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I’m Itching To Hit The Road To Go Camping – Spring Wanderlust

By Mia McPherson|March 3rd, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Burr Trail, Capitol Reef National Park, Clark County, Idaho, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: camping, clouds, creeks, fluffy, hit the road, nomadic gypsy, public lands, sunrise, switchbacks, trails, willows|

As the weather warms up I admit that I'm itching to hit the road to go camping, to get away from the city, the news and to immerse myself in natural surroundings.

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Camping on Public Lands in Clark County, Idaho

By Mia McPherson|July 12th, 2016|Categories: Clark County, Idaho, Targhee National Forest, Trees|Tags: aspens, camping, campsite, clouds, disperse camping, keep public lands in public hands, public lands, willows|

Good morning! I am writing this morning from a campsite that is on OUR Public Lands just outside the Targhee National Forest in Clark County, Idaho.

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Juvenile Red-naped Sapsucker in Summit County

By Mia McPherson|February 10th, 2014|Categories: Ashley National Forest, Birds, High Uintas, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Summit County, Utah|Tags: camping, forest, immature, juvenile, Red-naped Sapsucker, sapsucker, sapsuckers, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, tree, wooded, woodpecker, woodpeckers, young|

The bad weather here has given me cabin fever so last night I looked through my archives and enjoyed some images from brighter, warmer days and came across this juvenile Red-naped Sapsucker image from my first camping trip to Utah's high Uintas in Summit County.

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Juvenile Red-naped Sapsucker in the high Uintas

By Mia McPherson|March 1st, 2013|Categories: Ashley National Forest, Birds, High Uintas, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Summit County, Utah|Tags: Bear River, camping, Christmas Meadows, forest, immature, juvenile, Red-naped Sapsucker, sapsucker, sapsuckers, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, tree, woodpecker, woodpeckers, young|

This juvenile Red-naped Sapsucker image was taken on my first camping trip in the high Uintas in Summit County, Utah not far from Christmas Meadows.

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Pine Siskins

By Mia McPherson|February 12th, 2012|Categories: Ashley National Forest, Birds, High Uintas, Pine Siskins, Utah|Tags: adult, camping, Carduelis pinus, finch, finches, forest, high Uintas, mountains, Mule Ears, perched, siskin, siskins, Uintahs, Utah, Wyethia amplexicaulis|

While exploring the area and it's breath taking beauty I spotted a large flock of Pine Siskins feeding on the seedheads of Mule Ears (Wyethia amplexicaulis).

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Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge – Rockin’ Weather

By Mia McPherson|June 19th, 2011|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: "Fine Art", blue skies, camping, Centennial Mountains, gale force winds, grasses, landscapes, lightning, Lower Lake, marshes, nature, photography, rainbows, scenery, spring weather, stormy skies, sunshine, thunder, weather, western skies|

While at the refuge it rained, it hailed, there was thunder, lighting and at times even gale force winds but the biggest weather surprise after leaving the refuge was seeing snow falling lightly near Lima, MT... in June.

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