Michael S
@michaelsloane20.bsky.social
Semi-retired engineer in Idaho
💕🥾🌄 I LOVE to hike before sunrise
📷 Photos are mine
🧬 Science is fun
🪐Space is cool
🏞️ Nature is awesome
My hope: To spread love/joy/peace/patience/kindness/goodness/faithfulness/gentleness/self-control ABAIC.
Jude v2
🚫MAGA
💕🥾🌄 I LOVE to hike before sunrise
📷 Photos are mine
🧬 Science is fun
🪐Space is cool
🏞️ Nature is awesome
My hope: To spread love/joy/peace/patience/kindness/goodness/faithfulness/gentleness/self-control ABAIC.
Jude v2
🚫MAGA
Sunrise at Lake Louise, Alberta. What a stunning morning.
October 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Sunrise at Lake Louise, Alberta. What a stunning morning.
Thank you Canada, for letting me glimpse a bit of the tremendous beauty here in your Rocky Mountains. Thank you to all the friendly Canadians I met on this short journey. The days passed quickly and I know I only scratched the surface, but perhaps I might return again soon, to explore a bit deeper.
October 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Thank you Canada, for letting me glimpse a bit of the tremendous beauty here in your Rocky Mountains. Thank you to all the friendly Canadians I met on this short journey. The days passed quickly and I know I only scratched the surface, but perhaps I might return again soon, to explore a bit deeper.
Waterton Lakes National Park has such incredible beauty. I’m falling in love with the sights I’m seeing in Canada.
#watertonlakes
#alberta
#canadianrockies
#watertonlakes
#alberta
#canadianrockies
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Waterton Lakes National Park has such incredible beauty. I’m falling in love with the sights I’m seeing in Canada.
#watertonlakes
#alberta
#canadianrockies
#watertonlakes
#alberta
#canadianrockies
Stopped by Glacier National Park on the way to the Canadian Rockies. Just passed through, but still got to see a few beautiful sights.
October 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Stopped by Glacier National Park on the way to the Canadian Rockies. Just passed through, but still got to see a few beautiful sights.
Returned again to Rainbow Basin in the Trinity Lakes area of the Boise National Forest this week. It simply could not have been a more beautiful day.
#idahohiking
#rainbowbasin
#trinitylakes
#trinitymountain
#rainbowlakes
#idahohiking
#rainbowbasin
#trinitylakes
#trinitymountain
#rainbowlakes
September 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Returned again to Rainbow Basin in the Trinity Lakes area of the Boise National Forest this week. It simply could not have been a more beautiful day.
#idahohiking
#rainbowbasin
#trinitylakes
#trinitymountain
#rainbowlakes
#idahohiking
#rainbowbasin
#trinitylakes
#trinitymountain
#rainbowlakes
Retraced my steps of the first backpacking trip I made in Idaho more than 30 years ago. The Rainbow Basin trail is still splendid. The destination on this day was Fiddle Lake.
#Idahohiking
#fiddlelake
#trinitymountain
#Idahohiking
#fiddlelake
#trinitymountain
September 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Retraced my steps of the first backpacking trip I made in Idaho more than 30 years ago. The Rainbow Basin trail is still splendid. The destination on this day was Fiddle Lake.
#Idahohiking
#fiddlelake
#trinitymountain
#Idahohiking
#fiddlelake
#trinitymountain
The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life. — Paraphrased Samurai proverb
June 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life. — Paraphrased Samurai proverb
As the temperatures warm up, I take my hiking out of the valley foothills and up a bit higher, and I find a bit more solitude. In the mountain ridges outside of Crouch, Idaho today, I found an even broader variety of wildflowers out singing to the sky.
June 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
As the temperatures warm up, I take my hiking out of the valley foothills and up a bit higher, and I find a bit more solitude. In the mountain ridges outside of Crouch, Idaho today, I found an even broader variety of wildflowers out singing to the sky.
Spring in the mountains and foothills of Idaho brings lots of wildflowers. The touches of color always make me smile.
May 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Spring in the mountains and foothills of Idaho brings lots of wildflowers. The touches of color always make me smile.
Scene from my hike yesterday that kind of captures my mood lately.
April 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Scene from my hike yesterday that kind of captures my mood lately.
I was not prepared for the breathtaking beauty and awe that I experienced at the Grand Canyon. I have seen natural wonders all over North America, but had not personally visited the GC until last month. /1
#grandcanyon
#grandcanyonnationalpark
#blewmeaway
#grandcanyon
#grandcanyonnationalpark
#blewmeaway
April 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I was not prepared for the breathtaking beauty and awe that I experienced at the Grand Canyon. I have seen natural wonders all over North America, but had not personally visited the GC until last month. /1
#grandcanyon
#grandcanyonnationalpark
#blewmeaway
#grandcanyon
#grandcanyonnationalpark
#blewmeaway
Antelope Canyon is an amazing natural wonder. The colors, shapes, and textures are all so picturesque. The tour was a great experience.
#anyelopecanyon
#navajotribalpark
#sandstone
#southwestroadtrip
#anyelopecanyon
#navajotribalpark
#sandstone
#southwestroadtrip
April 6, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Antelope Canyon is an amazing natural wonder. The colors, shapes, and textures are all so picturesque. The tour was a great experience.
#anyelopecanyon
#navajotribalpark
#sandstone
#southwestroadtrip
#anyelopecanyon
#navajotribalpark
#sandstone
#southwestroadtrip
Monument Valley lived up to it’s iconic place in Southwestern imagery.
#monumentvalley
#monumentvalleynavajotribalpark
#dust
#southwesternusa
#southsweternusaroadtrip
#monumentvalley
#monumentvalleynavajotribalpark
#dust
#southwesternusa
#southsweternusaroadtrip
April 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Monument Valley lived up to it’s iconic place in Southwestern imagery.
#monumentvalley
#monumentvalleynavajotribalpark
#dust
#southwesternusa
#southsweternusaroadtrip
#monumentvalley
#monumentvalleynavajotribalpark
#dust
#southwesternusa
#southsweternusaroadtrip
Traveling through Utah through New Mexico and into Arizona provided several picturesque moments.
March 31, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Traveling through Utah through New Mexico and into Arizona provided several picturesque moments.
Start of a Southwestern Roadtrip. Passing through Moab allowed for a few cool sights. But the journey is just starting, with many stops ahead.
#wilsonarch
#utah
#southwestusaroadtrip
#wilsonarch
#utah
#southwestusaroadtrip
March 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Start of a Southwestern Roadtrip. Passing through Moab allowed for a few cool sights. But the journey is just starting, with many stops ahead.
#wilsonarch
#utah
#southwestusaroadtrip
#wilsonarch
#utah
#southwestusaroadtrip
This morning brought me my first sunrise hike in a while. It is good for my soul.
February 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This morning brought me my first sunrise hike in a while. It is good for my soul.
Few things build my mental health or improve my emotional outlook like getting out and racking up miles on an isolated trail, regardless of the wind, temp, or precipitation.
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#boisetrails
#boisefoothills
#boise
#idahohiking
#ridgetorivers
#retiredlife
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#boisetrails
#boisefoothills
#boise
#idahohiking
#ridgetorivers
#retiredlife
February 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Few things build my mental health or improve my emotional outlook like getting out and racking up miles on an isolated trail, regardless of the wind, temp, or precipitation.
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#boisetrails
#boisefoothills
#boise
#idahohiking
#ridgetorivers
#retiredlife
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#boisetrails
#boisefoothills
#boise
#idahohiking
#ridgetorivers
#retiredlife
While perhaps not National Park level, the Boise Foothills provide me with plenty of scenic beauty on a regular basis. With the trailhead just minutes from my front door, hiking up Dry Creek ravine was a good rejuvenator for me.
January 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
While perhaps not National Park level, the Boise Foothills provide me with plenty of scenic beauty on a regular basis. With the trailhead just minutes from my front door, hiking up Dry Creek ravine was a good rejuvenator for me.
The Grand Tetons are so incredibly majestic. I don’t think photos can accurately capture the that you feel as you stare at these beautiful mountains.
#photography
#landscapephotography
#Tetons
#GrandTetons
#grandtetonnationalpark
#mountains
#wyoming
#photography
#landscapephotography
#Tetons
#GrandTetons
#grandtetonnationalpark
#mountains
#wyoming
January 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Grand Tetons are so incredibly majestic. I don’t think photos can accurately capture the that you feel as you stare at these beautiful mountains.
#photography
#landscapephotography
#Tetons
#GrandTetons
#grandtetonnationalpark
#mountains
#wyoming
#photography
#landscapephotography
#Tetons
#GrandTetons
#grandtetonnationalpark
#mountains
#wyoming
January 20, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The eighteenth sunset in Idaho of 2025. Moments before darkness.
There is beauty before the darkness.
In the darkness there may be cold and dangers. The darkness may bring fear and hardship.
But darkness never lasts forever.
Light will come again… and beauty.
#sunset
#idaho
#photography
There is beauty before the darkness.
In the darkness there may be cold and dangers. The darkness may bring fear and hardship.
But darkness never lasts forever.
Light will come again… and beauty.
#sunset
#idaho
#photography
January 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The eighteenth sunset in Idaho of 2025. Moments before darkness.
There is beauty before the darkness.
In the darkness there may be cold and dangers. The darkness may bring fear and hardship.
But darkness never lasts forever.
Light will come again… and beauty.
#sunset
#idaho
#photography
There is beauty before the darkness.
In the darkness there may be cold and dangers. The darkness may bring fear and hardship.
But darkness never lasts forever.
Light will come again… and beauty.
#sunset
#idaho
#photography
The state of Maine is home to many wonderful sights, including a variety of picturesque lighthouses. Here are just a few that I had the chance to see.
#maine
#mainelighthouses
#lighthouses
#fortestgump
#maine
#mainelighthouses
#lighthouses
#fortestgump
January 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The state of Maine is home to many wonderful sights, including a variety of picturesque lighthouses. Here are just a few that I had the chance to see.
#maine
#mainelighthouses
#lighthouses
#fortestgump
#maine
#mainelighthouses
#lighthouses
#fortestgump
The beauty of Yellowstone National Park is seriously off the charts. The variety of photographic subjects is huge! I have visited this park in every season & have always seen new sights. It will take many posts to even start to showcase many of the things to see there.
#yellowstone
#nationalparks
#yellowstone
#nationalparks
January 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The beauty of Yellowstone National Park is seriously off the charts. The variety of photographic subjects is huge! I have visited this park in every season & have always seen new sights. It will take many posts to even start to showcase many of the things to see there.
#yellowstone
#nationalparks
#yellowstone
#nationalparks