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national parks, wilderness + adventure travel, space stuff. I love taking pictures and I sometimes write books. Bored of Twitter. @istefpayne on IG

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Sunrise on golden fall trees beneath a snowy peak and reflected on the water. Purples, blues, oranges, yellows, whites

Sunrise on golden fall trees beneath a snowy peak and reflected on the water. Purples, blues, oranges, yellows, whites

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Oxbow Bend for the most spectacular sunrise scenes .. especially during fall foliage!!

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA CC

#photography #nationalparks #landscapes

31.10.2025 11:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m so happy I didnโ€™t cancel my trip to Japan (thought about it!) and feel SO lucky to get to see these snow monkeys in the wild in the mountain hot springs of Nagano. This is one of those experiences you remember foreverโ€”and I get to spend another day with them today ๐Ÿคฉ

#wildlife #shotoniphone

16.03.2025 20:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Wall of trees! Evergreen forest in British Columbia

Wall of trees! Evergreen forest in British Columbia

Another glamor shot of Canada because yay Canada!
Wall of treesโ€ฆ Evergreen forest in British Columbia

06.03.2025 13:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ yes!

06.03.2025 12:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#parkchat

17.02.2025 01:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#parkchat friends

16.02.2025 19:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know this is cheesy, but Iโ€™m going to say it anyway: Donโ€™t forget to show up for yourself. For awhile I stopped doing my long weekend runs and Iโ€™ve been back at it for several weeks and it makes all the difference. Whatever your thing is, donโ€™t stop doing it!

16.02.2025 14:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 11832 ๐Ÿ” 1369 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 419 ๐Ÿ“Œ 101
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Canada is so appealing in so many ways! :) check out this pristine wilderness in BC at the Great Bear Rainforest.

#nature #wilderness #canada

16.02.2025 19:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes please - happy to see some of my favorite park peeps here! Feels more like home already. <3 Thx @camarowrx.bsky.social!

25.01.2025 20:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You too! I was hoping BSky had a parks feed and was happy to see you created one. :-)

25.01.2025 19:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
large brown bear in Alaska surrounded by greenery looking straight ahead toward the camera

large brown bear in Alaska surrounded by greenery looking straight ahead toward the camera

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Every year when I start thinking about where I most want to travel, Alaska and its #nationalparks always seem to be top of mind... :)

Katmai - Lake Clark - Denali - Wrangell St-Elias

25.01.2025 18:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lichen and scrub brushโ€”cool nature
on the mountain yesterday. Golden, #Colorado

#nature #earth

24.12.2024 16:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sunrise last week at the โ€œBlack Pearlโ€ ocean-on house in Rodanthe, North Carolinaโ€™s Outer Banks.

Sunrise last week at the โ€œBlack Pearlโ€ ocean-on house in Rodanthe, North Carolinaโ€™s Outer Banks.

Hand holding a black seashell on the seashore of North Carolinaโ€™s Outer Banks.

Hand holding a black seashell on the seashore of North Carolinaโ€™s Outer Banks.

Spent the last month in North Carolinaโ€™s Outer Banks - so great during the off-season! Caught the sunrise last week at the beloved โ€œBlack Pearlโ€ ocean-on house in Rodanthe โ€ฆ and found a perfect shell to match. ;)

#nationalpark #nationalseashore

21.12.2024 18:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Black wolf looking straight at the camera. Pine forest behind. Yellow eyes.

Black wolf looking straight at the camera. Pine forest behind. Yellow eyes.

We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky.

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20.12.2024 23:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 41631 ๐Ÿ” 10393 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 844 ๐Ÿ“Œ 370