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  1. A lone duck enjoying a fine spring afternoon in the marsh alongside Herron Pond, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. April 25, 2025, 4:26 PM.

    #hiking #photography #outdoors #landscapephotography #nature #Connecticut #spring #forest #duck #birds #marsh #pond #springtime

  2. Into the green mountain vale, Plunge Pool, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. June 4, 2025, 4:49 PM.

    The marsh along this inlet stream and the adjacent lower slopes of the mountain turn an intense green every spring.

    #hiking #photography #outdoors #landscapephotography #nature #Connecticut #spring #forest #mountains #trail #pond #springtime #marsh

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    May 14, 1983, 43 years ago today: We finally dragged our libidos, kicking and screaming, out of Wesser at 1:00. After crossing the tracks, the Appalachian Trail began a major ascent, rising more than 3000 feet from the gorge. It was the biggest climb yet on the AT. Nevertheless, the trail was well laid out, and we were now LEAN, MEAN MILEAGE MACHINES, so it was no big deal.

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    The ascent passed through vibrant jungles of rhododendron and hardwoods carpeted with moss and ferns and hung with vines and creepers. Flame azalea shrubs taller than me and bursting with vivid orange flowers brightened parts of the trail.

    From my book Then the Hail Came (A Humorous and Truthful Account of a 1983 Appalachian Trail Thru-hike). Available in paperback, audiobook and eBook: amazon.com/dp/B09QFG4ZR6

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  6. No rolling for this stone, forest near Roaring Brook and New Britain Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. November 11, 2019, 3:10 PM.

  7. No rolling for this stone, forest near Roaring Brook and New Britain Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. November 11, 2019, 3:10 PM.

    #hiking #photography #outdoors #landscapephotography #nature #Connecticut #forest #moss

  8. No rolling for this stone, forest near Roaring Brook and New Britain Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. November 11, 2019, 3:10 PM.

    #hiking #photography #outdoors #landscapephotography #nature #Connecticut #forest #moss

  9. No rolling for this stone, forest near Roaring Brook and New Britain Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. November 11, 2019, 3:10 PM.

    #hiking #photography #outdoors #landscapephotography #nature #Connecticut #forest #moss

  10. No rolling for this stone, forest near Roaring Brook and New Britain Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. November 11, 2019, 3:10 PM.

    #hiking #photography #outdoors #landscapephotography #nature #Connecticut #forest #moss

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    May 14, 1983, 43 years ago today: After attaining the ridge crest of the Nantahala Range, the Appalachian Trail followed that crest westward paralleling the Nantahala River gorge, still climbing. Several viewpoints looked almost straight down a few thousand feet into the gorge.

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    West of Wesser it had widened a bit, with a few more buildings visible, but it was still quite narrow.

    More of My 1983 Appalachian Trail Hike in Photos at georgesteffanos.com/places-i-v

    Note: I'm finally starting to work on my hiking blog for my aborted August hike. I'll have a link soon. A hard fall on a steep descent cut short my plans for a six-week hike after one great week. This will put off my sequel AT hike until 2027, but there will be new hikes next year.

  13. 🧵1/2
    May 14, 1983, 43 years ago today: After attaining the ridge crest of the Nantahala Range, the Appalachian Trail followed that crest westward paralleling the Nantahala River gorge, still climbing. Several viewpoints looked almost straight down a few thousand feet into the gorge.

    #backpacking #hiking #landscapephotography #NorthCarolina #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

  14. 🧵1/2
    May 14, 1983, 43 years ago today: We finally dragged our libidos, kicking and screaming, out of Wesser at 1:00. After crossing the tracks, the Appalachian Trail began a major ascent, rising more than 3000 feet from the gorge. It was the biggest climb yet on the AT. Nevertheless, the trail was well laid out, and we were now LEAN, MEAN MILEAGE MACHINES, so it was no big deal.

    #backpacking #hiking #landscapephotography #NorthCarolina #nature #forest #mountains #AppalachianTrail

  15. Fossilized coral seacliff, late afternoon, Atiu coastline, Cook Islands, South Pacific. May 1990. Atiu's coral reef grows directly from the shoreline and encircles the island. Eruptions from an undersea volcano have raised the inner portion of the reef to form these fossilized coral cliffs.

    #hiking #photography #landscapephotography #nature #SouthPacific #CookIslands #tropics #ocean #PacificOcean #seacoast #cliffs #tropicalisland

  16. Indian summer sunset. Nearing the end of a warm November afternoon. Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott, Connecticut. Monday, November 2, 2020, 4:10 PM.

    #hiking #photography #outdoors #landscapephotography #nature #Connecticut #autumn #forest #sunset #sunsetphotography #autumnvibes #lake

  17. The fragrance of early autumn. A thicket of asters and goldenrod at the edge of the forest the forest, Scoville Reservoir Loop, Wolcott, Connecticut. September 12, 2019, 6:07 PM.

    #hiking #photography #outdoors #landscapephotography #nature #Connecticut #autumn #naturephotography #forest #autumnvibes #wildflowers

  18. View of New Haven, Long Island Sound and Long Island, Giant's Right Leg, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 16, 2024, 2:09 PM.

    #hiking #photography #outdoors #landscapephotography #nature #Connecticut #autumn #forest #mountains #view #autumnvibes

  19. Evening ridge walk through a burning bush thicket, Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut. October 25, 2024, 5:06 PM. Burning bush is categorized as an invasive species here in New England, but for a couple of weeks in autumn it puts on quite a show.

    #hiking #photography #outdoors #landscapephotography #nature #Connecticut #autumn #forest #autumnvibes #mountains