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Happy 31 revolutions around the sun to @cory_eaton. Thank you to @kayla__eaton for letting him be a party animal, hiking buddy, climbing partner and great friend. “Hybrid cars? I thought we were talking about hybrid animals” https://www.instagram.com/p/CQI9LqMA7CF-7xDiPENJwSldxdu1Tnwu_3sEl40/?utm_medium=tumblr

Humans are an insane species. We worship an invisible god and destroy a visible nature. Unaware that the nature we destroy is the same god we worship. Happy Global Earth day. Let’s continue to remind ourselves every other day of the year that it is our job to preserve and conserve our most precious resource. Let’s remember to leave room for nature. Leave room for nature. -this photo was taken at @timberland HQ on our outdoor patio after a year of being remote, the green has come back and I thought it looked cool. (at Portsmouth, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN-jxSzg3wWYGoAB6ZNoSi-eYPlJAwGKrtZh9s0/?igshid=13wf1l256wn2o

Welcome home! Shout out to @sandlotcreativeco @grubeats for the awesome house warming gift. Dan is a stand up guy and a talented woodworker. Give him a follow and reach out to him to get some work done. @sandlotcreativeco #masshole (at Portsmouth, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIBvb-3AnaiMhvrMnD2UEMtUYDe0x7pKZOXo5o0/?igshid=wh7t4v0zxf7k

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Let the years we're here be kind. Let our hearts, like doors, open wide. Settle our bones like wood over time. Give us bread, give us salt, give us wine. Smaller than dust on this map Lies the greatest thing we have The dirt in which our roots may grow. sleeping at last-north | poured a seacoast local to celebrate becoming a permanent NH resident... I bought my first home today. A lot of emotions, and I know it is weird to share at such an uncertain time with many struggling. I want to share to say thank you to all that have encouraged, supported, offered advice, donated household items, and cheered me on. You are all part of this house now and I look forward to having you here in spirit and (someday) in person. (at Portsmouth, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHHBknEgPYtS8mRSspo4T6lX6qs0fxsQQzpR9w0/?igshid=110t6xgvpuigl

I sit before flowers hoping they will train me in the art of opening up. I stand on mountaintops believing that avalanches will teach me to let go. I am nothing, and I am here to learn. . . . Shane Koyczan | second time on this peak, tell you what, it doesn’t get old. Brought papa with me, he never made it around to this one. I think he would’ve enjoyed it. Now he is part of the mountain, too. (at Knife's Edge - Mt. Katahdin) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfcwgxAHlca3Q0QC_8vnInvBqz-kGg8Wu4z8g0/?igshid=1oou9qvdhq8gk

I had a birthday recently and birthdays always make me feel a little weird, especially as I gracefully approach middle age at the ripe year of 34. Let’s just say presents make me uncomfortable.. I’ve been fortunate enough that if I’ve needed something, I have usually already had it, you know basic needs type of things. It has always had me feel that if I don’t have it, maybe it’s more of a want and something I probably don’t really need- so I don’t really “need” anything for my bday other than the following... I have discovered that in our pandemic and currently politically divisive world is this: what I crave most is quality time with people that I care about: family, close relationships, best friends, some coworkers and a select few others. In this photo you will see me enjoying some of those precious moments, and I hope for many more. (at Portsmouth, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEDaNBTpM7O8BKCwctTP14IiM7hwnVVacb-UDg0/?igshid=okv4bgrhinip

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. | tough miles on the bike are better than a lot of other things. Grateful for the perspective and gorgeous summer nights to push my body and mind. (at Portsmouth, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDxJngXJtIH-NFv7Tqsj_HX71w13Bks6OR18Tw0/?igshid=pq582w8e2abe

Outside is where you find what is inside. | Bringing in 34 with @cory_eaton on the longest single day we’ve done yet, just over 20 miles. Brought papa along and spread him over bondcliff. He would’ve enjoyed the view. Happy Birthday Papa (at Bond Cliffs) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDtZLxJpBzvsgJBAlEPTC8lQnzh1fTn-1O7drI0/?igshid=15kzyz04598ao

When you ask your mom if she wants to go for a tour around the coast with you on your motorcycle and she says yes...you take her. Afterwards you bring her to a local spot to get her favorite; a lobster roll. (at Chauncey Creek) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCKTqdIpHkld-WHbmVjilGrwaP3Fip9Io2dCZk0/?igshid=krel0tjwidx9

The Black Power salute photo, one of the most influential protest images of all time, was captured 50 years ago when U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos stepped onto the world stage during the Summer Olympics in Mexico City. It was Oct. 16, 1968. Smith had just won gold and Carlos had taken bronze in a blazing 200-meter dash. Australian sprinter Peter Norman, who had won silver, stood to their right. When "The Star-Spangled Banner” began to play, Smith lowered his head and raised his right fist. Carlos raised his left. The protest had been something the athletes planned carefully. Everything captured in the photo held a special significance. Smith and Carlos had walked slowly to the stand as if in mourning, their hands clasped behind their backs — each holding a running shoe. They walked across the grass of the stadium in black stocking feet. They had taken off their shoes specifically to protest poverty in the United States. Carlos unzipped his Olympic jacket, in defiance of Olympic etiquette, but in support of “all the working-class people — black and white. Carlos had deliberately covered up the “USA” on his uniform with a black T-shirt to “reflect the shame I felt that my country was traveling at a snail’s pace toward something that should be obvious to all people of good will. Then the anthem started, and we raised our fists into the air.” When Smith thrust his fist in the air, the crowd fell silent. As the national anthem played, the crowd began to boo them. Then some people in the crowd began to scream the national anthem. The punishment for defying Olympic rules was swift. Smith and Carlos were ordered to leave the Olympic stadium. But the image of Smith and Carlos raising fists would become seared in history as an incendiary act of protest by athletes. - there is more to this story and I encourage you to learn and read where this powerful form of peaceful protest came from, and how both athletes are honored over 50 years later. @washingtonpost https://www.instagram.com/p/CBoTOWaJg5oeBZ_hnFbatfEX7u0OP8P37dgGVM0/?igshid=15hwizhij2txp

Did I do this right? https://www.instagram.com/p/B-GFUEYp5_fa-obBfIjXMTKMgI_kO4FdpP_Qdg0/?igshid=17qy1vsspnck6

“The purpose in life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.” No doubt it’s been a fucking whirlwind of a start to 2020. Some serious shit happens at work. Serious shit going on in the world. Serious fucking global health issues going on right now. (sorry mom for the cuss words) Grateful for the opportunity to take some vacation time and that my job with @timberland will allow me the flexibility to work remote once my vacation ends. We got seriously defeated today. Left at 3am to get to the trailhead for a winter hike of Franconia ridge and good forecasted weather. It didn’t work out. We turned to choose safety so we can have another run, someday soon. We felt defeated, but I imagine that might be how many feel right now. Defeat isn’t failure. It’s a conscious and strategic choice to persevere to have the chance to give it another concerted effort. I still keep coming back to@this, but it’s always important to “leave room for nature” and stay healthy. (at Franconia Ridge Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/B95YiYgJf77ys0kinNXAq33CntT1VvRZ5hUU7g0/?igshid=628onzk4hrm3

In the chaos, grief and difficult times of all that is happening, I was treated to this gift on a run this afternoon. It prompted a poignant reminder for me: “leave room for nature.” Take care of yourself, each other, stay healthy, and remember to leave room for nature. (at Portsmouth, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9sWLRUpxpc-HBlH1ldc4T0wzSH-RfdOuimSzY0/?igshid=1aj2cxa1ox0t1

The meaning of life as I know it in my short 33 years can be simplified to three things: connection with others, moving your body in ways that are physically mentally exhausting and surrounding yourself with earthly magic. I’m reminded today about how important these things are, especially community. These moments are precious and to be cherished. (at Franconia, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8aNUDsg5sn-geRAPjG30U5uzGn7RYcP4bGN2Y0/?igshid=1kfr95zpn5jma

4 years ago today I took you from the shelter to the beach on our first adventure together. We’ve had many, many more since then and I hope to have a pawful lot more. Happy adoptaversary Georgia! (at Animal Welfare Society) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6dWGAnACXBy-VjTcJzTuH0HvZy7DcDymNyKus0/?igshid=1awrar51gyl2w

Family is one of nature’s masterpieces. It is almost this guys birthday. Proof that dads are the original hipsters. You’ve been more than that. A guiding light, a stern teacher, and a caring friend. Letting me learn through experience and showing me that there is always room for improvement. It’s pretty wild to think that you were the same age as me in this photo, holding me up a few months old. Thanks for teaching me so much dad, and for raising us with love. Happy birthday old man https://www.instagram.com/p/B5EfR3eACSwt3FAIY2pkPwIjcV9sawAZN7uHmU0/?igshid=1ty13r94jl2sa

Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head grimly attached to the body, the body active and alive and I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those desk-bound men and women with their hearts in a safe deposit box, and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this; You will outlive the bastards. Edward Abbey | drifting into sleep after quality time and pushing myself the trail and in yoga with people I really care about. (at Black Cap Mountain) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3TIpnVgNmR4-asNjyok4LWiyuoRyliBHafhcA0/?igshid=166xqoumbjzqg

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