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Kerrie Neet
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I’ve drank from potholes that would make you gag. Lover of rocks and ancient cultures. Geologist/Adventurer/Backpacker/Packrafter/Skiier. Grand Canyon and the Sierra Range are my favorite hangouts. Quotes are mine. 🏡 Durango, CO

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The silvery puffs of Apache plume (Fallugia paradoxa) wave around like pom poms softening the harsh lines painted by sandstone cliffs.

#KanabCreekWilderness #HaydukeTrail #publiclands #wildplaces
December 23, 2024 at 2:35 AM
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“My soul melted in a swirl of contrasts”

This view is of the Vermillion Cliffs coming off the Paria Plateau on the #HaydukeTrail. It touched me deeply.
#wilderness #nationalmonuments
#wildplaces
#photobyraykenny
#publiclands
December 21, 2024 at 11:17 PM
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The moon is a kickball, bouncing off a trampoline of rock and snow

#ColoradoTrail #CollegiatePeaks
#photobyraykenny
#moonshot
December 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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I feel ruffled when reflecting on the sky but I am drawn in

#nationalparks #grandcanyon #photobyraykenny #wildplaces
December 19, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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From loud whispers I am called to the deep-green emerald pool.

#YosemiteHighRoute #Thruhike #Yosemite #nationalparks
December 18, 2024 at 9:13 PM
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The water is here

#bighorns #waterpocketfold #wildplaces #protectpubliclands #photobyraykenny #GCNRA
December 16, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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The Arch glows like heated metal as the coolness creeps in

#wildplaces #protectpubliclands #HaydukeTrail
#photobyraykenny

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December 15, 2024 at 11:08 PM
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My emotions sizzle as the energy of the sky rolls towards us.

#GrandCanyon #EsplanadeSandstone #wildplaces #protectpubliclands
December 14, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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My silhouette casts a shadow in the golden hour

#wildplaces #protectpubliclands #GrandCanyon #NationalParks #photobyraykenny
December 13, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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“Beauty is not always peaceful. It can pierce your soul and reverberate through you like a punch”

#wildplaces #protectpubliclands #GrandCanyon #nationalparks #photobyraykenny
December 12, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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I sometimes feel protected, and sometimes vulnerable, in a place where walls squeeze you, and all you can do is whisper.

#wildplaces #publiclands #pariacanyon #protectpubliclands #wilderness
December 11, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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The moon is a bubble lifting rock

#sierrarange #SierraHighRoute #wilderness
December 7, 2024 at 8:27 PM
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“A silhouette of curves lighten up a blue sky and point towards future hope”

#protectpubliclands #wildernessstudyareas #HorseshoeCanyon
December 6, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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The yin and yang of water in the desert: none and then more than enough
#GrandCanyon #wildplaces #publiclands #potholes
December 5, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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“And sometimes my soul flows with it in beautiful blue-green”
#grandcanyon #nationalparks #packrafting #publiclands #wildplaces
December 4, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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“A tree spreads out to grab the sky with fist of leaves”

#CapitolReef #NationalParks #publiclands #wildplaces #LowerMuleyTwist
December 3, 2024 at 11:04 PM
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Like a finely woven Navajo Rug, streaks of varnish on the cliff wall play in tones of gold, pink, green, gray, and brown

#publiclands #wildplaces #nationalparks #CapitolReef #hiking #backpacking
December 1, 2024 at 2:13 PM
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Feeling small in a big world

#GrandCanyon #nationalparks #wildplaces #hiking #backpacking
November 30, 2024 at 3:23 PM
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The Owl Eyes blink at me with sad history

Note: a very experienced Grand Canyon hiker fell to her death here in 2012. She was attempting to complete a thru hike of the entire Grand Canyon

#GrandCanyon #wildplaces #publiclands #nationalpark #appreciatelife
November 29, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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A broken piece of the past binds us to the present
#archaeology #artifacts #BearsEars #publiclands

Please leave artifacts in place here you found them. The location can be important to understanding the past. Report it to the public agency in charge, if applicable.
November 28, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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A hand mirror of the sky lays waiting

Esplanade Sandstone #Grandcanyon #wildplaces #publiclands #nationalparks
November 27, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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Ok, I feel this quote in my soul when I am hiking off trail in the Grand Canyon
#RockinTuesday #wildplaces #publiclands #grandcanyon #backpacking
November 26, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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As I enter the shadow, I bow in wonder

#wildplaces #publiclands #grandcanyon #backpacking
November 25, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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My thoughts are cozy as I sit with a full belly
- Kanab Creek Wilderness #wildplaces #publiclands #backpacking #hiking
November 24, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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An unobtrusive ridge flamboyantly begins to dance when touched by golden light

Upper Muley Canyon, Mount Pennell Wilderness Area #backpack #wildplaces #publiclands #hiking
November 23, 2024 at 1:43 PM