#notasuck

Whatever you do, don’t make eye contact. . . . . . #PNW #PNWcollective #ThatPNWlife #PNWonderland #NorthwestNature #OurPNW #SeattleHikes #NeverStopExploring #WildernessCulture #Igers_Seattle #OptOutside #OurCampLife #Goatworthy #BestOfNorthwest #ChooseMountains #TheNWadventure #NotASuck #TheOutbound #UpperLeftUSA #NorthwestIsBest #TheMountainsAreCalling #WanderWashington #PNWDiscovered #NatureAddict #IntoTheWild (at Mount Rainier National Park Volunteers)

Blanca Lake is for the birds. . . . #PNW #PNWcollective #ThatPNWlife #PNWonderland #NorthwestNature #OurPNW #SeattleHikes #NeverStopExploring #WildernessCulture #Igers_Seattle #OptOutside #OurCampLife #Goatworthy #BestOfNorthwest #ChooseMountains #TheNWadventure #NotASuck #TheOutbound #UpperLeftUSA #NorthwestIsBest #TheMountainsAreCalling #WanderWashington #PNWDiscovered #NatureAddict #Cascades #IntoTheWild (at Blanca Lake)

The harvest was weak, but we still left happy as clams :) . . . . . #PNW #PNWcollective #ThatPNWlife #PNWonderland #NorthwestNature #OurPNW #NeverStopExploring #WildernessCulture #Igers_Seattle #OptOutside #OurCampLife #BestOfNorthwest #TheNWadventure #NotASuck #TheOutbound #UpperLeftUSA #NorthwestIsBest #WanderWashington #PNWDiscovered #NatureAddict #IntoTheWild (at Ocean Shores, Washington)

Not as clear of an image as the last with some blurred star motion and noise, and I have no idea why the southeast was so yellow at 1:30a - far from towns and sunrise hours away, but all my photos looking that direction were so. There was a light breeze that left Chicken Spring Lake looking fuzzy and me cuddled in my bag - the glass of a still morning to come later. Camping here was a joy. #optoutside #inyonationalforest #sierranevada #california #mountains #backpacking #thegreatoutdoors #naturephotography #goingoutisgoingin #whyihike #camping #letscamp #astrophotography #nightsky #milkyway #nightphotography #goldentroutwilderness #notasuck #chickenspringlake #milkywaychasers #placestovisit #wanderlust #exploremore #getoutside (at Chicken Spring Lake)

It was difficult to sleep with this view. I watched the Milky Way cross the sky for a few hours... somehow, in the cold dark, a few mosquitoes found me (I saw none all day). But I persisted, and the longer I looked, the more stars I saw. Eventually I became convinced there was no black, nothing empty, only varying degrees of light. No headlamp needed for subsequent bathroom break, the rocky terrain where I'd hung my hammock, a bit away from Chicken Spring Lake, was lit enough by the heavens to muck about. #optoutside #inyonationalforest #sierranevada#california #mountains #backpacking #thegreatoutdoors #hiking #naturephotography #astrophotography #milkyway #goingoutisgoingin #whyihike #nightphotography #nightsky #stars #notasuck #silhouette #goldentroutwilderness #chickenspringlake #letscamp #hikingadventure #lookup #goodnight (at Chicken Spring Lake)

More sweet moments trailside from last July: every time the snow gave ground, there were flowers. Lining frozen lakes, small blanketed fields, around running water, in the nooks and crannies of rocks. ❤ #optoutside #bishoppasstrail #inyonationalforest #sierranevada #california #flowerporn #hiking #flora #hikingtrail #whyihike #trailtreasures #flowers #wildflowers #flowerphotography #notasuck (at Bishop Pass Trail)

Another view of Eagle Falls, this time from the bottom (the best view, IMO - I never understood risking your neck to climb to the top of falls). Lots of snow in summer heat left rivers raging around Tahoe: creeks were torrents and waterfalls were stunning. (-: 🏞 #visittahoe #eaglefalls #waterfall #sierranevada #california #trailtreasures #optoutside #thegreatoutdoors #naturephotography #notasuck #neverstopexploring #laketahoe #waterfall (at Eagle Falls)

A reminder to myself that some days do not suck. Looking north over a raging Truckee River on a "private" bridge just off River Rd/89 near Pole Creek Trailhead. (Sorry, business!) #visittahoe #sierranevada #california #optoutside #whyihike #thegreatoutdoors #truckeeriver #notasuck #roadtrip #forest (at Bruce Olson Construction)