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It feels good to be home! As I drove into Pennsylvania, I was greeted with rain (I didn't expect anything less!) However, I was also greeted with the most beautiful landscapes..My jaw dropped as I stared in amazement at the mountains and valleys surrounding me on my drive. I had forgotten just how beautiful Pennsylvania was. The mountains may not be as big as out west, but I've never seen anything so green! I left here in search of beauty, not realizing I was already in one of the most beautiful places! #Pennsylvania #homesweethome #beingwithbentlee

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Today I leave the Flagstaff EcoRanch, and I'm definitely going to miss this beautiful place and all the wonderful people who came along with it! It has been a great learning opportunity, and made me want to become a lot more environmentally friendly person. I learned so many easy ways to reduce my energy use. Along with the eco friendly practices I took part it, I learned a lot from a book I picked off the shelf here (No Impact Man). I realized there are so many easy ways to reduce my carbon footprint #ontheroadagain #wwoof #arizona #beingwithbentlee

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"At what age did I start to think that where I was going was more important than where I already was? When was it that I began to believe that the most important thing about what I was doing was getting it over with? Knowing how to live is not something we have to teach children. Knowing how to live is something we have to be careful not to take away from them." #noimpactman He is walking his daughter to the park and she stops to play with some chains on a fire hydrant. He tries to rush her along so they can get to the park, but then suddenly realizes she's already having fun. I've been guilty of trying to get things over with, or thinking ahead and not enjoying what I'm doing, but I realize I'm the happiest when I live in the moment. I'm enjoying my last few days out here before heading home.. #travel #beautifulview #flagstaff #beingwithbentlee

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"Travel, not to find yourself, but to remember who you've been all along." I thought by traveling I was going to "find" myself, but really I just fell in love with who I already am #travel #beingwithbentlee

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"I ached for the shelter of my tent, for the smallest sense that something was shielding me from the entire rest of the world, keeping me safe not from danger, but from vastness itself. I loved the dim, clammy dark of my tent, the cozy familiarity of the way I arranged my few belongings all around me each night." #wild For the majority of this trip, I've been sleeping in my tent. It has become home to me. I remember the first time Bentlee ever went in a tent, I had to push him in, and now it has become like home to him too. He loves it, and will run right in. He's usually still sleeping when I wake up too! #tentlife #travel #muttsofinstagram #beingwithbentlee

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Today is my last day on the farm. Working here has been a lot of fun. Yesterday, the other wwoofers and I did a lot of harvesting; we enjoyed digging through the dirt for potatoes; it was like digging for treasure! Work days in general are actually fairly relaxing. I always work in my bare feet, and just sit in the fields weeding or harvesting; there's a lot of conversation going on, and then sometimes it's also silent, which is very peaceful. Lunches are a highlight because we eat food from the garden; the salads are wonderful, and of course Idaho potatoes are delicious! Eating organic food is amazing, and makes me feel amazing too! It's such a great feeling to walk around the garden, picking peas, carrots, raspberries..and just eating them right there. They are such a delicious snack! #wwoof #farming #idaho #beingwithbentlee

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Who can complain about a rainy day when you get to see such a beautiful rainbow afterwards.. @native_ideals #rainbow #wildflowers #montana #wwoof #wwoofusa #beingwithbentlee

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It's been in the 40s all day and only getting colder, so we're ditching tent life tonight and staying in this cute little cabin! #splurging #wyoming #cabin #travel #traveling #acrossamerica #muttsofinstagram #beingwithbentlee