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ABOUT ME

Hi, I’m Terra, a 30-something runner, writer and wanderer on a life-long quest to visit all 400+ U.S. National Park sites. Based in Richmond, Virginia, with two fluffy wolves and one cheap cat.

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Ran a race today! Thanks to @rvaroadrunners for pu

Ran a race today! Thanks to @rvaroadrunners for putting on a modified Frostbite 15k that worked kept runners safe while still allowing us to participate in a much-loved RVA running tradition. And thanks to @finalgravitybrewingco for sponsoring & opening early to supply us with some post run beers. I’ve missed this so, so much, and while things are far from normal, I’m so thankful I got to cross a finish line today.

#rva #runners #running #richmond #bryanpark #girlontherun #frostbite15k #race #runrva

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Nearly fell over with fright when a mouse ran past

Nearly fell over with fright when a mouse ran past him this morning, recovered, snatched the mouse up with vicious decisiveness before spitting it out and watching it run away through furrowed brows. Now, is exhausted, and very cute.

#dog #luke #dogsofinstagram #husky #mutt #blackdog #wolfie #couchsurfing #petsofinstagram

Petrified Forest National Park has two birthdays:

Petrified Forest National Park has two birthdays: One on Dec. 8, to commemorate that time in 1906 when President Teddy Roosevelt created the national monument and one on Dec. 9 to commemorate when an act of congress established Petrified Forest National Park in 1962. HBD to a weird and magical place with mud the color of rainbows, petrified wood that 100% will curse you if you steal it from the park & the only national park to include part of old Route 66.

#nationalpark #exploreaz #arizona #petrifiedwood #petrifiedforestnationalpark #nature #nationalparkgeek #nps #usparksandmonuments #az #usa #travel #wanderlust #exploreusa #desert #mesa #blue

4 Years & I still miss you every single day. 💔

4 Years & I still miss you every single day. 💔

Happy Veterans Day to all my brothers and sisters

Happy Veterans Day to all my brothers and sisters in arms, to those who’ve served before me, those servicing alongside me today and those precious babies who are just starting their military careers. After more than 17 years of service, which has largely included shoving a camera in people’s faces, I’m still mostly having fun.

#veterans #veteransday #vet #army #pao #camera #soldier #nationalguard #inyourface #media #press #photography

Ubehebe Peak tops out at 5,678 feet. For reference

Ubehebe Peak tops out at 5,678 feet. For reference, that’s just 100 feet below the tallest mountain in Virginia. At the summit, there’s a logbook and a U.S. Geological Survey marker. I climbed Ubehebe on Oct. 12, 2020, and was the first person to sign the book since March. For the duration of my climb up, mine was the only car in the lot. I had the place to myself for full hours of the day.

That’s the thing about Death Valley that I love. It offers an abundance of remote adventure opportunities, of which the climb to the top of Ubehebe Peak is just one. It is not hard to escape a crowd in Death Valley, not difficult to find yourself alone inside of a canyon, on top of a mountain, standing alongside a creek bed. It is not impossible to be the only human inhabitant within a 10-mile radius.

More words about @deathvalleynps at terragoes.com.

#deathvalley #nps #parks #usnationalmonuments #california #ubehebe #mountain #hike #climb #travel #wanderlust #exploreca #Hiking #desert

So dramatic. #deathvalley #nationalparkgeek #usn

So dramatic.

#deathvalley #nationalparkgeek #usnationalpark #mesas #badlands #nps #park #wanderlust #explore #travel #california #scamper #views #nature

Desolation Canyon, Death Valley National Park - I

Desolation Canyon, Death Valley National Park - I don’t even know what led me to this trail, but I can tell you I found it and the view excellent until I managed to trip on my own feet & smash into the desert floor with my face and left hand. The result was a pretty serious nosebleed, one black eye, a couple sizable bruises on my legs, a hand that’s still sore a week later & a bruised & scratched up nose. As clumsy as I am, it’s frankly a little amazing I haven’t fallen and smashed myself before this. It rattled me, for sure, but I’m thankful it wasn’t worse, thankful it happened within cell range, thankful I was less than a mile from the car and thankful I got to see the incredible desert this year, that I was able to be in my most favorite place.

#desert #DeathValleyNPS #nationalparkgeek #nps #nationalparkusa #california #nationalparklove #californiacaptures #hiking #wanderlust #travel #exploreca #hikingtrail #desolationcanyon #views #adventure #nationalpark #deathvalley

“So, I love you because the entire universe cons

“So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.” - Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
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& also me, to the desert.

I still have lots of stories to tell about my time

I still have lots of stories to tell about my time here, but today I climbed the tallest peak in @deathvalleynps, Telescope Peak. It’s the tallest mountain I’ve ever climbed, by a lot, and it only sunk me deeper in love with Death Valley. From the summit, I could look down at Badwater Basin, the lowest place on the continent, and look across the mountains and truly, it was epic. I am so happy, so free, so good.

I climbed most of this peak two years ago and have

I climbed most of this peak two years ago and have thought about it ever since. The view, the solitude, the magnitude of both, it was a big part of what pushed me to come back, because I wanted to summit this little peak, wanted to visit this special place again. Round two and magic still held.

This place makes me wonder if I’ve ever really b

This place makes me wonder if I’ve ever really been in love, makes me wonder if true love only exists between me and the wildest of places. Without a doubt, it is certainly more deserving of my love than most.

In the morning we hunt crabs, sniff in the directi

In the morning we hunt crabs, sniff in the direction of herons that land in the yard, bark at birds and watch boats go by.

🖤🐺 🐺🖤

Really love what they’ve done with the place. .

Really love what they’ve done with the place. .
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#rva #streetphotography #blm #richmond #va

It’s time, y’all, time for a change. . . . . #

It’s time, y’all, time for a change.
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#saytheirnames #blm #rva #blacklivesmatter #richmond #rvaprotest #virginia #streetphotography

Proud of this city, proud of these voices. Black L

Proud of this city, proud of these voices. Black Lives Matter.
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#rvaprotest #2020 #blm #blacklivesmatter #rva #richmond

Escaped yesterday. ... #mountains #blueridge #virg

Escaped yesterday.
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#mountains #blueridge #virginia #travel #local

Acadia National Park || The fog & the mist & the m

Acadia National Park || The fog & the mist & the melancholy mood of Maine was suiting me just fine, thanks. I’d climbed up Cadillac Mountain, and back down, too, on a fog-filled & rainy day. Later, I’d get a beer & a pile of wings at a local’s bar & they’d shout to one another about the audacity of me climbing the mountain on a day like that. They looked at me, shook their heads, and then tried to tell me about the moods of the weather, the way the fog moved, interspersed with a few true or tall tales of lobster fishing. -
In recognition and celebration of #NationalParkWeek, I’m scampering through my camera roll. This week, I’ll be sharing a few photos from my favorite parks, along with 100ish words on the park, the moment and me. #100parkwords ....... #nationalpark #parks #acadia #maine #wanderlust #explore #trails #hiking #CadillacMountain #nps

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