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TrailToTheLens
@trailtothelens.bsky.social
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Photographer, naturalist, traveler.
Former geologist, then web developer, now cybersecurity pro, but I don’t post about that. I’d rather go hiking and take photos.
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Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany. August 2025
#photography #travelphotography #germany #castle #europe
Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany A white castle perched atop a large hill with forest in front and fields behind, and low clouds overhead.
October 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Pike’s Peak, Colorado Springs, CO. April 2025
#photography #travel #colorado #coloradosprings
#mounatins #canong7xmkii #panorama
Pike’s Peak, Colorado. A snow capped mountain with trees in the foreground.
August 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Cathedral in Viviers, France. April 2024
#photography #travel #cathedral #france
Panorama inside a cathedral in Viviers, France. Soft light filters in from stained glass windows and people stand on the dais.
August 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Some random street scenes from France, April 2024.

#france #photography #streetphotography #blackandwhite #travelphotography #travel
A black and white image of can covered with graffiti. A dog in the doorway of a small shop on a street in France. Black and white image. A narrow street in France with shops and homes on both sides, in shadow, brick pavement. black and white image. A political sign on a wall in France. Black and white image.
August 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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A stream in the Blue Ridge mountains, North Carolina, not far off the Blue Ridge Parkway. July 2024. Shot with Canon G7x, processed in Lightroom. I posted a B&W version of this a few months ago. Which do you prefer?
#photography #appalachia #blueridgemountains #northcarolina
A stream with overhanging trees, rocks, deep greens, filtered sunlight.
July 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Looking roughly south from Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, USA. April 2025
#photography #colorado #mountains #travel
A verdant valley in Colorado with some mountains in the background and low trees closer to the viewer. Blue sky with a few white clouds.
July 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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A bromeliad growing on a mangrove in Everglades National Park. January 2024.
#photography #travelphotography #mangroves #florida #everglades #nationalpark #nationalparkservice #evergladesnationalpark #blackandwhite
Black and white photo of a bromeliad, growing on a mangrove prop root in Everglades National Park. Taken in January 2024.
May 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Belize, 2013
The Mayan ruins at Cahal Pech Archeological Reserve.
#photography #belize #mayan
May 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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A family-owned olive tree farm near Avignon, France. April 2024.
#photography #travel #france #avignon
An opening in a family chapel wall reveals an olive tree grove behind.
March 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Desolate beauty in Utah, October 2024
#photography #utah #blackandwhite #landscape
High cliffs on a mesa in the distance. Black and white. Wispy clouds. A barbed wire fence.
March 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Yosemite National Park, April 2022
#photography #canong7xmkii #yosemite #california #halfdome #travel #nationalparks
Half Dome in the distance from Yosemite Valley, April 2022
February 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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A sunset over the Gulf of MEXICO from the west coast of Florida, 2021
#photography #florida #sunset #gulfcoast #gulfofmexico
An orange sunset on Florida’s coast on the Gulf of Mexico
February 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, September 2021.
#photography #gsmnp #greatsmokies #nationalparks #nature
An old stone bridge in a deciduous forest with rays of sun shining through the trees. In the Elkmont area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. September 2021
February 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Badlands National Park, September 2021
#photography #badlandsnationalpark #nikon #travel #sunset
An orange-hued sunset over a rocky terrain with grasses in the foreground. Badlands national park
January 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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A pastel colored city street in southern France. April 2024
#photography #france #travel
A narrow city street with buildings on both sides. Pastel color tones, cobblestone street.
January 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Everglades National Park, January 2024. We spent a few days in the 'glades last year. It is such an important ecosystem that we have failed to adequately protect.
#photography #everglades #florida #wetlands #nature #nationalparks #evergladesnationalpark
A panorama in black and white showing grasses and trees growing in the everglades. January 2024
January 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Bryce Canyon National Park, October 2024
Believe it or not, I took this photo with my iPhone 13 Pro. I shot three frames in raw format and ran them through my normal workflow in Lightroom for making panoramas. I was surprised how nice this turned out! #photography #utah #brycecanyon #panorama
Bryce Canyon National Park. Colorful rock formations and trees, blue sky with high clouds
January 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Badlands National Park, September 2021

#photography #badlands #southdakota #sunset #travel #nationalparks
A dramatic sunset with clouds over a barren ground in Badlands National Park in South Dakota
December 30, 2024 at 3:36 AM
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Yosemite National Park. April 2022.

#photography #hiking #yosemitenationalpark #california #yosemite
Two large mountains on the left, blue sky, waterfall on the right, evergreen trees. Yosemite National Park, California, USA April 2022
December 25, 2024 at 3:31 AM
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Winter scene, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, January 2020. This was a lovely, but cold, hike on the Chestnut Top Trail.
#photography #snow #hiking #greatsmokies #nationalpark #nature
A trail in the forest with snow on the ground, disappearing around a curve ahead.
December 23, 2024 at 12:30 AM
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Middle Prong Trail, about 2 miles in, there’s an old Cadillac that’s been sitting there since the 1930s. I photograph it every year or two. A tree fell on it a couple years ago so it doesn’t look like this anymore.
#photography #smokymountains #gsmnp #oldcar
And old rusty car sitting in the forest, leaves on the ground, trees on the background.
December 21, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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That time I accidentally captured an aurora. Back in October in Utah I was doing some night photography. This wasn’t visible to the naked eye but all my shots kept coming out pink!
#photography #utah #aurora #auroraborealis #astrophotography #nikon #stars
A starry sky with a distinct pinkish hue. A few clouds near the bottom of the frame.
December 21, 2024 at 2:26 PM
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Overview of Zion Canyon from Observation Point, Zion National Park, Utah. October 2024

#utah #photography #travelphotography #travel #zionnationalpark
Steep cliffs of Zion Canyon, the Virgin River visible in the bottom of the canyon, and Angel's Landing on the right-center of the image. Blue sky and bright sun illuminate the walls of the canyon.
December 18, 2024 at 10:59 PM
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, October 2024

#photography #utah #blackandwhite #travelphotography #desert #geology
Black and white photo of rocky cliffs with wispy white clouds in Utah, October 2024
December 12, 2024 at 10:58 PM
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Another of my favorites from a trip to San Francisco in 2022.
#photography #california #goldengatebridge #sanfrancisco #blackandwhite
December 11, 2024 at 4:50 AM