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'Merica. ° 📸 September 2018 📍 United States of America ° ° ° #USA #patriot #patriotism #flag #oldglory #Washington #UnitedStates #america #PNW #PNWonderland #PacificNorthwest @usinterior @nationalforests #optputside #rei1440project #hiking #wilderness #WildernessCulture #HikingCulture #igPacificNorthwest #IGnorthwest #backpacking #camping #wilderness #mountains #Cascades #WashingtonState #CascadiaExplored (at Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bng2XEEhX8_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fh32d7uk6vb

Awesome Khukri style Machete. Burma Padauk Handle. 1080 Spring aster. 10" Blade. How's that for a pack blade? #bushcrafting #bushcraftgear #bushcrafters #bushcraft #bushcrafteknife #knivesinnature #buffaloskull #animalskull #campinggear #optputside #etsygifts #bushcrafttools #bushcraftskills #khukri #kukri #kukriknife #beaboutthatlife #batl #bladeshow #bladesport #machete #machetecrew #machetekills #machetes #machetemadness #machetestyle

Standard PNW fog 😁 Yesterday morning definitely wasn't a great time for views, though the heavy cloud layer did keep things cool (albeit humid). Bandera was view blocked at the summit and Mt Defiance only broke the clouds in the last 50 feet or so! Everything around was clouds, except for Rainier wavering in and out of sight. ° 📸 June 2018 📍 Mason Lake, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA ° ° ° #AlpineLakesWilderness #AlpineLake #PNW #PNWonderland #PacificNorthwest #PNWdiscovered #WashingtonState #LiveWashington #NikonD3400 #rei1440project #nikon #nikonusa #wanderlust #WildernessCulture #HikingCulture #UpperLeft #USA #optputside #instadaily #MoodyGram #InstaMood #Samsung #GalaxyNote8 #PhonePhotography #KingCounty #I90 (at Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area)

21. Tiffany Mountain and Clark Peak. 12 miles, 3,600' of elevation gain. August 9th, 2019. ° Rain systems destroyed my intended plan for this weekend in August. My spur-of-the-moment backup was this. This was my lowest effort (distance and gain) weekend from mid-April to mid-November. It was the one time I wasn't above 8,300' for any 7 day stretch from mid-April to mid-September. It was the wo9weekens for wildfire smoke that I experienced this year (and it wasn't that bad). It was my first trip to the lovely Okanogan Highlands, a land of alpine tundra and rolling terrain. I'd like to go back to this area for more exploration; the trail and road system is quite extensive and easily accessible. ° 📸 August 2019 📍 Okanogan Highlands ° #PNWPeakbaggers @pnwpeakbaggers #optputside #rei1440project (at Okanogan County, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6-ssh2DKsA/?igshid=1hrztepibusln

"Who covets more is evermore a slave." - Robert Herrick ° 📸 November 2018 📍 Blood Mountain Wilderness ° ° ° #NorthGeorgia #optputside #rei1440project #hiking #wilderness #WildernessCulture #HikingCulture #appalachiantrail #Appalachia #NationalForest #ChattahoocheeNationalForest #Chattahoochee #georgia #southeast #wanderlust #WanderGeorgia #NFS #Nikon #NikonD3400 #landscapephotography #mountains (at Lumpkin County, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqqJv8FHAoc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zss8vf7e5uhl

Strike a pose, Lily. I love my doggos. ° 📸 November 2018 📍 Blood Mountain Wilderness ° ° ° #NorthGeorgia #optputside #rei1440project #hiking #wilderness #WildernessCulture #HikingCulture #appalachiantrail #Appalachia #NationalForest #wanderlust #WanderGeorgia #NFS #Nikon #NikonD3400 #portait #dogsofinstagram #pupper #doggo #pitbull #pitbullsofinstagram #bluepit (at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqnxLURHOg6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vjf900ozsdfp

Hike with my parents into an eerily named wilderness area of the Chattahoochee National Forest. ° A story, of a few, behind the name Blood Mountain is exactly what one would imagine; a blood soaked mountain following a brutal battle between tribes of Cherokee and Creek Native Americans. Another, less imposing, story involves red lichen near the summit. ° 📸 November 2018 📍 Blood Mountain Wilderness ° ° ° #NorthGeorgia #optputside #rei1440project #hiking #wilderness #WildernessCulture #HikingCulture #appalachiantrail #Appalachia #NationalForest #ChattahoocheeNationalForest #Chattahoochee #georgia #southeast #wanderlust #WanderGeorgia #NFS #Nikon #NikonD3400 #portait (at Blood Mountain Wilderness) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqnIhirH7_l/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=udt4pct7i40l

Lily and I went for a short walk/jog around the neighborhood this evening. I'll probably miss my dogs the most when I return home to Washington. Not because they're better than the people. I can interact with people from a distance. It's not feasible with the pets though. We have 6 dogs, 3 cats, and a snake at the Ryno Corral; all adoptions/rescues. ° 📸 November 2018 📍 Dahlonega, GA ° ° ° #NorthGeorgia #optputside #rei1440project #hiking #HikingCulture #samsung #phonephotography #sunset #autumn #FallFoliage #dogs #dogsofinstagram #pupper #doggo #pitbull #pitbullsofinstagram #bluepit #Dahlonega #georgia #Appalachia (at Dahlonega, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqlmosXD3hb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1d7yurnt7b23s