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Wild Places in the Southwest USA
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Wild places in the SW and beyond. Where to go? What to do? What makes them exciting? How do we protect them? #geology #naturalhistory #wildplaces #protectpubliclands #hiking #backpacking #packrafting. Location not shared for some areas.
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · Dec 5
Hi, I’m Kerrie. I am an experienced hiker, backpacker & packrafter. Much of my exploration has been in the southwest. I have
🦋 completed 2500+ miles in the Grand Canyon, much off-trail.
🦋 Thru hiked the #HaydukeTrail & the #ColoradoTrail
🦋 Experience as a geologist so expect some nerdy rock posts😄
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Happy #BlueskyMonday!! Hope your week is full of blue skies 😊

#Nature #sandstone #NavajoSandstone #hiking #backpacking
Happy #BlueskyMonday!! Hope your week is full of blue skies 😊 #Nature #sandstone #NavajoSandstone #hiking #backpacking
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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The reflection in the potholes is so pure in this canyon, it almost looks like a natural arch or bridge.

#Stunday #shotsinslots #ProtectOurPublicLands #Nature #wildplaces #Utah #photography #landscape #hiking #backpacking #GlenCanyon
The reflection in the potholes is so pure in this canyon, it almost looks like a natural arch or bridge. #Stunday #shotsinslots #ProtectOurPublicLands #Nature #wildplaces #Utah #photography #landscape #hiking #backpacking #GlenCanyon
November 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Evening

A red headlamp highlights the tent as the sun sets.

#Nature #Desert #Utah #photography #landscape #ProtectOurPublicLands
#BlueSkyArtShow #Evening A red headlamp highlights the tent as the sun sets. #Nature #Desert #Utah #photography #landscape #ProtectOurPublicLands
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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For #FossilFriday here is a Theropod dinosaur footprint from the Kayenta Formation. We found 3 Dino trackways while we were on our 17-day backpacking trip.This was the best preserved footprint of the ones we found.

#dinosaurs #Utah #Fossils #backpacking #nature #geology #Jurassic
For #FossilFriday here is a Theropod dinosaur footprint from the Kayenta Formation. We found 3 Dino trackways while we were on our 17-day backpacking trip.This was the best preserved footprint of the ones we found. #dinosaurs #Utah #Fossils #backpacking #nature #geology #Jurassic
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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“I reach out
To untangle
Curls of cross beds
Stained in iron
Dreadlocks in rocks”

#poetry #ProtectOurPublicLands #rocks #NavajoSandstone #Wilderness #Nature #Utah #landscape #photography
“I reach out To untangle Curls of cross beds Stained in iron Dreadlocks in rocks” #poetry #ProtectOurPublicLands #rocks #NavajoSandstone #Wilderness #Nature #Utah #landscape #photography
November 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Without shadows, you cannot see the light.- Haruki Murakami

This #photobyraykenny was taken in the Mount Pennell WSA. The shadows in the front & back highlight the ridge between which glows with beautiful light.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadow #Wild #Hiking #nature #Utah #Landscape #photography
Without shadows, you cannot see the light.- Haruki Murakami This #photobyraykenny was taken in the Mount Pennell WSA. The shadows in the front & back highlight the ridge between which glows with beautiful light. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadow #Wild #Hiking #nature #Utah #Landscape #photography
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Potholes of water are magical gathering places for life and beauty.

#WaterWednesday #nature #ProtectOurPublicLands #landscape #photography #reflection #hiking #backpacking #utah #desert #water #EastCoastKin
Potholes of water are magical gathering places for life and beauty. #WaterWednesday #nature #ProtectOurPublicLands #landscape #photography #reflection #hiking #backpacking #utah #desert #water #EastCoastKin
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Happy #BlueSkyMonday. Enjoy your week and don’t forget to be grateful for what you have, or have experienced.

#Nature #Utah #hiking #backpacking #ProtectOurPublicLands #landscape #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin
Happy #BlueSkyMonday. Enjoy your week and don’t forget to be grateful for what you have, or have experienced. #Nature #Utah #hiking #backpacking #ProtectOurPublicLands #landscape #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin
November 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Last shot of the week for #Alphabetchallenge #WeekRForRock

I am pulled in by the beauty of crossbeds in the Navajo Sandstone.

#ProtetOurPublicLands #hiking #wilderness #backpacking #Sandstone #Stunday #geology #landscapephotography #GlenCanyon #Utah #nature
Last shot of the week for #Alphabetchallenge #WeekRForRock I am pulled in by the beauty of crossbeds in the Navajo Sandstone. #ProtetOurPublicLands #hiking #wilderness #backpacking #Sandstone #Stunday #geology #landscapephotography #GlenCanyon #Utah #nature
November 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Happy Sunday! Hiking through this gorgeous area on our 17-day #backpacking trip, my mind & soul were calmed. It felt holy. I reflected who I am, and who I want to become.

#Stunday #GlenCanyon #nature #utah #ColoraDay #OrangeSun #hiking #ProtectOurPublicLands #photobyraykenny #ShotsInSlots
November 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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“I dress myself in a swirled cloak of cross beds,
Wrapping my arms around the sky,
I hug the clouds in glorified joy”

#poetry #WeekRForRock #hiking #wilderness #backpacking #offtrail #NavajoSandstone #crossbeds
“I dress myself in a swirled cloak of cross beds, Wrapping my arms around the sky, I hug the clouds in glorified joy” #poetry #WeekRForRock #hiking #wilderness #backpacking #offtrail #NavajoSandstone #crossbeds
November 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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This “reddish” tree is for #BlueSkyArtShow #Autumn

In Colorado, Autumn is represented by Aspen trees turning yellow in the mountains. Every one in a while you find more “reddish” ones. It is fun to search for them!
This “reddish” tree is for #BlueSkyArtShow #Autumn In Colorado, Autumn is represented by Aspen trees turning yellow in the mountains. Every one in a while you find more “reddish” ones. It is fun to search for them!
November 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Happy Owloween!!

#Spooktober #Halloween #Owls #GreatHornOwl
Happy Owloween!! #Spooktober #Halloween #Owls #GreatHornOwl
October 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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I’m back! I’ve been off of Bluesky for a month. Part of it included a 17-day backpacking trip in southern Utah. Here is a shot from that amazing trip. I’m still coming down from the high.

#scape #landscape #WeekRForRock #sandstone #landscapephotography #ProtectOurPublicLands
I’m back! I’ve been off of Bluesky for a month. Part of it included a 17-day backpacking trip in southern Utah. Here is a shot from that amazing trip. I’m still coming down from the high. #scape #landscape #WeekRForRock #sandstone #landscapephotography #ProtectOurPublicLands
October 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see -Taoist Proverb

This saying is appropriate in these times. A calm mind provides us with clarity & introspection. Anger will not move us forward

#photobyraykenny #WaterWednesday #nature #SierraNevada #hiking
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see -Taoist Proverb This saying is appropriate in these times. A calm mind provides us with clarity & introspection. Anger will not move us forward #photobyraykenny #WaterWednesday #nature #SierraNevada #hiking
September 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” - John Muir

#ColoraDay #RedWed #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLines #nature #packrafting #SierraNevada #backpacking #Landscapephotography #wilderness
September 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Being a geologist, I love photos of cross beds & high angle bedding planes. Here is the Jurassic/Triassic Navajo Sandstone from the Waterpocket Fold, Utah. The high angle & length of the beds tells me this was once a desert with dunes similar to the Sahara.

#RockinTuesday #geology #sandstone #fold
September 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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A fun hike in CO is the Collegiate Peak Loop. It combines the western & eastern alts of the #ColoradoTrail & is ~160 miles. Stay at Mt. Princeton Hot Springs & leave a resupply bucket there. If you ave 15 mi/day, it then turns into a 6-day trip & a 5-day trip.

#MountainMonday #backpacking #nature
September 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Happy #BlueSkyMonday and #SleepySep #moon! Photo taken near Tropic, Utah.
Happy #BlueSkyMonday and #SleepySep #moon! Photo taken near Tropic, Utah.
September 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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The Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness is more than just Coyote Buttes and Paria Canyon. This rarely visited butte on top of Vermilion Cliffs glows in the morning light with streaks of creamy white and an orange marmalade top.

#ColoraDay #OrangeSun #Stunday #hiking #wilderness #offtrail
September 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Happy #Stunday and #ShotsInSlots day! I can be redundant at times, with all my posts of places off trail in the Grand Canyon. Yes, here is another one. I’ll just say it is not too far from Crazy Jug Point.

#NationalParks #GrandCanyon #slotcanyons #parkchat #nature #landscapephotography #backpacking
Happy #Stunday and #ShotsInSlots day! I can be redundant at times, with all my posts of places off trail in the Grand Canyon. Yes, here is another one. I’ll just say it is not too far from Crazy Jug Point. #NationalParks #GrandCanyon #slotcanyons #parkchat #nature #landscapephotography #backpacking
September 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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To me, #home is more than 4 walls. It is where my heart feels joy, a place I share with people I love, and a journey of wisdom for my soul.

#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #photography #hiking #natue #ColoraDay #GreenSat #SleepySep #pillow #NationalParks #Canyonlands
To me, #home is more than 4 walls. It is where my heart feels joy, a place I share with people I love, and a journey of wisdom for my soul. #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #photography #hiking #natue #ColoraDay #GreenSat #SleepySep #pillow #NationalParks #Canyonlands
September 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Happy Friday everyone! I hope the day treats you kindly and remember:

“Peace isn’t about avoiding the storm - it’s dancing in it with grace” - unknown

#ForestFriday #nature #reflection #SensoryArt #Weather #scape #landscape #PhotographersofBluesky #photobyraykenny
Happy Friday everyone! I hope the day treats you kindly and remember: “Peace isn’t about avoiding the storm - it’s dancing in it with grace” - unknown #ForestFriday #nature #reflection #SensoryArt #Weather #scape #landscape #PhotographersofBluesky #photobyraykenny
September 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Hiking along the Esplanade Sandstone in western Grand Canyon is sublime.

#scape #landscape #GrandCanyon #NationalParks #Parkchat #landscapephotography #nature #backpacking #photobyraykenny #hiking
Hiking along the Esplanade Sandstone in western Grand Canyon is sublime. #scape #landscape #GrandCanyon #NationalParks #Parkchat #landscapephotography #nature #backpacking #photobyraykenny #hiking
September 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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“Scarlet bells bow down
With tears about to drip off
The desert wakes up”

#ColoraDay #RedWed #SensoryArt #weather #bloomscrolling #Haiku #poetry #wildflowers #nature #macro #photography
“Scarlet bells bow down With tears about to drip off The desert wakes up” #ColoraDay #RedWed #SensoryArt #weather #bloomscrolling #Haiku #poetry #wildflowers #nature
September 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM