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🏔Montana born/raised, Navy submariner vet, MSU Bobcat, Engineer, ISTJ. Out hiking or heading down some backroad. 📸 #keepitwild #Aps áalooke

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9 months
My dad passed away earlier this year and I’ve been going through some of his things…He had this photo in his desk drawer — that’s me standing between him and my uncle back on the ranch probably around 1970. #montana #cowboys
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@MontanaRoots
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2 years
I just now finally managed to get a picture of that wily fox I’ve been seeing out in my yard! Very pretty with that fresh snow softly falling down…❄️ #keepitwild #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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Just got back from a little hike in the woods this evening, but couldn’t shake the feeling I was being watched out there…🫤
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@MontanaRoots
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5 years
Happy 4th of July from Montana! #McCain4th @votevets @RagsOfHonorUSA
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Happy #4thofJuly ! By tonight, when Trump is forcing people to celebrate him, we would LOVE everyone to make #McCain4th trend, to honor a family who sacrificed and served in the military for the idea of a country bigger than themselves. Got a shirt? Post a pic with #McCain4th !
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2 months
Woke up around 4 AM this morning and knew I wasn’t going to get back to sleep… So decided to jump in the truck and gain a few thousand feet of elevation to see what the morning sun was up to….🌞 #sunrise #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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2 months
Passed by this ranch down in Wyoming the other day…I’d say they have themselves quite the spot 🏔️ #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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6 months
Pretty sky out there this morning…🌲 #sunrise
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@MontanaRoots
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4 months
I headed into Billings today to help my mom with some spring yard work at her place… As I was leaving, she gave me this #quilt that she made…so beautiful! #madeinmontana
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@MontanaRoots
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1 year
Another pic from yesterday…some gorgeous, moody skies…☁️ #homestead #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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1 year
Still about 4 feet of snow in my yard, but just spotted the first #bluebird of the season out there! #redlodge #photography
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11 months
Snow didn’t quite make it down to my elevation (6,000’) during this last storm, but it won’t be long ❄️ #winteriscoming
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@MontanaRoots
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11 months
A few minutes ago… #keepitwild
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@MontanaRoots
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2 months
I’ve been driving past this little place pretty much my whole life… Never took a picture of it before yesterday… I like that the horseshoe is still over the door. #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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4 months
Finished making a new welcome sign for my driveway…🦅 #madeinmontana #introvert
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@MontanaRoots
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2 years
A pic I just took out in my yard — 3:30 PM — the sun starts heading for the horizon early these days…🌞 #autumnish #photography
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11 months
Got the drone out for a short flight over the creek….enjoy those gorgeous fall colors! 🍂 #autumnisthebest
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@MontanaRoots
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2 months
Another photo I took the other night watching that evening storm clear… sure was pretty 🌞🌩️🌱 #photography
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1 month
The sky looked promising, so I stopped by the old Pioneer School last night…. #photography
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8 months
Good looking little fox out in my yard a few minutes ago…🦊 #keepitwild
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@MontanaRoots
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2 years
Came across this photo in a box of stuff my mom gave me — it’s my great grandparents on their homestead near Custer, Montana — taken around 1910. #shouldhaveseenitincolor
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9 months
I was in the neighborhood (i.e. #Wyoming ) the other day so I stopped by to see how the old Pioneer School is holding up… so quiet that I could still hear the generations of kids playing back there. #abandoned #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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1 year
Visitor on my deck…keeping an eye on me… #bobcat #redlodgemontana
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@MontanaRoots
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6 months
My morning walk sky… #sunrise
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@MontanaRoots
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3 months
One last photo as I was headed out of the Mission’s on my way back home…🏔️ #oldbarn #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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2 months
Pilot & Index were ready for their glamour shot on my little #roadtrip yesterday…🏔️ #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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11 months
#moose calf in my yard…fueled up by eating my young aspen trees—now has energy to spare 🫎 #keepitwild
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@MontanaRoots
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11 months
…from my backyard last night…💫 #milkyway
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@MontanaRoots
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2 months
Enjoying more time with my little mountain #bluebird buddy out in the yard this morning 🌲 #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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2 years
Got up early and threw on the XC skis…had the forest to myself. Well, almost… #redlodge #moose
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@MontanaRoots
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6 days
…along the trail yesterday…☁️ #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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2 years
I was driving down a dirt backroad one evening when I passed this herd of sheep, the light was nice so I snapped a quick photo out my truck window. I didn’t even notice the dog until I was looking at the photo later at home, do you see him? 🙂 #Montana #photography #sheepdog
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@MontanaRoots
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7 months
Out in my yard this morning…that little red #fox doesn’t care much about politics, but does find those darn Magpies pretty annoying!
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#sunrise blooms up on the plateau… #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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2 years
Spent some time in my shop the last few days….glued together some wood scraps from the burn pile, turned a bowl from them, and then took a polished ammonite I had laying around (as one does 🙂) and embedded it in resin at the bottom of the bowl. #montanamade
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2 months
A little mountain #bluebird of happiness hanging out in my yard this morning…🌞 #photography
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2 years
Have you been watching that ridiculous show “Yellowstone”? And thinking of moving to #Montana ? Better think twice… our winters aren’t made for TV. #bestostayput #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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4 months
Got out on the trail for a few hours yesterday….only saw this one other hiker 🫎 #keepitwild
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@MontanaRoots
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11 months
Looking over my house tonight… That small elliptical smudge on the right is the Andromeda galaxy….
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22 days
It was a moody/drizzly #hike out there this morning… But I’m not gonna complain about moisture this time of year! #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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1 year
…that would be fine except that this storm is only half over…😵‍💫 #redlodge
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1 month
Passing summer storm…🌩️ #photography
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10 months
Beautiful fox posing for me out in the yard last night…what a face…and that tail 🦊 #keepitwild #photography
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8 months
Was getting too dark for my phone to take a good pic last night, but did catch both this fox & magpie mid-jump out in my yard 🦊 #keepitwild
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@MontanaRoots
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18 days
One of this week’s evening #hikes …🌞 #photography
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5 months
Every time I pass by this formation I’m reminded why geologists dig this area so much… #wyoming #geology #photography
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2 months
Probably my favorite #mountaingoat pic I took yesterday…it’s got the whole gang…🏔️ #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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10 months
From my morning walk 7 days ago…just before this latest storm moved in… #photography #morningsky
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1 month
Took a wander through my local aspen grove for this morning‘s walk… #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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2 years
Almost looks photoshopped, but actually is just a single exposure I took with a 400 mm lens from my deck one morning 🌚 #blackandwhite #moonset #photography #redlodge
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@MontanaRoots
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2 years
Very peaceful 14 mile hike in my backyard this morning…didn’t see another soul…🌲 #keepitwild #solitude #graywhiskers
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@MontanaRoots
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3 months
…a moody post-storm morning on #Flathead Lake…☁️ #photography
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Bigsky ☁️ #photography
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9 months
Pretty little tree over there across the creek…🌲 #keepitwild #photography
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8 months
A brisk -30F out there right now….quite pretty though ❄️ The very worst of this particular #coldsnap should be behind us now… #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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10 months
Today was a good day…☁️ #hiketolive
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1 month
I have a friend who is out of town for a week, so I just went over to check on her place for her. Looks like she already had arranged for security though….
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1 month
We had a moody little storm pass through this afternoon, so I went out and photographed a few hay bales 🌩️ as one does. #iphonephotography
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4 months
An #iphone pic I snapped driving up to the trailhead this week. Pretty much everything you see in this photo was leveled in a forest fire (lightening) about 15 years ago… the lodgepole pines are coming back strong. #keepitwild #photography
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3 months
iPhone pic out the truck window yesterday… #backroad #photography
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2 months
Out driving down a #backroad with my iPhone this evening… #photography
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8 months
Stopped by the old Pioneer School again this past week…so quiet & peaceful. Nothing but the sound of the wind and memories of kids playing… #photography #abandoned
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@MontanaRoots
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6 months
…just caught the tail end of a #bobcat passing by my place yesterday…don’t often see those guys… #keepitwild
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@MontanaRoots
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10 days
Hiking to the #clouds this afternoon…☁️
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1 year
Traffic was ridiculous today… #bighornsheep
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10 months
Pic from my last hike…thought those roots looked like a creature… #hiketolive #photography
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2 months
Does it look like I got up at 4 AM this morning? Those are some pretty dreamy colors back there… Maybe I was still in bed after all…. #photography
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10 months
We’ve got a storm coming in, so I figured yesterday might be my last chance for this little trip… Mountain biked about 10 miles then hiked off trail another 5 miles to visit this old cabin…hadn’t been there for a few years, so I was happy to be able to find it… #keepitwild
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@MontanaRoots
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2 years
Just back from another hike, sure wish I could bop down the trail like that! #hiketolive #wildlife #bouncy
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10 months
Whitetail doe and her two young ones wandering across my #frosty yard this cold morning…❄️ ..with some music…
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2 years
This week I think I experienced the perfect autumn day…🍁🏔🍁 #hiketolive #landscapephotography #keepitwild
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@MontanaRoots
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6 months
Some folks over on the Flathead gave me a cherry tree that they had to take down… It’s been drying in my shop for about two years now — finally turned the first piece yesterday…pretty wood. #woodturning #madeinmontana
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2 years
Wandering through a local aspen grove yesterday evening after the storm cleared. I think these trees are really pretty even without their #autumn leaves…🍂 #photography
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@MontanaRoots
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10 months
…out my window just now 🦊 #keepitwild #gotsomehops
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7 months
Had one clear night this week to drag my ‘scope out to the driveway…captured this image of the Rosette Nebula over about 7 hours — took that light about 5,000 years to get here 💫 #astrophotography
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4 months
A pretty little scene along the trail this morning 🌲 #hiketolive #nationalforest #keepitpublic
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22 days
Hiking along the Lake Fork a few evenings ago…🌲 #justbreathe #photography #keepitwild
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2 years
An old school house not far from my place, we had some nice moody skies so I headed over to snap a picture ☁️ #montana #abandoned #photography
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9 months
A wider angle view of that impressive #cloud formation over Mount Maurice this week…pretty neat ☁️ #keepitwild #photography #sunrise #mtwx
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7 days
Saying goodbye to that old car for this year…maybe I’ll hike by again next summer…🌩️ #photography
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24 days
Couple young bucks passing through my yard just now… #keepitwild #whitetails
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9 months
An iPhone pic from last week’s #hike down in #Wyoming … had some beautiful moody skies & nice soft light ☁️ #keepitwild #landscape #photography
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5 months
Out in my yard this evening… #photography #mood
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10 months
iPhone pic from my walk earlier this morning…⛰🌞 #keepitwild #morningcolors #photography
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28 days
Another photo I took at a pretty little spot out in the woods this week… In case you need a place today to sit for a moment and just #breathe 🌲 #photography
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11 months
…still hanging around…browsing on my aspen branches…🫎 #keepitwild
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2 years
I can’t claim to know much, but I have found that it’s rarely a bad idea to just jump in the truck and head down a backroad…☁️ #dirtroad #photography #clearyourmind
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3 months
My last #sunset in the Missions before heading back home…🏔️ #photography
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11 months
…passing by my yard just now… #keepitwild
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10 months
Got in a short portrait session with that #fox in my yard yesterday…🦊 #keepitwild #photography
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Enjoyed watching this kid whisper in mom’s ear the other day… #mountaingoat #photography
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Oh Red Lodge…I love ya’ 🐻 #Montana
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8 months
Yesterday morning just before the storm rolled in…❄️ #photography
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2 months
A photo I took this morning…a young #mountaingoat kid, in a field of wildflowers, with a mountain lake in the background…you’re welcome 😉 #photography
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3 months
Spending the weekend in the Missions… #morningview
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1 year
I have no complaints about this morning’s drive…what a gorgeous day! #roadtrip #photography #keepitwild
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One more pic of that little red #fox napping behind my house… That’s a big yawn! #keepitwild
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Last view of The Thunderer….turnaround point for this week’s hike…🏔️ #keepitwild
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Wandering through my local #aspen grove yesterday morning…🍂 #photography
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My morning walk….some much needed fresh snow yesterday & last night ❄️
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That little red #fox napping behind my house…so sleepy…just can’t keep those eyes open! 🥱🦊 #keepitwild
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