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Chalk creek — Chalk Creek - Colorado Trail South, Buena Vista COHiking · Colorado · Jun 2016

Chalk Creek - Colorado Trail South, Buena Vista CO

I've been doing a few easy hikes since I got here last week but I decided I really needed to get a comprehensive trail guide so I purchased a book called, "The Local's Adventure Guide to Mellow Mountain Trails… A wildflower-strewn alpine meadow of yellow, magenta, and blue-purple blooms beneath a rocky, snow-streaked peakHiking · Colorado · Jul 2016

Graham Gulch Trail, Twin Lakes CO

 A hiking boot next to a set of large bear paw prints in the mud, shown for scaleTravel · Oregon · Jun 2019

Welcome to June in Port Orford, Oregon!

 Teddy standing in the crystal-clear, shallow water of Waldo Lake, with rocks, pines, and mountains beyondTravel · Oregon · Jul 2018

An Oregon sightseeing trip cut short

 A monarch butterfly resting on dried grassesTravel · VA + NJ · Oct 2020

Best laid plans... and all that drivel.
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