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Just now returned from spending several days in Western Massachusetts. Such a beautiful area! On one of my hikes, I crossed over several picturesque streams. Each one had a wooden footbridge like this. No need to rock hop here! #FootpathFriday #mountains #hiking

#backpacking #footbridge #bridge #FootbridgeFriday #stream #streams #NewEngland #nature #NaturePhotography #landscape #photography #LandscapePhotography #GetOutside

Photo looking upstream of a stream with a footbridge crossing it. The bridge seems relatively new, as the wood is not yet stained from the weather. The stream is in a beautiful green forested area and has many large boulders. The foreground of the stream is somewhat reflective and there is a small cascading waterfall seen beyond the bridge.

Alander Mt. Trail. Mt. Washington State Forest, Massachusetts.

#Today 02

Good day!

Reviewing Book2 (about 33% of the way in a day). My editing skills had obviously improved by Book3.

So, more of doing that on a mild day, my windows at last open. I’ll walk, do some cleaning.

An outing is planned for the 7th, & another hike will happen soon.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #FootpathFriday

A wide (too wide) trail winds around tree in a pine forest where there’s minimal brush and the grass is green. The trail is tinted a reddish brown from the needles the larch trees shed the autumn before. The sky that’s barely visible through the branches is blue.

Knocking about the south #WashingtonCoast this week, clamming, #Hiking and stuff. #GetOutside

Woman with long brown hair walking away from the camera down a path in tge forest covered by grass and small white and pink flowers.

A large bald eagle unhappy at the presence of another on a mudflat approaches it with head down. The second eagle, a bit smaller, lifts its wings to fly away. Both have the characteristic white heads and tails, both large and otherwise black burds.

Fifteen golden -shelled razor clams in a tidal puddle, with a short handled shovel used to dig them across the top of the photo. If you look closely you can see two of them are digging into the sand to escape. They are a pretty bivalve, oblong from 3-6 inches and you can see their white mantles and siphons.

A thick patch of typical Northwest coastal ground covers, mostly wood sorrel shaped sort of like clover but much larger, with a few leaves of wild ginger mixed in, with large heart-shaped leaves. Very green all of it.

Picking the perfect daypack? Fit is king. Also check frame type for your load, easy access methods, and handy features like hip belts. After testing tons, we know what makes a great pack for your next hike.
#Hiking #GearGuide #GetOutside

How to Choose the Best Day Hiking Backpack

#Today 01

Good day!

Heading into the forest. Let the adventure begin…

So began my last hike.

Time to shift my attention to Book2, A River in Each Hand, & preparing it for publication.

Because Book3 is a prequel, it served as the perfect lead-in to Book2 (& Books 1,4,5).

I’m so ready to do this.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography

A narrow trail crosses a grassy meadow and disappears into evergreen forest, the trees widely spaced, but becoming more dense in the distance. The vividly blue sky is partly cloudy.

Well, hello! Does this mean spring is making a go of it?

Chilly run but spotted the first daffodils of the year.

#Run #SeenOnMyRun #GetOutside #Daffodils #BloomScrolling #SpringRunning

Yellow daffodils on a grassy hill against a backdrop of grey skies and trees just starting to leaf.

Happy #WaterfallWednesday! I took a short hike to this beautiful #waterfall today in Western Massachusetts. This was part of several short hikes sampling this part of the state. Had a great time! #waterfalls #mountains #hiking

#backpacking #nature #NaturePhotography #landscape #photography #LandscapePhotography #GetOutside #NewEngland

Photo of large waterfall taken at a distance. It is 60 feet (18 meters) tall and is falling down a rock gorge. Large boulders at the base.

Bash Bish Falls. Mt Washington, Massachusetts.

Morning Walk Views
#morningwalk #beautifulbc #canada #getoutside #picoftheday #photooftheday

Looking across an ocean inlet at a tugboat going by. There are green mountains in the background. The sky is blue with puffy white clouds.

May your path be lined with wild ginger and sword ferns. #Hiking #GetOutside

Faint foot path lined with western wild ginger, Asarum caudatum, a native Northwest ground cover with pretty bright green heart-shaped leaves, and on either side large clumps of sword ferns.

#Today 30

Good day!

And so it ends…

The month, that is.

I’ll complete the last of the Book3 read-thru today after my walk, & after editing my blog post.

Then, I’ll quickly catch up on neglected tasks before returning to Book2, which I’ll stay with to publication.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Wildflower

Pink and white pasque flower amidst a bed of pine needles and green leaves. Drops of rain from an earlier rain are visible on the petals.

Tuesday afternoon beach runs.

#GetOutside #LoveWhereWeLive #DogsOfMastodon

Laughing boy and his cinnamon colored dog racing toward the waves

Tall Tree Tuesday
#thicktrunktuesday #beautifulbc #canada #trees #spring #getoutside #picoftheday

#stream #fluidity #flow #flowing #nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #outside #outdoors #bubbles #froth #water #spring #getoutside #photooftheday #treeroots

This is the story of the erosion battle in the Rockies. To fight it, the forest service places barriers to channel rainwater.

Then, mountain bikers go around it, creating a new trail and, eventually, a new channel. There are trail channels the bikes have cut that are absurdly deep.

To be fair, I’ve seen lazy hikers go around it, too, rather than step over it.

#GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #Forest #Mountains

Amidst lightly forested terrain, a plastic barrier for channeling runoff appears absurdly out of place to the left of the trail.

#Today 29

Good day!

Yesterday, I went exploring. Literally. At each juncture, I took the trail least traveled. What an amazing experience!

About 50F/10C, slight breeze, sunny. I topped a ridge & witnessed a snowstorm on Lolo Peak.

Spring has sprung & it was a great day!

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

Across multiple ridges of evergreens, a snow covered mountain is engulfed in a snowstorm, the clouds having obscured its summit, yet the closest trees are in the sun, which was to the left.

Just been for a hike up to the Wenallt woods where the #bluebells are doing their thing.
I can’t believe how lucky I’ve been with the weather during my time off. This the last week or so of freedom and I’m determined to continue to #GetOutside as much as possible. So fortunate to have this on the proverbial doorstep.
#nature #ForestBathing

Woodland path with tall green leaved beech trees, bright blue sky and a thin carpet of bluebells

Beautiful mature beech tree in a deciduous woodland setting, with lush green leaves shining in the sun. Blue sky contrasting behind.

Osoyoos, BC
#beautifulbc #canada #mountainmonday #signsofspring #getoutside #picoftheday #photooftheday

Landscape view of a lake with mountains in the background. The grass is green on the hills & there are green trees beside the lake. Overhead, the sky is blue with some clouds floating by.

1/5 Mishap in the Mountains.

What was one of your mishaps this past (or previous) year? Here is one of mine:

Timberrrr!!! (that goes for both the tree and me!) Earlier this year, while snowshoeing alone down a mountain, I had to squeeze by a full-sized tree (about 12" (30cm) diameter) on a narrow section of trail that traversed a moderately steep slope. (CONT)

#MountainMonday #mountains #hiking #backpacking #GetOutside

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