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John Soanes 🍁
@jsoanes.bsky.social
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From Canada's Left Coast. Loves Mutts & Nature. 🚫AI

Hikes, travels, roams thru neighbourhoods; takes photos while doing them.
I travel independently when / where possible.

No Hollow Follows Please, I only follow back those who engage & post.
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"A" for Amalfi "I" for Italia "E" for Early

An almost clear shot, 7:30 AM. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels #TravelTuesday

Duomo di Sant'Andrea Apostolo
Piazza Duomo, Amalfi, Italy

#landscape #photography #architecture #originalcontent #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #travel #italia #italy #amalfi
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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rangedan.bsky.social
Union Street Railroad Bridge
in west salem, oregon
The wooden trestle for The Union Street Railroad Bridge with gold leaves and blue sky above. It is a vertical lift, Pratt through truss bridge that spans the Willamette River in Salem, Oregon, United States, built in 1912–13. It was last used by trains in the early 1990s and was sold for one dollar in 2003 to the City of Salem, which converted it to bicycle and pedestrian use in 2008–2009 - wiki
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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itsamusred.bsky.social
Autumn #WeekVforVowels #AlphabetChallenge
Trees covered in autumn leaves of yellow and orange line a small lake and reflecting onto the water. Swimming in the middle is what I believe is a female Hooded Merganser. There are five Great Egrets sitting in the trees.
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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From One Volcano To Another

Looking past Lake Llanquihué to Volcán Calbuco, a 2000 meter-high, active stratovolcano. #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday

Volcán Osorno, Puerto Varas, Chile

#landscape #originalcontent #volcano #scpae #travel #Mountain #hikingtrails #iHikedThis #offthebeatenpath #Chile
Standing on Volcán Orsono looking at Volcán Calbuco and its snow-capped peak that's shrouded in light cloud. This hillside is covered in green vegetation, but also shows much evidence of past volcanic activity with rivers of lava. There's blue skies above and a communications tower below, located on Volcán Orsono, below where I'm standing.
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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pierpaolo.bsky.social
Al tramonto, le montagne dell'Appennino Romagnolo ricoperte della prima neve autunnale, risplendono ai raggi dorati del sole che sono riusciti a penetrare attraverso lo strato di nuvole rosate che ricoprono il cielo.
November 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Rublin' Down

Pío XI Glacier caught mid-calve. My love affair with ice continues. #StunDay #SilentSunday #Solitude #ZEN

Chilean Patagonia
🧭49°14'28.0"S 74°02'14.5"W

#photography #landscape #originalcontent #glacier #patagonia #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #travel #offthebeatenpath #patagonia #Chile
Pío XI Glacier caught mid-calve. Drones may provide a bird's eye view, but rockin' in its wake, in a small boat 100 feet away is far more interactive. It's a day of clam seas and dry, grey-ish skies. The blue ice provides a stunning pop of colour. There's a sea bird (gull) in the middle of the action. Patagonia weather is changeable, three seasons per day.
November 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Patagonia Zen

Pío XI Glacier (Brüggen Glacier), at 1,304 km², largest glacier in South America outside Antarctica. So cool! #StunDay #SilentSunday #ZEN #SkySunday

Chilean Patagonia

#video #originalcontent #glacier #patagonia #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #travel #offthebeatenpath #patagonia #Chile
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. Buddha

November #SkySunday #Stunday
Bluff Country, MN 📷
Mostly bare tree branches in the lower left and right side with a few leaves clinging to the taller tree on the right. The November sky has muted tones of grey, white, pink, and purple.
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Rock Garden

Hiking frozen tundra on the Crozierpynten Peninsula in Spitsbergen NP. It's amazing what beauty thrives growing in rock and permafrost. #BlueskyArtShow #Small

Spitsbergen Is., Svalbard & Jan Mayen

#photography #originalcontent #landscape #texture #offthebeatenpath #arctic #Svalbard
A tiny yellow fungi grows through rock. The rock has black, grey and white striations running throughout it's shale-like texture.
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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breeze420.bsky.social
"I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful - an endless prospect of magic and wonder."

-Ansel Adams
a tree on the left is near a road with grasses on both sides of the road. there are mountains in the background with the moon in the right corner.
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Art in the streets ...#233

"When you weren't looking"
Artist: Kitsune Jolene

23-29 Queen St, Belfast, UK

#UrbanGaze #photography #originalcontent #mural #graffiti #UrbanArt #travel #Belfast #Ireland
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Cascadas de Tocoihue

#WaterFallWednesday #WaterWednesday #scape

Los Lagos, Chile
🧭 42°18'17" S 73°26'13" W

#landscape #originalcontent #waterfall #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #trave #offthebeatenpath #Chile
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Capitàn Leonidas MV

Went aground in 1963 in the Chilenische Fjord, the captain tried to sink it to claim insurance. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #RockinTuesday

Canal Messier, Chile

#landscape #originalcontent #shipwreck #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #Fjord #offthebeatenpath #Patagonia #Chile
A shipwreck rocks on its hull, the sand a rocks beneath it cradle it in the waves. Mountains in silhouette appear faintly through the fog and mist. The green of the algae and vegetation growing on the hull add an almost jarring pop of colour to the muted palate.
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Volcán Mate Grande

Quitralco Fjord, Chilean Patagonia. #MountainMonday #ClassicMono #MonochromeMonday #scape

Aysén, Chile
🧭 45°40'13" S 73°11'18" W

#landscape #originalcontent #blackandwhite #monochrome #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #volcano #Fjord #Mountain #offthebeatenpath #Patagonia #Chile
Rippled waters of Quitralco Fjord lead to a forested hillside. Above the snow-capped peaks of Volcán Mate Grande, an active volcano, meet mostly clear skies, dotted with pillowy white cloud.
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Volcán Osorno Centro de Montaña

Volcán Osorno, a short, exhausting 3 KM hike on loose lava. #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday

Puerto Varas, Chile
🧭441°07'33.9"S 72°31'19.0"W

#landscape #originalcontent #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #volcano #Mountain #hikingtrail #iHikedThis #offthebeatenpath #Chile
Volcán Osorno, a short, but exhausting 3 KM hike on loose lava gravel: Much like climbing a sand dune. We're just below Crater Rojo. The snow-capped peak is under clear, blue sky. There are patches of vegetation growing in the black lava sand. There are chairlift towers mid-frame, there is faint traces of gasses venting between the towers.
November 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Somewhere Under The Rainbow

A few moments of Zen, plying the waters of Quitralco Fjord in Chile's Patagonia. #SkySunday #SilentSunday #Scape #Stunday

Aysén, Chile
🧭45°40'13.3"S 73°11'18.5"W

#video #landscape #originalcontent #Seascape #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #travel #Fjord #Patagonia #Chile
November 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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rangedan.bsky.social
feels like i need more color here

red leaves falling from blueberry 🫐 bushes 💙🖖
Many acres of blueberry bushes dropping their red autumn leaves in front of a large stand of trees still showing some autumn gold. Beyond that the treetops of a conifer forest under cloudy skies 🩶🖖
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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breeze420.bsky.social
"Keep it simple and focus on what matters. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed."

-Confucius
trees growing on tiny island in a lake with mountains in the background.
November 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Early Morning Light

Seven weeks ago today, with my head in the clouds somewhere over Ontario. #StunDay #SkySunday #SilentSunday

#photography #originalcontent #Scape #landscape #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #travel #Canada #ImagesOfCanada
Moving clouds shot through an aircraft window. Sunlight streams down casting a yellow hue through much of the frame. A watercourse cans be seen below winding its way through the right side of the image.
November 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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pelzerb.bsky.social
#ImageAndVerse
#Stunday #Sunset

Silhouettes of trees stand tall,
against the canvas, dark and
small. A single star begins to
gleam, a tiny diamond in a
dream. —Williamsji Maveli

📷 11/15/25 #EastCoastKin
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Silhouetted beach houses and palm tree against golden sunset sky with wispy clouds in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
November 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Orb Above The Mist

Geysers Del Tatio, at 14,700’, we're getting high in the Andes at sunrise, surrounded by 80+ active geysers. #SunriseSunday #SkySunday #Scape

El Tatio, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

#originalcontent #landscape #Sunrise #travel #Chile #geyser #desert #Andes #offthebeatenpath
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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rangedan.bsky.social
after sundown tonight
Bare trees on the left with a couple of evergreens toward the center of the silhouetted mountain ridge under pink and blue clouds as the sky darkens
November 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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breeze420.bsky.social
"Lizards of every temper, style, and color dwell here, seemingly as happy and companionable as the birds and squirrels."
-John Muir
💜till next time my friends😎💜
there is a lizard on a rock with other rocks all around. some plants are growing in or near the rocks. There are trees in the background.
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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itsamusred.bsky.social
Happy very foggy #SkySunday!
A suspension bridge stands in the center and shrouded in heavy fog. At the bottom are cars.
November 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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pierpaolo.bsky.social
Nel greto di un torrente, la scarsità d'acqua fa emergere i sassi levigati dalla corrente. Sulle sponde, la vegetazione è ormai del tutto spoglia e secca. Alcune foglie cadute galleggiano sull'acqua.
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM