgreat #optoutside #sweatydirtyhappy #hikertrash #appalachian_explorers #linville #linvillegorge #linvillegorgewilderness #wilderness #getwild #forceofnature #blueridgebabes #hikelikeagirl #badasswomen #backpacking #takeahike #altraredteam #teamaltra #zerolimits #hiking #lakejames #wildfirerecovery https://www.instagram.com/p/BtyA0d5lIHk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lkx047me6xey

Springtime Moonrise: As only the Smokies can do it! The last highlights of sunset accent the clouds framing the moon rising above Cades Cove. @appalachian_explorers @visitgatlinburg @greatsmokynps @usparksandmonuments @visit.tennessee #appalachia #appalachian_explorers #awesomemoment #nationalparkstraveller #nationalparksandmonuments #usparksandmonuments #nps #wanderlust #nikonphotography #nikon #lonelyplanet #photooftheday #follow #spring #nature #life #amazing #instagram #photography #photo #bestoftheday #sunset #moon #sky #landscape #photographer #nightphotography (at Great Smoky Mountains National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPW7b56AevZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Repost from @jeffreylukesutton • Sometimes all a person needs is the cool mountain breeze atop a mountain looking at all the beauty in front of you. @sonyalpha a7rIV, Sony 16-35 2.8 GM, @nisiopticsusa Reverse GND, @reallyrightstuff TVC-24L Hope everyone has a great Monday. . . . #theoutbound #earthofficial #appalachian_explorers #blueridgefeature #blueridgemoments #blueridgeoutdoors #northcarolina #wildernessculture #greettheoutdoors #natgeolandscape #bpmag #nationalparkgeek #discover_carolinas #earthpix #naturalnorthcarolina #passionpassport #nisiopticsusa @sonyalphagallery #rootsrated #sonya7riv #sonyalpha #sonyimages #picoftheday #explorecarolina #ncoutdoor_inc #wildernessnation #sonyalphagallery #asheville #epic_landscape https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-XiMSnGSw/?igshid=5rp8eem9v6te

Graced By Winter Cullasaja Falls, framed by the legacy of a recent winter storm plunges through the highlands of Western North Carolina. @blueridgeoutdoors @visitasheville @appalachian_explorers @visitnc #appalachia #appalachian_explorers #bestpicture #nationalparkstraveller #nationalparksandmonuments #usparksandmonuments #nps #ice #snow #wanderlust #insta_global #picoftheday #waterfalls #nikon #asheville #lonelyplanet #photooftheday #follow #winter #naturephotography #winterwonderland #instadaily #instagram #photography #waterfallphotography #landscape #ncwaterfalls #photographer #winterphotography #longexposure_shots (at Nantahala National Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKZS7oGAYvH/?igshid=sb9ado9mfns4

Sometimes I Shoot ... photographs of people on the Appalachian Trial. I need to get back there soon, the wilderness is calling me. . . . . #appalachiantrail #appalachianmountains #appalachian_explorers #hikeappalachia #lifestylephotography #brandambassador @gregorypacks #gregorypacks (at Appalachian Trail, NC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCovUxoDyHP/?igshid=wkfsezkdfuc3

The misty mountain mornings or even hazy afternoons can produce a slight mint tone to the distant foliage. As if the blue sky were a tinted lens over the green leaves of far off trees. This was the inspiration for the minty color mixed for ‘Guardians East’, my most recent cube. (Link in bio) #blueridgemountains #inspired #appalachian_explorers #mint #mountains https://www.instagram.com/p/BpE45GAhfpi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i7uoc6qawyqf