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Outdoor Project
The ultimate adventure guide
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
05/08/2012
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge: Great blue heron (Ardea herodias).
Gerard Smith
Photo Date:
12/20/2014
Mount Denali (20,237 ft) in Alaska's Denali National Park. It's name means "The High One" in the native language.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
05/08/2012
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.
Kathleen Buenviaje
Photo Date:
12/28/2015
Some of the country's most incredible landscapes are on public land and completely free to access (but not always easy to get to!), like Reflection Canyon in Utah.
Outdoor Project
Photo Date:
06/20/2012
Wolves are on the road to recovery in some parts of the Northwest thanks to restoration efforts. Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Vanessa Ball
Photo Date:
07/20/2016
Getting our kids outside is one of the best gifts we can give them.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
12/28/2013
Three Sisters from Tumalo Mountain under the Milky Way.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
12/02/2015
San Clemente State Beach in California.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
07/06/2013
Whaleshead Beach sunset along the public-access coast of Oregon.