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I travel and take photos of beautiful places. Proudly liberal Christian and political progressive. Previous life and career spent navigating the treacherous waters of American Evangelicalism, often as the most liberal person in the boat.
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Otherworldly desert expanse in southern Utah with the La Sal Mountains on the horizon. đź“ŤDeadhorse Point State Park #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #utah #publiclands #southwest #redrocks #desert #stateparks #mountains #canyons #sandstone #outdoors #protectourparks #geology

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Red rocks and white cliffs of southern Utah from 30,000 ft. đź“ŤZion National Park, UT #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #utah #publiclands #southwest #redrocks #wilderness #canyons #nationalparks #aerialphotography #desert #mountains #geology #nationalforests #protectourparks #outdoors

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Some places have a spirit, beauty, and uniqueness that defies the camera. This is one of them. đź“ŤNorth Central New Mexico, private land. #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #NewMexico #southwest #mountains #canyons #geology #rocks #badlands #outdoors #desert

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Falls Creek Falls, at 256 ft/78 m, the highest free-fall waterfall in the eastern US. June 2024 đź“ŤFalls Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Tennessee #appalachia #southeast #waterfalls #waterfallwednesday #stateparks #protectourparks #gorges #forest

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Colorado River, along Potash Road between Canyonlands National Park and Moab, Utah, July 2021. #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #utah #southwest #redrocks #desert #publiclands #geology #protectourparks #rivers #nationalparks #backroads #dronephotography #moab

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Blanca Peak, the highest point in the Sangre de Christo Mountains, and the surrounding Sierra Blanca Massif. đź“ŤSan Isabel National Forest, Colorado #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #colorado #nationalforests #publiclands #mountains #alpine #highpoints #protectourparks #outdoors #hike

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Massive crowd of THOUSANDS in Lexington, Kentucky declaring #NoKings! #mobilize #Indivisible #Kentucky #protest #50501movement #resist

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Spiral staircase, Trustees Building, built 1839. đź“ŤShaker Village of Pleasant Hill Kentucky #photography #architecture #furniture #shadows #light #shaker #PleasantHill #shakers #spiral #Staircase #Kentucky #architecturalphotography #history #woodworking

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Friends, the boot is already on our neck. Will you lick it? Join one of over 1900 protests around the USA on Saturday to declare "No Kings!" Speak up now before it is too late to be heard. www.nokings.org#map #NoKings #indivisble #protest #50501movement #america #usa #nevertrump #resist

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Yahoo Arch, Daniel Boone National Forest, June 2025. đź“ŤBig South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Kentucky #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Kentucky #appalachia #nationalforests #publiclands #bigsouthfork #arches #geology #sandstone #Appalachia #protectourparks #outdoors

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Yahoo Falls, Kentucky's tallest at 113 ft/34.4 m. đź“ŤBig South Fork National River & Recreation Area #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Kentucky #appalachia #nationalforests #publiclands #bigsouthfork #waterfalls #outdoors #protectourparks #streams #forest #sandstone #waterfallwednesday

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Hymenopellis radicata (?), commonly known as the deep root mushroom. đź“ŤBig South Fork National River and Recreation Area, KY #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Kentucky #appalachia #nationalforests #publiclands #bigsouthfork #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #fungifriends #protectourparks

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N. Fork of the Toutle River, showing ongoing recovery 45 years after volcanic devastation. đź“ŤMount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #washington #volcano #mountains #nationalmonuments #northwest #cascades #publiclands #protectourparks #outdoors

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Stunning colors in a natural amphitheater above 10,300 ft/3,140 m in southern Utah, July 2021 đź“ŤCedar Breaks National Monument #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #utah #southwest #redrocks #desert #publiclands #nationalmonuments #geology #mountains #canyons #protectourparks #wilderness

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

Shadows on the Mittens, Utah/Arizona border, July 2021 đź“ŤMonument Valley Tribal Park #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #utah #arizona #publiclands #southwest #desert #indigenous #Navajo #fourcorners #shadows #sandstone #protectourparks #redrocks #sky

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

Rialto Beach, near Hole-In-The-Wall, along Washington's wilderness coast. đź“ŤOlympic National Park, WA #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #washington #olympicpeninsula #wilderness #wildernesscoast #nationalparks #publiclands #beaches #beach #coast #northwest #pacific #protectourparks

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View toward the south and Tucson from the slopes of Mt. Lemmon. #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #arizona #publiclands #southwest #desert #tucson #mountains #protectourparks #outdoors

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Shadow and light on the western face of the Ajo Mountains. đź“ŤOrgan Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #arizona #publiclands #southwest #desert #wilderness #nationalmonuments #mountains #sunset #outdoors #shadows #protectourparks #sonorandesert

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The heavily-glaciated southeastern flank of Tahoma đź“ŤMount Rainier National Park, WA #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #washington #nationalparks #nationalforests #wilderness #alpine #glaciers #glacier #northwest #publiclands #protectourparks #rainier #volcanism #volcano #geology

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Russell Fork, along the Kentucky / Virginia border. June 2024 đź“ŤBreaks Interstate Park, KY/VA #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Kentucky #Virginia #stateparks #appalachia #rivers #mountains #southeast #nationalforests #publiclands #protectourparks #mountainmonday #outdoors

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Milky Way above 10,910 ft Molas Pass, San Juan Mountains of Colorado. đź“ŤSan Juan National Forest #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #astrophotography #milkyway #stars #colorado #sanjuans #nationalforests #southwest #alpine #darkskies #mountains #nightsky #publiclands #protectourparks

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Afternoon light & shadows on a 48-drawer dresser built in the 19th century. đź“ŤShaker Village of Pleasant Hill, KY #photography #architecture #furniture #shadows #light #shaker #PleasantHill #shakers #pics #history #Kentucky #bluegrass #blackandwhite

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Peering out from an alcove along Honey Creek. Oct. 2023 đź“ŤBig South Fork National River and Recreation Area, TN #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Tennessee #appalachia #nationalforests #bigsouthfork #autumn #trees #forest #geology #publiclands #outdoors #southeast #protectourparks

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Upper Falls, near the western shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. đź“ŤJudge CR Magney State Park #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Minnesota #publiclands #northwoods #lakesuperior #northshore #waterfalls #trees #rivers #Midwest #waterfallwednesday #stateparks #protectourparks #outdoors

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The Great Kiva of Lowry Pueblo, near the Colorado/Utah border. Sept. 2024 đź“ŤCanyons of the Ancients National Monument #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Utah #Colorado #indigenous #Navajo #fourcorners #southwest #desert #pueblos #nationalmonuments #desert #publiclands #protectourparks

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Princess Falls on Lick Creek, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky. Sept. 2022. đź“Ť Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Kentucky #appalachia #nationalforests #publiclands #bigsouthfork #waterfalls #outdoors #protectourparks #southeast

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Natural Arch, a 100 ft span of sandstone in southeast Kentucky. đź“ŤDaniel Boone National Forest #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Kentucky #appalachia #nationalforests #publiclands #bigsouthfork #arches #geology #sandstone #mountains #autumn #forest #formations #outdoors #southeast

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Tucked away in New Mexico, near the Ramah Navajo & Zuni lands, is a small mesa, hiding a box canyon, and holding tremendous history. đź“ŤEl Morro National Monument #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #NewMexico #southwest #nationalmonuments #desert #canyons #indigenous #publiclands #zuni

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Blooms and boulders in the Mojave Desert. đź“ŤJoshua Tree National Park, California #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #california #publiclands #southwest #nationalparks #mountains #geology #rocks #flowers #superbloom #mojave #joshuatree #socal #granite #outdoors #protectourparks

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

Giant Organ Pipe Cactus in the Ajo Mountains of Southern Arizona. đź“ŤOrgan Pipe Cactus National Monument #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #arizona #publiclands #southwest #desert #nationalmonuments #wilderness #mountains #cactus #succulents #sunset #protectourparks #outdoors #sonoran

submitted 28 days ago • 3 comments

The Painted Wall, 2700 ft. above the Gunnison River. Sept. 2024. đź“ŤBlack Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #colorado #publiclands #southwest #wilderness #nationalparks #geology #canyons #rivers #sunset #outdoors #mountains #protectourparks

submitted 29 days ago • 6 comments

Lone tree at sunset on a cliff above El Malpais lava flow. đź“ŤEl Malpais National Monument, New Mexico #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #NewMexico #southwest #mountains #nationalmonuments #desert #goldenhour #geology #trees #sunset #publiclands #sandstone #protectourparks #outdoors

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

Sierra del Carmen Mountains of Mexico, bathed in pink at sunset. Feb. 2025. đź“ŤBig Bend National Park, Texas #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #photographersofbluesky #texas #westtexas #mountains #southwest #desert #bigbend #publiclands #riogrande #nationalparks #Mexico #protectourparks

submitted 32 days ago • 2 comments