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    How to go “Viral” on Instagram Reels

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    May 3, 2021

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    How to Edit Photos for Incredible Adventure Photography

    February 27, 2021

    The first thing you need to start taking incredible photos is an understanding of composition and lighting. The second thing? You need to develop your own style and learn how to edit in order to…

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maddymarq

guide & writer exploring the midwest🏕
📍Northwoods & Lake Superior
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Keep this on your person🏕️🎒⛑️ Keep this on your person🏕️🎒⛑️
Clean your hiking boots!!!🥾🏕🌈🌿✨ Did you know that Clean your hiking boots!!!🥾🏕🌈🌿✨Did you know that cleaning mud and potential invasive plant seeds off your boots is an important Leave No Trace/ environmental stewardship guideline? I think I first learned about this when I was 21 and started traveling more!Boot cleaning is especially important when you’re hiking in different regions or hopping on an airplane✈️
What do you think?🤔🏜️🏕️ honestly, I think the cost What do you think?🤔🏜️🏕️honestly, I think the cost of the permit to backpack Havasupai is totally worth it BUT I don’t think I need to spend $2000 on a backpacking trip again. The Havasu Canyon Trail runs through the Havasupai Tribal Nation Land, and all of the Grand Canyon is the homeland of the Havasupai people, and has been for the last 1000+ years. In the 1900s, the Havasupai were forcibly removed from the rest of the canyon by the National Parks Service separated from their gardens and cut off access to hunting. In 1975, the Havasu falls area and campground was returned to the Tribe, on the stipulation that the area remain open to tourists. a remote community located 8 miles into the canyon with no road access, the Havasupai People had very few options *other* than tourism. Fast forward 50 years to today. The hike down is beautiful, with well-maintained facilities and a lively campground. The whole experience is incredible, and I would easily recommend it!the $455 permit seems pricey, but is totally reasonable when considering the effort it takes to maintain the popular campground 10 miles deep into the Grand Canyon, and the needs of the community to maintain it.#havasupai #arizona #grandcanyon #backpacking
Blue water, desert backpacking 🏜️🏝️ A few little Blue water, desert backpacking 🏜️🏝️A few little postcards from a spring desert trip with @aubree.adventures :)
Full backpacking packing list🥾⬇️ A quick list of Full backpacking packing list🥾⬇️A quick list of everything I packed for flying out & hiking California’s Trans Catalina Trail :)@nemoequipment tensor sleeping pad@enlightenedequipment zero degree down quilt@shopwildbrush Glow pack@bedrocksandals Advil, contact solution, sunscreen, mini first aid kit@terakaia baseware@karitraa top@stio shorts + Pinion pullover@superior_fleece iykykRain coat, tank top, pants for plane@rei hiking leggings@injinji toe socks (life hack lightweight toe socks can prevent / stop blisters in their tracks!)@snowpeakusa mug & pot@msr_gear pocket rocketEnough @clifbar -age that my digestive tract is still recovering@goodtogofoods GF meals :)@energizer rechargeable headlamp (I’ll die on the hill that this is the best headlamp out there)@zpacks airplane bag@hyperlite_mountain_gear camera pod@blackdiamond trekking poles@bigagnes_ Fly Creek UL 2 old enough to be in middle school (+ 5 tent stakes which I then split with @explorenborgen 🧐)@obozfootwear Bridger Mids@alpinestartfoods dirty chai :)@anker_official rechargeable battery
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