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Wild Places in the Southwest USA

@kerrieneet.bsky.social
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Sharing wild places in the SW & beyond. What makes them exciting? How do we protect them? #geology #wildplaces #hiking #backpacking #packrafting. Some #photobyraykenny (my husband) & some by me. Location not shared for sensitive places. thru.live

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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Yes. The battle will be in the courts. Earthjustice will be the legal group fighting whether the President has the authority to reduce National Monuments (statute only discusses the ability to designate NMs). I won’t be surprised if Steve Allen is called as an expert witness.
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
From my friend Steve Allen who is a real expert when in comes to public lands & what is out there in Utah. He understands more than most on what downsizing of Bears Ears & Grand Staircase Escalante means. #saveourmonuments #protectpubliclands #bearsears #GSENM #monuments youtu.be/WSxXDsi6lZg?...
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Utah Monument Downsizing Commentary by Steve Allen
YouTube video by Ace Allen
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A8 #parkchat I think it is very difficult to navigate for historic parks that tell about our painful past. Especially if there is overreaching by an Administration. But there are very important lessons for our future and people learn by experiencing what happened in our past.
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A5 #Parkchat It is a delicate balance between preserving history and leaving wilderness untouched. I think it is best when people experience things firsthand. The parks are great as they are places where people learn to appreciate both.
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A2 It becomes more about the country and less about the parks themselves. #parkchat
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Here tonight from Durango, CO.
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
For #BlueSkyArtShow #curve I love the iron staining that curves its way through sandstone beds.
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Well, that is great that you have your own raft!! The take out went quick and easy. The new spot works very well 😊. Morgan made the trip especially enjoyable.
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
So great to get to know you Morgan! I look forward to your upcoming book ❤️
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
You get it!! Maybe we will be on a river trip together at some time. We plan on going on a future GCI trip so 🤷‍♀️ ?
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
“Rivertime”. My pace is slower now and I am savoring it before I return to higher speeds. #WaterWednesday #CataractCanyon #boating #Utah #AppreciatePublicLands #GlenCanyonInstitute #GCI
“Rivertime”.  My pace is slower now and I am savoring it before I return to higher speeds.

#WaterWednesday #CataractCanyon #boating #Utah #AppreciatePublicLands
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Thank you!
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Haha yes! It doesn’t give me the same feels 😆
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy #BlueSkyMonday!! Just another photo of some lovely cross-bedded sandstones. #geology #hiking #nature #ECK #EastCoastKin #backpacking #Utah #landscapephotography #AppreciatePublicLands
Happy #BlueSkyMonday!! Just another photo of some lovely cross-bedded sandstones.

#geology #hiking #nature #ECK #EastCoastKin #backpacking #Utah #landscapephotography #AppreciatePublicLands
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Good night my Bluesky friends! May the sunset touch your soul and give you peace through the night #BlueSkyMonday #sunsets #ECK #EastCoastKin #photography #nature #desert #Utah #hiking #backpacking #wildplaces #AppreciatePublicLands
Good night my Bluesky friends! May the sunset touch your soul and give you peace through the night

#BlueSkyMonday #sunsets #ECK #EastCoastKin #photography #nature #desert #Utah #hiking #backpacking #wildplaces #AppreciatePublicLands
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Trees reaching high after burn in Three Sisters Wilderness, OR. July 2024. #BlueSkyArtShow #tall #trees #logs #ProtectOurPublicLands #photography
Trees reaching high after burn in Three Sisters Wilderness, OR. July 2024.

#BlueSkyArtShow #tall #trees #logs 
#ProtectOurPublicLands #photography
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Shadows on stone do fall Breaking bold across the light Are we short or are we tall? #BlueSkyArtShow #tall #Shadows #photography #poetry #EastCoastKin #ECK #hiking #nature #AppreciatePublicLands #Wildplaces #PhotobyRayKenny
Shadows on stone do fall
Breaking bold across the light
Are we short or are we tall?

#BlueSkyArtShow #tall #Shadows #photography #poetry #EastCoastKin #ECK #hiking #nature #AppreciatePublicLands #Wildplaces #PhotobyRayKenny
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
“Basking in the morning glow” #photobyraykenny taken 4/6/2019 in the Horseshoe Canyon Wilderness Study Area. #scape #landscape #ColoraDay #BWFri #mono #EastCoastKin #ECK #desert #nature #hiking #backpacking #PhotographersOfBlueSky #AppreciatePublicLands
“Basking in the morning glow”

#photobyraykenny taken 4/6/2019 in the Horseshoe Canyon Wilderness Study Area.

#scape #landscape #ColoraDay #BWFri #mono #EastCoastKin #ECK #desert #nature #hiking #backpacking #PhotographersOfBlueSky #AppreciatePublicLands
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) has adapted to the harsh desert environment. One example is their leaves are covered with silver-white hairs. These hairs reflect sunlight and keep the plant cool. #photobyraykenny taken 4/30/26 in #Utah #ColoraDay #YellowThu #bloomscrolling #wildflowers
The desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata) has adapted to the harsh desert environment. One example is their leaves are covered with silver-white hairs. These hairs reflect sunlight and keep the plant cool.

#photobyraykenny taken 4/30/26 in #Utah

#ColoraDay #YellowThu #bloomscrolling #wildflowers
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Yowza! I can see it
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
It truly is.
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The beautiful Paria Canyon carving through the Navajo Sandstone #hiking #backpacking #RockinTuesday #Utah #Nature #AppreciatePublicLands #NavajoSandstone
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Thank you!
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
“Mackerel Sky Clouds draw feathers in blue light Silent Sandstone Waits” #BlueSkyMonday #MinimalMonday #Haiku #poem #clouds #landscapephotography #photobyraykenny #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTForTime #Sky #Cloudscape
“Mackerel Sky
  Clouds draw feathers in blue light
  Silent Sandstone Waits”

#BlueSkyMonday #MinimalMonday #Haiku #poem #clouds #landscapephotography #photobyraykenny #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTForTime #Sky #Cloudscape
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Thank you😊
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Packrafting in western Grand Canyon #Stunday #ColoraDay #OrangeSun #GrandCanyon #NationalParks #Parkchat #Landscapephotography #photobyraykenny #Arizona #ECK #EastCoastKin #Nature #ColoradoRiver #Wildplaces
Packrafting in western Grand Canyon

#Stunday #ColoraDay #OrangeSun
#GrandCanyon #NationalParks #Parkchat #Landscapephotography #photobyraykenny #Arizona #ECK #EastCoastKin #Nature #ColoradoRiver #Wildplaces
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Love the quote and the photo!
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Beautiful shot!
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Rethinking the Haiku Poem. It would have been better if I had said: “Desert Light Flows Down From Golden Domes that Listen The Water Whispers” Oh well. Still no edit button…
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
One of my favorite places!
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
“Desert Light Flows Down From Golden Domes that Whisper The Water Listens” Morning Has Broken #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs #BlueSkyArtShow #morning #haiku #poem #WaterpocketFold #landscapephotography #EastCoastKin #ECK #Utah #Nature #AppreciatePublicLands #wilderness #wildplaces
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
A beautiful desert landscape in southeastern Utah. #scape #landscape #rocks #ECK #landscapephotography #nature #hiking #backpacking #AppreciatePublicLands #wildplaces #desert
A beautiful desert landscape in southeastern Utah.

#scape #landscape #rocks #ECK #landscapephotography #nature #hiking #backpacking #AppreciatePublicLands #wildplaces #desert
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Beautiful!
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
For #BirdOfTheDay #WadersOuttaWater. We saw a #SolitarySandpiper at a water tank in Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area. These birds are rarely seen in this area. It was likely migrating. #photobyraykenny taken 4/19/2018 #ECK #Utah #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky #wilderness #nature
For #BirdOfTheDay #WadersOuttaWater. We saw a #SolitarySandpiper at a water tank in Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area. These birds are rarely seen in this area. It was likely migrating.

#photobyraykenny taken 4/19/2018
#ECK #Utah #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky #wilderness #nature
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Thanks Gabby! Your photos and sayings inspire me every day. Hope your day is great 😊
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
A striking flower of the Chuperosa bush (Justicia california). “Chuperosa” is Spanish for hummingbird which are drawn to its vivid red color. It grows in the Sonoran Desert & is found in S. AZ, CA, NV & N. Mexico. Photo taken: Kofa Mountains, AZ, Feb. 18, 2026. #ColorADay #RedWed #wildflowers
A striking flower of the Chuperosa bush (Justicia california). “Chuperosa” is Spanish for hummingbird which are drawn to its vivid red color. It grows in the Sonoran Desert & is found in S. AZ, CA, NV & N. Mexico.

Photo taken: Kofa Mountains, AZ, Feb. 18, 2026.

#ColorADay #RedWed #wildflowers
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Thank you for creating #RockinTuesday. It is one of my favorite hashtags. Great photo of Bryce too!
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
For #RockinTuesday here is the distinctive “Lizard Head Mountain” in the San Juan Mountains, CO. It is a 400-foot-tall spire composed of welded volcanic ash & breccia, sitting above the Mancos Shale and San Miguel conglomerate. It is a great area for #hiking & #backpacking #appreciatepubliclands
For #RockinTuesday here is the distinctive “Lizard Head Mountain” in the San Juan Mountains, CO. It is a 400-foot-tall spire composed of welded volcanic ash & breccia, sitting above the Mancos Shale and San Miguel conglomerate.  It is a great area for #hiking & #backpacking

#appreciatepubliclands
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Yeah, I know. It’s kind of embarrassing posting a picture of myself. Gives me a little cringe so I get your comment.
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflections #SelfPortraitSunday
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Thank you Joanie!
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
That’s a beautiful photo! Love it
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Happy #Stunday! I hope your day is full of beautiful colors and positive #reflections like this photo. I always thought this photo would be great to paint #photobyraykenny taken 10/13/18 in western #GrandCanyon #NationalParks #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflections #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Parkchat
Happy #Stunday! I hope your day is full of beautiful colors and positive #reflections like this photo. I always thought this photo would be great to paint

#photobyraykenny taken 10/13/18 in western #GrandCanyon

#NationalParks #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflections #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Parkchat
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
😆 Both of course!
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Thank you!
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
A night like no other. #BlueSkyArtShow #Soft #sunset #GrandCanyon #nature #backpacking #AppreciatePublicLand
A night like no other.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Soft #sunset #GrandCanyon #nature #backpacking #AppreciatePublicLand
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Nope. I love seeing them each time.
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Sometimes the landscape echoes what you feel. #scape #landscape #rockscape #alphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflection #photography #nature
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Thank you!
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Wild Places in the Southwest USA @kerrieneet.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Thought I’d take a go at #ECKPalette. Here’s a #muskox on the #ArcticCircleTrail in #Greenland on 8/28/2019. From the palette: Burnt Umber, Sepia Brown, & Payne’s Grey (musk ox), cadmium red (bushes), & yellow ochre (grasses and willow bushes). #nature #backpacking #ArcticCircle #photobyraykenny
Thought I’d take a go at #ECKPalette. Here’s a #muskox on the #ArcticCircleTrail in #Greenland on 8/28/2019.

From the palette: Burnt Umber, Sepia Brown, & Payne’s Grey (musk ox), cadmium red (bushes), & yellow ochre (grasses and willow bushes). 

#nature #backpacking #ArcticCircle #photobyraykenny
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