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Got some great views on Yellow Mountain in the Roan Highlands! Peep the cows on the bald. First time I’ve seen them on a trip. Get outside and enjoy your life!
#backpacking#yellow mountain#roanhighlands#east tennessee#northcarolinaoutdoors#outdoors#hiking#photography#cows#clouds#optoutside#nature#national forest#balds#appalchain trail#at#nobo#yellow mountain gap
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Great morning in the Roan Highlands! Cutting a lot of weight recently and actually enjoying it quite a bit. If you think your pack is a little too heavy, maybe reassess your gear. Think of what you carry, but never use. Either way keep getting out there!
#nature#backpacking#roanhighlands#east tennessee#aquaquest#tarp#sunrise#morning#appalchain trail#at#photography#outdoors#hiking#optoutside#mountainhardwear#the north face
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Flat Stack Rock Trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway on a foggy day. Getting outside as much as possible during this lockdown is essential for everyone’s mental health.
#nature#hiking#outdoors#backpacking#photography#north carolina#osprey#salomon#structure#fog#rain#trees#streams#water#rocky#wet#optoutside#amateur photographer#original photography#photographers#covid19
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Red Fork Creek
Unake Mountain Wilderness Area
-Red Fork Falls coming soon.
#nature#backpacking#hiking#outdoors#photography#original photography#appalachia#appalchain trail#appalachain mountains#optoutside#waterfalls#waterfall#comingsoon#blazinyeti#AT#wilderness
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Firescald Branch Falls - Laurel Fork Wilderness
A few miles off the A.T. Leads you to Frog Level and hold lots of little waterfalls and scenic views.
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The trail always holds gems like this.
Eastern (Red-Spotted) Newt
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Good Times at “The Beauty Spot” in the Unaka Mountains
#nature#backpacking#outdoors#hiking#photography#original photography#appalachia#appalchain trail#appalachain mountains#optoutside#act#flower#mountains#blueridgemtns#east tennessee#tn#at
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Get outside this 4th! Roan Highlands with my bud. 🇺🇸
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Testing the BioLite 2 stove on the trail.
The award-winning BioLite CampStove's latest upgrade features 50% more power, an integrated battery, and an updated LED dashboard for improved control and feedback. Burning only wood, the CampStove 2's fan creates a smokeless fire that can cook meals and boil water in minutes while turning its heat into usable electricity. Compatible with the KettlePot and Portable Grill, cook up wood-fired meals and charge devices using only the sticks around you.
#biolite#BioLite#renewable energy#backpacking#hiking#photography#nature#outdoors#original photography#appalachia#appalachain mountains#appalchain trail#optoutside#no fuel#thruhiker#awesome#trending
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Best seat in the house?🌅
Big Yellow Mountain Bald
Roan Highlands
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Waycaster Spring
Laurel Fork Wilderness Area
A.T. Mile: 414.8
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Roan Highlands, Tennessee -June 2018
#hiking#backpacking#appalachia#Appalachian Trail#Roan Highlands#roan mountain#TN#Roan High Knob#Hump Mountain#Yellow Mountain Gap#grandfather mountain#osprey#leki#salomon#photography#sunset#summer#2018#outdoors#optoutside
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Always good conditioning hikes in the Roan Highlands in the off season (for most). Winter backpacking the Roan Highlands coming soon!
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Great opportunity to see a mother with two cubs! 🐻Kayaking at Watauga Lake. (I apologize for compressed quality!)
#kayaking#bear#bears#cubs#lake#nature#Watauga#Watauga Lake#sunny#original photography#original photographers#photgraphy#AT#appalchain trail#appalachain trail#appalachain mountains#appalachia#blueridgemtns#blue ridge mountains#east tennessee#TN#tennessee#outdoorsman#outdoor enthusiast#optoutside#BlazinYeti
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Lady Slipper Orchid, (Cypripedium acaule) Cherokee National Forest
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When it occurs to a man that nature does not regard him as important, and that she feels she would not maim the universe by disposing of him, he at first wishes to throw bricks at the temple, and he hates deeply the fact that there are no bricks and no temples.
The Open Boat Man and the Natural World
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Wild Ladyslipper Orchid(Cypripedium) NC/TN Border on the A.T. Roan Highlands.
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