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“He may be just a tramp, a guy that likes to roam about this great country without any special aim, just to thank the Lord for these beautiful mountains.”
-B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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“. . .here, where there are still the silences and the loneliness of the earth before man, . . .”
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Tag Archives: Landscape
Alaska
A friend of the blog, Micah Pueschel, of the band Iration, was up in Alaska last week playing a gig and snapped this wilderness shot.
Posted in Alaska
Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Hiking, Hiking (2), iPhoneography, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Travel
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American Bison
Inexcusable are the men before our time/I’d like to kick their ass for what they left behind —Bad Religion, Unacceptable Two more photos by Clint Elliott from a recent trip to Montana. American bison once roamed the plains by the … Continue reading
Lower Yellowstone Falls
Lower Yellowstone Falls A recent photo from Clint Elliott, who was up in Montana last week. The Clint Elliott Files: Canoe Camping Along the Green River, Utah — Canoe Campin’ and Fishin’ in Minnesota — Goddard Campground: The Lost Jewel of West Camino Cielo … Continue reading
Posted in Montana
Tagged falls, Hiking, Hiking (2), Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, waterfalls, Wilderness, Yellowstone
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