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Mark Stevens

@thorsenmark

Mainly using Twitter to show photos I've taken, both recent & others scanned from a while ago. Showing to others & perhaps recognition of our NPs #FindYourPark

 Austin, TX
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Joined April 2009
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No Matter How Far off the Beaten Path One Travels (Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park) #PrairieCreekRedwoodsStatePark @RedwoodNPS #findyourpark #California #NikonD850 #Redwood #VisitCalifornia flic.kr/p/2pW5no1
No Matter How Far off the Beaten Path One Travels (Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park)

No Matter How Far off the Beaten Path One Travels (Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park)

While walking along the Prairie Creek Trail with a view looking up and to the southeast at nearby coast redwoods in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park.

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Pueblo Bonito and a Setting in Chaco Canyon (Chaco Culture National Historical Park) @ChacoCultureNHP #findyourpark #NewMexico #ChacoCanyon #NPS #NikonD850 flic.kr/p/2pVU1pM
Pueblo Bonito and a Setting in Chaco Canyon (Chaco Culture National Historical Park)

Pueblo Bonito and a Setting in Chaco Canyon (Chaco Culture National Historical Park)

A setting looking to the west while taking in views and walking around the ruins present in the Pueblo Bonito area of Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

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My Camera Loves Joining Me on My Adventures in Nature at Bryce Canyon National Park #Hoodoos #findyourpark #BryceCanyon @BryceCanyonNPS #Utah @VisitUtah #NikonD850 flic.kr/p/2pVUsMN
My Camera Loves Joining Me on My Adventures in Nature at Bryce Canyon National Park

My Camera Loves Joining Me on My Adventures in Nature at Bryce Canyon National Park

A setting looking to the south while taking in views across hoodoos and other eroded formations at Farview Point in Bryce Canyon National Park.

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Joshua Trees with Queen Mountain as a Backdrop (Joshua Tree National Park) @JoshuaTreeNPS #JoshuaTree #findyourpark #California #NikonD850 #VisitCalifornia flic.kr/p/2pVMyyD
Joshua Trees with Queen Mountain as a Backdrop (Joshua Tree National Park)

Joshua Trees with Queen Mountain as a Backdrop (Joshua Tree National Park)

A setting looking to the north-northwest while taking in views across mountain desert setting in this part of Joshua Tree National Park. This was at a roadside pullout along the main part road.

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Mount Kerkeslin with the Athabasca River Flowing By (Jasper National Park) #Alberta #Canada #NikonD850 @JasperNP #ExploreCanada @TravelAlberta @IceParkway #parkscanada flic.kr/p/2pVMvmX
Mount Kerkeslin with the Athabasca River Flowing By (Jasper National Park)

Mount Kerkeslin with the Athabasca River Flowing By (Jasper National Park)

While at Athabasca Falls and along the walkway with a view looking to the southeast across the open valley with the river flowing by and Mount Kerkeslin as a backdrop. This is along the Icefields...

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Forested Ridges and Mountains from Gooney Manor Overlook (Shenandoah National Park) @ShenandoahNPS #Shenandoah #findyourpark #Virgina #NikonZ8 #ShenandoahNationalPark flic.kr/p/2pVFtdE
Forested Ridges and Mountains from Gooney Manor Overlook (Shenandoah National Park)

Forested Ridges and Mountains from Gooney Manor Overlook (Shenandoah National Park)

A setting looking to the southeast while taking in views beyond some nearby wildflowers and trees with their springtime blooms and beyond to more distant ridges and peaks of the Northern Blue Ridge....

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Blue Skies and Clouds are a Pretty Good Backdrop for the High Peaks (Pinnacles National Park) @PinnaclesNPS #Pinnacles #findyourpark #California #NikonD850 #VisitCalifornia flic.kr/p/2pVFqLk
Blue Skies and Clouds are a Pretty Good Backdrop for the High Peaks (Pinnacles National Park)

Blue Skies and Clouds are a Pretty Good Backdrop for the High Peaks (Pinnacles National Park)

A setting looking to the southwest while taking in views to volcanic eroded formations present in this part of Pinnacles National Park. This is while hiking the Juniper Canyon Loop. My thought on...

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My Navigations in Redwood National Park @RedwoodNPS #findyourpark #California #NikonD850 #Redwood #VisitCalifornia #LadyBirdJohnsonGroveTrail flic.kr/p/2pVAG21
My Navigations in Redwood National Park

My Navigations in Redwood National Park

While walking along the Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail with a view looking up and to the southeast at nearby coast redwoods in Redwood National Park. While I couldn't capture the entire height of...

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Brown Bears Hanging out at Brooks Falls (Katmai National Park & Preserve) #BrownBear #BrooksFalls @BrooksCamp #findyourpark #Alaska @KatmaiNPS flic.kr/p/2pVACwF
Brown Bears Hanging out at Brooks Falls (Katmai National Park & Preserve)

Brown Bears Hanging out at Brooks Falls (Katmai National Park & Preserve)

I captured this image at the Falls Platform with a view looking to the northeast at the Brooks Falls while observing brown bears in Katmai National Park. It was the first time I had a chance to get...

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Blue Skies and Clouds Under Chaco Canyon @ChacoCultureNHP #findyourpark #NewMexico #ChacoCanyon #NPS #NikonD850 flic.kr/p/2pV3N4V
Blue Skies and Clouds Under Chaco Canyon

Blue Skies and Clouds Under Chaco Canyon

At Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

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Stopping to Smell the Sunflowers in Bryce Canyon National Park #findyourpark #BryceCanyon @BryceCanyonNPS #Utah @VisitUtah #NikonD850 flic.kr/p/2pV4H2q
Stopping to Smell the Sunflowers in Bryce Canyon National Park

Stopping to Smell the Sunflowers in Bryce Canyon National Park

A setting looking to the south while taking in views of a patch of sunflowers caught in the warm glow of morning sunshine. This was near the parking area of Natural Bridge in Bryce Canyon National...

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A Vast, Parched Desert with Joshua Trees (Joshua Tree National Park) @JoshuaTreeNPS #JoshuaTree #findyourpark #California #NikonD850 #VisitCalifornia flic.kr/p/2pV5jUy
A Vast, Parched Desert with Joshua Trees (Joshua Tree National Park)

A Vast, Parched Desert with Joshua Trees (Joshua Tree National Park)

In Joshua Tree National Park at a roadside pullout with a view looking to the west across this open desert plain with Joshua Trees.

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Wide-Angle, Panoramic Feel. #Sunset #VenturaCA #California #NikonZ8 #VisitCalifornia flic.kr/p/2sKciUa
Wide-Angle, Panoramic Feel.

Wide-Angle, Panoramic Feel.

An image I captured just as the sun was beginning to set behind a distant ridge with the Santa Ynez Mountains. The view is extending to the west-northwest with a look across the waters of the Pacific...

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Explore Voyageurs National Park #findyourpark #Voyageurs #VoyageursNationalPark #Minnesota #NikonZ8 flic.kr/p/2sKa6Ji
Explore Voyageurs National Park

Explore Voyageurs National Park

A setting extending to the northwest while hiking along the Blind Ash Bay Trail in Voyageurs National Park.

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My Navigations in Tongass National Forest #TongassNationalForest #Alaska #NikonZ8 #MendenhallGlacier flic.kr/p/2sKcmaY
My Navigations in Tongass National Forest

My Navigations in Tongass National Forest

Looking north from an overlook along the Photo Point Trail, the view is nothing short of breathtaking. I composed this image by zooming in on the textured details of the glacier, framed by the...

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A Tranquil Autumn Morning Light in Northern California #LakeShastina #California #NikonZ8 #VisitCalifornia flic.kr/p/2sK1qdU

A Tranquil Autumn Morning Light in Northern California

From behind a patch of rubber rabbitbrush in the Lake Shastina area, I captured a close-up view of this patch of the shrubberies in the morning light. The scene is oriented to the southwest and is...

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Any Excuse to Visit Mount Mitchell State Park #MountMitchellStatePark #NorthCarolina #BlueRidgeMountains #findyourpark #NikonZ8 flic.kr/p/2sJUfwV
Any Excuse to Visit Mount Mitchell State Park

Any Excuse to Visit Mount Mitchell State Park

While walking around the summit area for Mount Mitchell in the namesake state park. The view is looking to the southwest to ridges and peaks of the Black Mountains with Blackstock Knob and Patton...

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Taking in a Zoomed In View of Snoqualmie Falls @VisitSnoqualmie #Washington #NikonZ8 #SnoqualmieFalls flic.kr/p/2sK2yQY
Taking in a Zoomed In View of Snoqualmie Falls

Taking in a Zoomed In View of Snoqualmie Falls

Shooting from the Snoqualmie Falls Higher Observation Deck on a beautiful, sunny day, I wanted to capture just the waterfall. I chose to zoom in with the focal length, while still including a little...

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I Can Think of Few Better Ways to End a Day in Alberta, Then at Athabasca Falls! (Jasper Nationa… #Alberta #Canada #NikonD850 @JasperNP #ExploreCanada @TravelAlberta @IceParkway #parkscanada flic.kr/p/2pV3Bgx
I Can Think of Few Better Ways to End a Day in Alberta, Then at Athabasca Falls! (Jasper National...

I Can Think of Few Better Ways to End a Day in Alberta, Then at Athabasca Falls! (Jasper National...

A setting looking to the southeast while taking in views at the namesake falls at this spot of the Athabasca River in Jasper National Park. I have been to this location several times during my many...

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Old Rag Mountain from the Pinnacles Overlook (Shenandoah National Park) @ShenandoahNPS #Shenandoah #findyourpark #Virgina #NikonZ8 #ShenandoahNationalPark flic.kr/p/2pUT5na
Old Rag Mountain from the Pinnacles Overlook (Shenandoah National Park)

Old Rag Mountain from the Pinnacles Overlook (Shenandoah National Park)

While at the Pinnacles Overlook and taking in views looking to the south across the ridges and peaks of the Northern Blue Ridge. This is in Shenandoah National Park along the Skyline Drive. The...

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