Moosefish

Mountains and Life

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You know what, Stuart? I like you. You’re not like the other mountains in Washington. No, don’t get me wrong, Stuart. They’re good mountains, Stuart. They’re fine mountains. But they don’t stand out the way you do. — 📍On the lands of the Yakama people. — #mountains #washington #washingtonstate #deadmilkmen #mtstuart #stuart #mountaineering #easternwashington #blackandwhitephotography #goals #2023goals #climbing #hiking #adventure #pnw #pacificnorthwest #northwest #outside #yakamalands #nativeland #publiclands (at Mount Stuart) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnbFCZ3LZhK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Second “hike” back after breaking my ankle in November. We opted for the ADA trail along the river rather than the slightly more ambitious Mount Garfield, but maybe next week? — 📍On the lands of the Snoqualmie people. — #nativelands #snoqualmie #mountains #rivers #winter #valley #hiking #adventure #rehab #brokenankle #blueskies #washington #middlefork #pnw #pacificnorthwest #garfield #ihatemondays #snow #cold #outdoors #outdoorslife #home #itfeelsgood (at Middle Fork Snoqualmie) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm_8GmfJWaN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Dreaming of snow that’s a pleasure rather than a threat. Stay safe and check the avalanche forecast before you go out. Tap the pic to see some avalanche center accounts or visit avalanche.org. — 📍On the lands of the Wenatchi people. — #avalanche #avalanchesafety #avalanches #nwac #snow #snowscience #hiking #snowshoeing #adventure #washington #pnw #pacificnorthwest #northwest #alpinelakeswilderness #mountains #mountainlovers (at Snoqualmie Pass, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmj6DDuPvgN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[themoosefish]

In case you thought Mount Rainier National Park was all ice and snow… — 📍On the lands of the Puyallup people who call this mountain Tahoma. — #hiking #offtrail #nationalparks #nativelands #publiclands #tahoma #rainier #mountrainier #fallcolors #backcountry #adventure #washington #pnw #pacificnorthwest #northwest #mountains #lakes #leavenotrace (at Mount Rainier National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmZeJpEvvK_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[themoosefish]

In case you thought Mount Rainier National Park was all ice and snow… — 📍On the lands of the Puyallup people who call this mountain Tahoma. — #hiking #offtrail #nationalparks #nativelands #publiclands #tahoma #rainier #mountrainier #fallcolors #backcountry #adventure #washington #pnw #pacificnorthwest #northwest #mountains #lakes #leavenotrace (at Mount Rainier National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmZeJpEvvK_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[themoosefish]

I take the same picture from the same spot every time I’m there. #sorrynotsorry — 📍On the lands of the Wenatchi people. — #mountainaddict #tahoma #rainier #mountains #mountainhobo #cascades #snoqualmiepass #wilderness #alpinelakes #washington #views #volcano #nativelands #nationalforest #hiking #trekking #adventure #backpacking #mountainlife #choosemountains #mountainsarecalling (at Snoqualmie Pass, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmE6uwtJ_wv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[themoosefish]

50 miles from Seattle, but heck of a different world. No offense, city folk, but I’d rather be here than in town. — 📍On the lands of the Wenatchi people. — #mountains #mountainlife #mountainsarecalling #cascades #wilderness #nativeland #snoqualmiepass #washington #pnw #pacificnorthwest #northwest #blackandwhitephotography #hiking #adventure #backpacking #hikeaholic #choosemountains #mountainphotography #mountainhobo #northwestisbest (at Snoqualmie Pass, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClxmSr6Obh5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Seriously. Mornings are my favorite. I mean, sunsets are nice, too, but there’s the prospect of hiking out in the dark nagging at the back of your mind. You may start in the dark before a sunrise, but then you have all day to enjoy. — 📍On the lands of the Puyallup people. — #sunrise #sunset #morning #adventure #tahoma #rainier #mtrainier #nationalpark #hiking #wonderland #publicland #hottake #blackandwhitephotography #wilderness #nativeland #trails #volcano #northwest #washington (at Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClnefIBuXX-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[themoosefish]

Nobody: Nature: GOOD MORNING! — 📍On the lands of the Nehalem people. — #sunrise #forest #oregon #coast #pacificnorthwest #pnw #sun #sunrays #godrays #crepuscularrays #trees #morning #sunbeams #hiking #nature #light #nationalforest #addicted #outdoors #adventure (at Oswald West State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkMOXPISBkO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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When you can’t get the picture like you saw it with your own eyes, why not go black and white? I love that this is so easy with today’s technology, but maybe it’s too easy… — 📍 On the lands of the Wenatchi people. — #mountains #hiking #adventure #washington #cascades #tahoma #rainier #bearsbrest #lemah #daniel #pct #blackandwhitephotography #homecourt #pacificnorthwest #pnw #northwest (at Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj_QX12Ph3r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[themoosefish]

After spending a couple of weeks on the hot and humid east coast, returning to the PNW was… refreshing. Sure, we visited a bunch of other NPS sites, but @mountrainiernps will always be my favorite. — 📍On the lands of the Yakama people. — [image: A lone teen carefully makes his way along a heavily corniced ridge in Mount Rainier National Park.] — #optoutside #hiking #pnw #adventure #washington #outdoors #mountains #landscape #nature #washingtontrails #bestofnorthwest #whereinwashington #choosemountains #wanderwashington #washingtonexplored #ourpnw #ourwild #wondermore #wowplaces #maketimetoseetheworld #adventurenthusiasts #visitpnw #thediscoverer #upperleftliving #adventure_culture #artofvisuals #hikevibes #deuterforever #deuterambassadorfamily (at Mount Rainier National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiIyQ2UvSVf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[themoosefish]

#ad Went for a walk with the dog. Found my happy place. Wore my favorite gear from @stio. Life is good. #sponsored (pics: HOS) — 📍On the lands of the Wenatchi people. — #mountaineering #dogs #labrador #stioaffiliate #lettheoutsidein #optoutside #hiking #pnw #adventure #washington #outdoors #mountains #landscape #nature #washingtontrails #bestofnorthwest #whereinwashington #choosemountains #wanderwashington #washingtonexplored #ourpnw #wondermore #wowplaces #maketimetoseetheworld #adventurenthusiasts #visitpnw #upperleftliving #adventure_culture (at Alpine Lakes Wilderness) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgIRnpaP24i/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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What’s her go to face to ruin a photo? Nah. This is my favorite face. It tells me she’s having the time of her life and she’s 100% a mountain dog. — 📍On the lands of the Wenatchi people. — #hiking #mountaineering #mountaindog #labrador #dogsofinstagram #dogs #adventuredogs #yellowlab #mansbestfriend #dogsarefamily #ruffwear #fidopro #dogsthathike #dogsthatexplore #wagmorebarkless #tongueouttuesday #laboftheday #pnwonderdogs #lab_pic #labrador_feature #labradorlife #hikingdogsofinstagram #hikingdogs #aovpets #dogsinwilderness #dogsearth #talesofalab #labs_of_insta #yellowlabsquad #dogsonadventure (at Alpine Lakes Wilderness) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf7469tLU8d/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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And just like that, the boy got his first volcano. Yeah, alpine starts are hard. Climbing steep snow slopes is hard. Battling the wind and cold is hard. But if it’s what you love, you can take it. — 📍On the lands of the Klickitat people. — #mountaineering #volcano #hiking #washington #pacificnorthwest #pnw #adventure #deuter #deuterforever #gooutside #type2fun #mountsainthelens #mtsthelens #prouddad #happyteen #outdoorkids (at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc4fIDcrBVi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[themoosefish]

Sure, the road was closed, but that made the snowshoe destination that much better. — 📍On the lands of the Wenatchi people. — [images: A boy, his dog, and the frozen waterfall they visited in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. It’s a long walk, but with the roads closed it’s perfectly peaceful.] — #optoutside #hiking #pnw #adventure #washington #outdoors #mountains #landscape #nature #washingtontrails #bestofnorthwest #whereinwashington #choosemountains #wanderwashington #washingtonexplored #ourpnw #ourwild #wondermore #wowplaces #divine_forest #maketimetoseetheworld #adventurenthusiasts #visitpnw #thediscoverer #upperleftliving #adventure_culture #snowshoeing #deuterforever #waterfall #winter (at Snoqualmie Pass, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cai_n0erALQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

[themoosefish]

Tink would like to know who you supported in this weekend’s big event. Are you Team Ruff or Team Fluff? She was 100% Team Fluff, mostly because of Kirby and Pudding. (And, of course, we were out climbing mountains, too.) — 📍On the lands of the Snoqualmie people. — [image: A yellow lab looks quizzically at the camera. She’s sitting in a field of boulders near the summit with a blue sky above and her hooman’s yellow Deuter backpack in the background.] — #labrador #dogsofinstagram #dogs #adventuredogs #yellowlab #mansbestfriend #dogsarefamily #ruffwear #fidopro #dogsthathike #dogsthatexplore #wagmorebarkless #laboftheday #pnwonderdogs #lab_pic #labradore #labrador_feature #labradorlife #hikingdogsofinstagram #hikingdogs #aovpets #dogsinwilderness #talesofalab #labs_of_insta #yellowlabsquad #dogsonadventure #adventuredognation #puppybowl (at North Bend, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ-DrFnv61G/?utm_medium=tumblr

[themoosefish]

Waiting patiently to go back to my favorite places. Lol. Who am I kidding? I’m anything but patient. Can’t we go now? — 📍On the lands of the Wenatchi, Yakama, and Snoqualmie peoples. — [images: Spectacular scenes from Washington’s wilderness. Frozen lakes just starting to show blue melt pools. Bare ridges littered with granite slabs. Valleys with steep walls. And floating above it all is Tahoma in all her glaciated majesty.] — #optoutside #hiking #pnw #adventure #washington #outdoors #mountains #landscape #nature #washingtontrails #bestofnorthwest #whereinwashington #choosemountains #wanderwashington #washingtonexplored #ourpnw #ourwild #wondermore #wowplaces #maketimetoseetheworld #adventurenthusiasts #visitpnw #upperleftliving #adventure_culture #hikevibes #tahoma #rainier (at Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZvkP3PLN6R/?utm_medium=tumblr