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Wild Places in the Southwest USA
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Wild places in the SW and beyond. Where to go? What to do? What makes them exciting? How do we protect them? #geology #naturalhistory #wildplaces #protectpubliclands #hiking #backpacking #packrafting. Location not shared for some areas.
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · Dec 5
Hi, I’m Kerrie. I am an experienced hiker, backpacker & packrafter. Much of my exploration has been in the southwest. I have
🦋 completed 2500+ miles in the Grand Canyon, much off-trail.
🦋 Thru hiked the #HaydukeTrail & the #ColoradoTrail
🦋 Experience as a geologist so expect some nerdy rock posts😄
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Happy #BlueskyMonday. These sandstone bedding planes remind me of a racetrack so here is a quote to start the week:

“Remember, smooth roads never make good drivers. Embrace the rough patches of life."- unknown

#Nature #Landscape #NavajoSandstone #MinimalMonday #hiking #backpacking #photography
Happy #BlueskyMonday. These sandstone bedding planes remind me of a racetrack so here is a quote to start the week: “Remember, smooth roads never make good drivers. Embrace the rough patches of life."- unknown #Nature #Landscape #NavajoSandstone #MinimalMonday #hiking #backpacking #photography
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Happy Sunday! I love finding unknown canyons in rarely visited places. So many gems when you spend the time and effort to get out and look around.

#Stunday #nature #utah #ColoraDay #OrangeSun #hiking #ProtectOurPublicLands #backpacking #photobyraykenny #ShotsInSlots #wildplaces #offtrail
Happy Sunday! I love finding unknown canyons in rarely visited places. So many gems when you spend the time and effort to get out and look around. #Stunday #nature #utah #ColoraDay #OrangeSun #hiking #ProtectOurPublicLands #backpacking #photobyraykenny #ShotsInSlots #wildplaces #offtrail
November 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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For #BlueSkyArtShow #small

This was a tiny projectile point we found in the #GrandCanyon, likely several 1000 years old. It was so tiny, we wondered what is was used for? Birds? Lizards?

Found in the #GrandCanyon while #hiking the #Hayduke Trail in 2018.

#NationalParks #Parkchat #Backpacking
For #BlueSkyArtShow #small This was a tiny projectile point we found in the #GrandCanyon, likely several 1000 years old. It was so tiny, we wondered what is was used for? Birds? Lizards? Found in the #GrandCanyon while #hiking the #Hayduke Trail in 2018. #NationalParks #Parkchat #Backpacking
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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A gathering place for life and beauty.

#WaterWednesday #nature #ProtectOurPublicLands #landscape #photography #reflection #hiking #backpacking #utah #desert #water #EastCoastKin
A gathering place for life and beauty. #WaterWednesday #nature #ProtectOurPublicLands #landscape #photography #reflection #hiking #backpacking #utah #desert #water #EastCoastKin
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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This tree had so much character; bowing and pointing to the Navajo Sandstone Buttes behind it.

#TreeTrunkTuesday #RockinTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUForUnloved #landscape #ProtectOurPublicLands #Utah #backpacking #hiking
This tree had so much character; bowing and pointing to the Navajo Sandstone Buttes behind it. #TreeTrunkTuesday #RockinTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #AlphabetChallenge #WeekUForUnloved #landscape #ProtectOurPublicLands #Utah #backpacking #hiking
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Happy #BlueSkyMonday!
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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For Sunday #Stunday

“Bookends in amber stone
Frame my path towards golden domes
I lightly step and pause my breath
Bowing in reverence to my home”

#OrangeSun #EastCoastKin #photography #poetry #coloraday #Nature #ProtectOurPublicLands #utah #backpacking #hiking
For Sunday #Stunday “Bookends in amber stone Frame my path towards golden domes I lightly step and pause my breath Bowing in reverence to my home” #OrangeSun #EastCoastKin #photography #poetry #coloraday #Nature #ProtectOurPublicLands #utah #backpacking #hiking
November 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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For #BlueSkyArtShow #Bright.

This was on the last day of our 17-day backpack trip in southern Utah. It would have been a great shot. Unfortunately, our tent had 1 broken pole, another cracked, and 2 broken zippers. The tent looks pretty pathetic in this photo!!
For #BlueSkyArtShow #Bright. This was on the last day of our 17-day backpack trip in southern Utah. It would have been a great shot. Unfortunately, our tent had 1 broken pole, another cracked, and 2 broken zippers. The tent looks pretty pathetic in this photo!!
November 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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For #BlueSkyArtShow #bright

Waking up to a beautiful morning in the desert

#EastCoastKin #Sunrise #Photography #Utah #ProtectOurPublicLands #Nature #Wildplaces #hiking #backpacking #GSENM
For #BlueSkyArtShow #bright Waking up to a beautiful morning in the desert #EastCoastKin #Sunrise #Photography #photography #Utah #ProtectOurPublicLands #Nature #Wildplaces #hiking #backpacking #GSENM
November 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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For #FishyFriday. Anyone else see a fish face?

#landscape #rockscape #eastcoastkin #NavajoSandstone #ProtectOurPublicLands #nature #wildplaces #hiking #backapcking #photography
For #FishyFriday. Anyone else see a fish face? #landscape #rockscape #eastcoastkin #NavajoSandstone #ProtectOurPublicLands #nature #wildplaces #hiking #backapcking #photography
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Happy #BlueskyMonday!! Hope your week is full of blue skies 😊

#Nature #sandstone #NavajoSandstone #hiking #backpacking
Happy #BlueskyMonday!! Hope your week is full of blue skies 😊 #Nature #sandstone #NavajoSandstone #hiking #backpacking
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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The reflection in the potholes is so pure in this canyon, it almost looks like a natural arch or bridge.

#Stunday #shotsinslots #ProtectOurPublicLands #Nature #wildplaces #Utah #photography #landscape #hiking #backpacking #GlenCanyon
The reflection in the potholes is so pure in this canyon, it almost looks like a natural arch or bridge. #Stunday #shotsinslots #ProtectOurPublicLands #Nature #wildplaces #Utah #photography #landscape #hiking #backpacking #GlenCanyon
November 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Evening

A red headlamp highlights the tent as the sun sets.

#Nature #Desert #Utah #photography #landscape #ProtectOurPublicLands
#BlueSkyArtShow #Evening A red headlamp highlights the tent as the sun sets. #Nature #Desert #Utah #photography #landscape #ProtectOurPublicLands
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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For #FossilFriday here is a Theropod dinosaur footprint from the Kayenta Formation. We found 3 Dino trackways while we were on our 17-day backpacking trip.This was the best preserved footprint of the ones we found.

#dinosaurs #Utah #Fossils #backpacking #nature #geology #Jurassic
For #FossilFriday here is a Theropod dinosaur footprint from the Kayenta Formation. We found 3 Dino trackways while we were on our 17-day backpacking trip.This was the best preserved footprint of the ones we found. #dinosaurs #Utah #Fossils #backpacking #nature #geology #Jurassic
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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“I reach out
To untangle
Curls of cross beds
Stained in iron
Dreadlocks in rocks”

#poetry #ProtectOurPublicLands #rocks #NavajoSandstone #Wilderness #Nature #Utah #landscape #photography
“I reach out To untangle Curls of cross beds Stained in iron Dreadlocks in rocks” #poetry #ProtectOurPublicLands #rocks #NavajoSandstone #Wilderness #Nature #Utah #landscape #photography
November 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Without shadows, you cannot see the light.- Haruki Murakami

This #photobyraykenny was taken in the Mount Pennell WSA. The shadows in the front & back highlight the ridge between which glows with beautiful light.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadow #Wild #Hiking #nature #Utah #Landscape #photography
Without shadows, you cannot see the light.- Haruki Murakami This #photobyraykenny was taken in the Mount Pennell WSA. The shadows in the front & back highlight the ridge between which glows with beautiful light. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadow #Wild #Hiking #nature #Utah #Landscape #photography
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Potholes of water are magical gathering places for life and beauty.

#WaterWednesday #nature #ProtectOurPublicLands #landscape #photography #reflection #hiking #backpacking #utah #desert #water #EastCoastKin
Potholes of water are magical gathering places for life and beauty. #WaterWednesday #nature #ProtectOurPublicLands #landscape #photography #reflection #hiking #backpacking #utah #desert #water #EastCoastKin
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Happy #BlueSkyMonday. Enjoy your week and don’t forget to be grateful for what you have, or have experienced.

#Nature #Utah #hiking #backpacking #ProtectOurPublicLands #landscape #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin
Happy #BlueSkyMonday. Enjoy your week and don’t forget to be grateful for what you have, or have experienced. #Nature #Utah #hiking #backpacking #ProtectOurPublicLands #landscape #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin
November 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Last shot of the week for #Alphabetchallenge #WeekRForRock

I am pulled in by the beauty of crossbeds in the Navajo Sandstone.

#ProtetOurPublicLands #hiking #wilderness #backpacking #Sandstone #Stunday #geology #landscapephotography #GlenCanyon #Utah #nature
Last shot of the week for #Alphabetchallenge #WeekRForRock I am pulled in by the beauty of crossbeds in the Navajo Sandstone. #ProtetOurPublicLands #hiking #wilderness #backpacking #Sandstone #Stunday #geology #landscapephotography #GlenCanyon #Utah #nature
November 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Happy Sunday! Hiking through this gorgeous area on our 17-day #backpacking trip, my mind & soul were calmed. It felt holy. I reflected who I am, and who I want to become.

#Stunday #GlenCanyon #nature #utah #ColoraDay #OrangeSun #hiking #ProtectOurPublicLands #photobyraykenny #ShotsInSlots
November 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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“I dress myself in a swirled cloak of cross beds,
Wrapping my arms around the sky,
I hug the clouds in glorified joy”

#poetry #WeekRForRock #hiking #wilderness #backpacking #offtrail #NavajoSandstone #crossbeds
“I dress myself in a swirled cloak of cross beds, Wrapping my arms around the sky, I hug the clouds in glorified joy” #poetry #WeekRForRock #hiking #wilderness #backpacking #offtrail #NavajoSandstone #crossbeds
November 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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This “reddish” tree is for #BlueSkyArtShow #Autumn

In Colorado, Autumn is represented by Aspen trees turning yellow in the mountains. Every one in a while you find more “reddish” ones. It is fun to search for them!
This “reddish” tree is for #BlueSkyArtShow #Autumn In Colorado, Autumn is represented by Aspen trees turning yellow in the mountains. Every one in a while you find more “reddish” ones. It is fun to search for them!
November 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Happy Owloween!!

#Spooktober #Halloween #Owls #GreatHornOwl
Happy Owloween!! #Spooktober #Halloween #Owls #GreatHornOwl
October 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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I’m back! I’ve been off of Bluesky for a month. Part of it included a 17-day backpacking trip in southern Utah. Here is a shot from that amazing trip. I’m still coming down from the high.

#scape #landscape #WeekRForRock #sandstone #landscapephotography #ProtectOurPublicLands
I’m back! I’ve been off of Bluesky for a month. Part of it included a 17-day backpacking trip in southern Utah. Here is a shot from that amazing trip. I’m still coming down from the high. #scape #landscape #WeekRForRock #sandstone #landscapephotography #ProtectOurPublicLands
October 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see -Taoist Proverb

This saying is appropriate in these times. A calm mind provides us with clarity & introspection. Anger will not move us forward

#photobyraykenny #WaterWednesday #nature #SierraNevada #hiking
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see -Taoist Proverb This saying is appropriate in these times. A calm mind provides us with clarity & introspection. Anger will not move us forward #photobyraykenny #WaterWednesday #nature #SierraNevada #hiking
September 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM