staceythinx:

Jaw-dropping aurora photos from the Tombstone Range in the Yukon by Marc Adamus

We’ll meet someday.

staceythinx:

These beautiful dark skies were captured by Gunnar Gestur Geirmundsson

One day I will see this live

Another green world.

(Source: fuckyeahhiking)

I assume this is a ladybug party.

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After watching a youtube video about hornets battling honey bees I though I had developed a fascination with bugs, HOWEVER, I am only ten minutes into Microcosmos (a documentary that shows short clips of what seems like every bug imaginable), and I have come to the conclusion that bugs are just tiny monsters.  If you ever wanted to take a tour of the world from a bug’s eye view, I recommend it.   Maybe, if you are braver than me, you can get farther than fifteen minutes into it. 

Can I be the lady who gets to pick out the music for nature movies like this? 

Yes, I’ll admit to youtubing praying mantises and Japanese honey bees instead of studying for Multivariate Calculus.  I am sure my knowledge of honey bee massacres will get me far on my test tomorrow.  hmmm….

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heheheh.  This melts my heart. 

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Nature is cool.  That right there is a heart puddle.

A post about backpacking

Last weekend I went backpacking in the Pinhoti Trails.  You shouldn’t be fooled by my outdoorsy looking chacos. I wear them all over the city, but rarely go “off roading” with them, thus the two days of backpacking when I did a lot of off rOAdin’ with my chacos taught me a many valuable things:

1. Cliff bars are lactose free, they fill you up for a solid three hours, and they are delicious (especially the blueberry kind).
2. I never knew how empowering it is to feel physically strong.  Day one of backpacking I couldn’t pick my backpack up without help, but by day two I was golden.  This is probably because I learned how to get it on more effectively, but I’d like to think that maybe, POSSIBLY it was because I got a lil stronger..  I think after this week of calculus 2 hell I will definitely try to make it to the gym more often.  I am not aiming for body builder strength, but I’d like to be able to hike up a hill and not feel like I am about to have a heart attack. 
3. Make sure to share a tent with someone who you can giggle with and doesn’t snore.  Thank you, Erin, for not snoring.
4. A lot of highways in India only have one lane, so if a cow decides to stop in the middle of the road you will probably be late to wherever you are headed.
5. Learn what terrain gives your shoes the most traction.  This is especially useful when going down a a hill that is over 45 degrees. 
6. Mirrors and makeup are a bit overrated.  Some of my favorite pictures of friends and family are ones where they look natural and are sincerely happy.
7. If you take a picture of yourself jumping really really close to a cliff, in the picture it looks like you’re jumping off the cliff.  A sight like this can be frightening to people who pass by.
8. The bare necessities and friends are all you need.

I was also reminded of how bold and intriguing nature is.  I was reminded that constellations are just too cool, and lastly, I was reminded that my skin is capable of getting sunburned. 

I cannot wait for next time.