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Drake
John Muir, upon arrriving from Wisconsin as young boy, settled with his family, in the Wisconsin woods alongside a small lake they named Fountain Lake. Who knew this small lake would have such a huge impact on the conservation movement.
Short post about the decision to share social and political leanings as an artist, or not to share these leaning on the website.
How John Muir influenced my photography
It was a few divergent paths that converged during a conversation with Denali.
Have you ever listened to a song multiple times, and suddenly heard something you hadn't before?
The “teaching moment” was just around the corner. “Look at the value”, I offered, “of the milkweed
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