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Mike Molloy
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Cold war USAF veteran. Grandparent. IT guy. Retired & enjoy traveling, hiking, birding, wildlife, photography (all photos are mine), offroading, chess, & technology. He/him.
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Lake O'Hara, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada

#canada #travel #yoho #nationalparks #lakes #alpinelakes #hiking #mountains #lakes #water #clouds #trees #britishcolumbia
October 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Peyto Lake, the turquoise colored glacier-fed lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
#lake #glacier #canada #landscape #banff #nationalpark #alberta #landscapephotography #turquoise #scenic #peytolake
September 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Do not obey in advance.

#CancelHulu #IStandwithJimmy #CancelDisney
September 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) feeding on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleome serrulata), Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado, USA

#Hummingbird #PollinatorParadise #Wildflowers #Colorado #CleomeSerrulata #RockyMountainFlora #NatureInFocus #BirdsAndBlooms #ColoradoWildlife
August 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii), observed near East Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

#australia #newsouthwales #nsw #reptiles #waterdragon #wildlife #naturephotography #ReptilePhotography #WildlifeAustralia #AustralianReptiles #NatureLovers
#Herpetology #ReptileLovers
July 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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View from Scarp Ridge (near Crested Butte) towards Snowmass Wilderness, Maroon Bells and Aspen, Colorado, USA

#Travel #Colorado #crestedbutte #RockyMountains #snowmass #aspen #Mountains #Hiking #MountainRange #Alpine #Landscape #Nature #Clouds #OutdoorAdventures #Scenic #naturephotography #hiking
July 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Sunset at Launuipoko Beach Park, Maui, Hawaii, USA

#travel #hawaii #maui #sunset #beach #water #photography #beachbum #naturephotography #landscape #waterscape #landscapephotography #sunsetlover #sunsetphotography #goldenhour #beautifulsunset #sunsetvibes #sundown #ocean #waves #beachsunset
July 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Paradise Divide view near Crested Butte, Colorado, USA

#crestedbutte #paradisedivide #Colorado #rockymountains #mountains #reflections #landscapes #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #travel #offroad #photography #water #tarn #alpineviews #alpine
June 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Evening view from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

#grandcanyon #arizona #travel #nationalparks #photography #canyons #northrim #naturephotography #landscapephotography #eveninglight #bluehour
May 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Fields of tulips at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, Mount Vernon, Washington, USA

#travel #gardening #flowers #tulips #tulipfestival #mountvernon #washington #skagitvalley #nature #photography #flowerphotography #tulipgardens #spring #blooms #tulipfarms #beauty #bulbs #gardens #flowerpower
May 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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The granaries of "House on Fire" site in the South Fork of Mule Canyon, Cedar Mesa, San Juan County, Utah, USA

#houseonfire #dwellings #redrock #photography #fire #granary #utah #mulecanyon #cedarmesa #granaries #ancientpuebloans #rockart #nativeamericans #canyon
#sandstone #anasazi #ruins
May 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

#gardens #trees #flowers #nature #butchartgardens #photography #naturephotography #parks #beauty #lushlandscapes #botanical #peacefulplaces #canada #victoria #zen
May 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Sandfall in Upper Antelope Canyon, near Page, Arizona, USA

#sandfall #nature #photography #arizona #travel #canyons #slotcanyon #navajo #page #redrock #hiking #LongExposure #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #TravelPhotography #AntelopeCanyon #DesertBeauty #SouthwestUSA #CanyonMagic
April 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Wildflowers on the Shrine Ridge Trail, Colorado, USA

#wildflowers #travel #colorado #nature #naturephotography #photography #mountains #flowers #hiking #trail #ShrineRidge #ShrinePass #ColoradoHikes #ColoradoWildflowers #RockyMountains #HikingColorado #ScenicColorado #ColorfulColorado #elevation
April 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Kitesurfers on the waters off West Maui, Hawaii, USA

#kitesurfing #kiteboarding #hawaii #maui #bluesky #greenwater #water #kites #action #photography #travel #sea #waves #beach #fun #nature #wind #wingfoil
April 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Following a hiker on the dunes of White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA

#nationalparks #whitesands #dunes #ripples #sand #NPS #hiking #hiker #sand #footprints #nature #naturephotography #LandscapePhotography #LandscapePhotography #travel #texture #patterns #desert
March 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Reflections of mountains on the mirror-like surface of Lake Josephine, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
#nationalparks #glaciernationalpark #water #lakes #reflections #photography #naturephotography #travel #montana #mountains #lakejosephine
Reflections of mountains on the mirror-like surface of Lake Josephine, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
March 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Sunrise on the mittens at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona, USA

#sunrise #sky #clouds #arizona #travel #monumentvalley #triballands #navajonation #Tse’Bii’Ndzisgaii #mittens #buttes #utah #sandstone
An orange and cloudy sky at sunrise on the sandstone mittens at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona, USA
March 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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The sun sets behind one of the 230 ton radio telescope antennas of the Very Large Array (VLA) at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory near Socorro, New Mexico, USA.

#astronomy #radioastronomy #antenna #sun #sunset #newmexico #nrao #vla #verylargearray #travel #photography #science #cosmos
February 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Hiker under an alcove in the canyon of Wire Pass, Utah

#travel #utah #alcove #hiker #hiking #redrock #canyons #wirepass #naturephotograpy #photography
February 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Macro of the back of a poppy.

#macro #macrophotography #flowers #poppies #nature #red #blooms #photography #closeup #naturephotography
February 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Atlantic Puffin in Iceland

#birds #birdphotography #puffins #iceland #flowers #travel #nature #naturephotography
January 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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This morning at the 26th Annual Balloon Festival launch in Valley of the Gods (part of Bears Ears National Monument), near Bluff, Utah.
#balloonfestival #hotairballons #bluffutah #travel #redrock #Utah #photography #canon #southernutah
January 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Antelope House cliff dwelling and kivas from the overlook along the North Rim Drive in Canyon de Chelly National Monument near Chinle, AZ, USA

#antelopehouse #dwelling #southwest #chinle #arizona #canyondechelly #nps #nationalmonument #redrock #canyons #photography #anasazi #travel #cliffdwelling
January 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Aurora Borealis over Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

#aurora #auroraborealis #darksky #nightsky #fairbanks #alaska #photophography #naturephotography #solarwind #magneticfields #colors
January 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM