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“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.”
— Henry David Thoreau, Walden
View fullsize 💥🥊 Putting the new Sierra Designs Shadow Mountain Sleeping Pad through the ringer! 💥🥊 . . . . #trailspace #sierradesigns #gear #outdoor #trail #backpacking #hiking
View fullsize 🏦 My kind of bank to visit 💵 . . . . . . #nofilter #bank #stream #appalachiantrail #hiking #backpacking #at #outdoors @appalachiantrail @georgiatomaine
View fullsize 🏕 Why do people refer to the AT as the ‘Green Tunnel’? ⛰ . . . . . #appalachiantrail #hiking #appalachiantrailconservancy
View fullsize ❄️ Chillin’ on a 90° day in the Enchantments... Can’t wait for summertime! ☀️ . . . . . #trailspace #enchantments #alpine #washingtonstate
View fullsize 🌲 How has your bucket list changed in the last three months? 🏔 . . . . . #nationalparks #forest #wilderness #dollysods
View fullsize ⛺️ Patiently waiting to get back out! 🏕 . . . . #msrgear #mountainsafetyresearch #appalachiantrail #at #backpacking #hiking #outdoors
View fullsize 👟 Trail testing the new LOWA Innox Pro Lo for Trailspace... What’s your go-to low top for the single track? 👟 Photo Credit: @dronecandy99 . . . . . #lowaboots #trailspace #hiking #backpacking
View fullsize 😢A Versalite lost a feather today... 😭😭😭 . . . . . #westernmountaineering #wm #buyitforlife #hiking #backpacking #outdoors #at #appalachiantrail #ul #ultralightbackpacking #backpackermag #backpackermagazine #thetrek

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