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Daniel Thompson
@takethathike.bsky.social
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Hiker, Landscape and Nature Photographer, Skoolie Conversion, and occasional homesteading content. I try to focus on the worlds beauty during an age full of hate.

📸 Sony A7RIV, Canon AE-1, Pentax ME, Kodak VR35

Located in the PNW🌲
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I took this with my Kodak VR35 point and shoot that I bought from Goodwill for $8 and used a roll of ColorPlus 200. To me, it shows that with a little effort you can get a great shot with any camera. What do you think?

#film #filmphotography #35mm #analogphotography #architecture #streetphoto
St. John’s Bridge in Oregon. The bridge is a large suspension bridge painted a light forest green that was intended to blend in with the surrounding hills. It is an overcast day in midwinter, with bare trees in the foreground mixed with evergreen pines.
August 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
Mount Rainier on 35mm anyone?

#film #filmphotography #photography #landscapephotography #kodak
White wildflower blooms are everywhere in a green meadow on an alpine hillside, with Mount Rainier towering in the background. White wildflowers are blurry in the foreground, with an alpine meadow and a stone shack in the mid ground, with Mount Rainier towering in the back ground. A carpet of magenta wildflowers cover a sloping green alpine meadow. Mount Rainier towers behind rolling hills of evergreen forests.
August 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
takethathike.bsky.social
In the alpine meadows, there is a very small window of time where there is fresh vegetation. Pikas and Marmots, like this guy, rush it pick long grasses to dry them in the sun and stock pile them for the long mountain winters.

#marmot #naturephotography #photography #hiking #hikingadventures
A marmot on Mt. Rainier has a large bunch of grass in his mouth. He is standing on his haunches looking away from the camera. You see the mountain landscape in the background.
August 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
Studio Ghibli anyone? Would you believe this is actually an alpine meadow on Mt. Rainier’s hillside?

#hiking #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #hikingadventures #mtrainier #mountains #washington #nationalparks
White, purple and blue flowers blue in a green meadow. There is an old stone shack in the mid ground, and Mt. Rainier rises over the hills in the back ground.
August 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
This friendly guy was very photogenic and had no issues with me taking his portrait 📸

#photography #nature #naturephotography #mtrainier #summer #hiking #hikingadventures
A brown with light orange furred chipmunk nibbles on a dropped almond from another hiker. It is perched on a rock, with blurry snow in the back ground.
August 18, 2025 at 1:51 AM
takethathike.bsky.social
I finally got my film developed from my trip to New Mexico. On my drive back, I saw some wild horses in a storm. This is probably one of my favorite shots from the trip.

#film #filmphotography #kodak #hiking #hikingadventures
Three wild horses in the American Southwest desert. The picture was taken during an on-coming storm and the sky is pure white from the clouds.
July 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
Took the van to the mountains for a hike. I really need to take it out on more adventures

#vw #vwvan #westfalia
July 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Hey all! Recently went hiking and discovered this amazing waterfall on the way to the Oregon Coast. 10/10 would recommend.

#hiking #hikingadventures #photography
Drift Creek Falls, a water fall on the way to the Oregon coast. Picture of the falls from behind rain soaked foliage.
July 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Running errands in one project car so I can fix the other project car😅

#vw #vwvan #vanagon #projectcar #mechanic
April 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
Time to chase electrical gremlins💀

#van #vanlife #vwvan
April 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
Cat cuddles after working on cars

#cat #catcuddles #relax
Spooky Bones the tuxedo cat cuddles on a pillow next to the post author
April 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
The weather has taken a rainy turn, and I’m here thinking about sunnier days☀️

This is from a local tulip festival last year📷

#spring #springphotography #tulips #tulipfestival
Red and yellow tulips in and out of fo us in the foreground and a small windmill is in the background on a sunny spring day
March 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
@extra-queerestrial.bsky.social and I planted our first seeds in the victory garden!🌱 I’ve been anxiously watching for sprouts.

#garden #gardening #homestead #homesteading #victorygarden
New planted seeds in up cycled newspaper pots under an LED grow light. A label reads “arugula”
March 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
Junk yard shenanigans for the VW Passat project

#junkyard #mechanic #youtubemechanic #projectcar
Passat junk car before I showed up Passat junk car after I showed up, missing it’s bumper, hood and radiator
March 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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A patch to honor Spooky Bones😻
A tuxedo cat Velcro patch on the dash of a VW Vanagon
March 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
Spooky Bones turned 9 yesterday😻
@extra-queerestrial.bsky.social

#cat #cats #birthday
A sassy cat meowing at the camera with her eyes closed while laying on the couch Post author laying on the couch, with tuxedo cat laying on author’s tummy with a pillow that says “Spooky”
March 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
Day One of feeding the neighborhood crows 🐦‍⬛

#crowsarebros #birds #crows
March 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Working on one of my more unfortunate project vehicles today🔧

#vw #mechanic #projectcar
March 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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First day back at work today and I’m dreaming of still being on the road.

#van #vanlife #travel #southwest
The picture doesn’t do this justice. That cliff face TOWERED over the street. This perspective makes it look tiny.
March 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
The American Southwest is absolutely stunning, I can’t wait to go adventure there some more.

#travel #van #vanlife
The Southwest has some of the most dramatic natural scenery. This shot here doesn’t even begin to capture it.
March 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
I’ve been lost in the sauce of life lately in the best ways possible:
I bought a Van!!😃

Say hello to Billy Backpack the 1985 Vanagon Westfalia!

#vanlife #lifeupdate #travel
March 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
takethathike.bsky.social
That’s better😂

#travel #planetravel
March 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
I thought the clouds were really cool

#flying #travel #planepics
March 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
See ya PDX (for now!)✌🏻

#travel #pdx
March 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
takethathike.bsky.social
Showing the not so glamorous side of Van/Bus life: had to rebuild the diesel heater yesterday🛠️

#Vanlife #Skoolie #BusLife
March 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM