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    Karen Lee Ensley

    Schnecksville, Pennsylvania

    The wanderlust seed was planted when I was a child…
    I was 10 years old when my parents, big sister and the family dog took a summer-long American road trip. Loaded into a station wagon with our large dog, a mutt named Lucky, my dad towed a small trailer and the family around the United States in an epic life-changing adventure.

    When the photographs from my simple point and shoot camera (that I repeatedly banged against rocks as I scrambled to follow my dad to the mouth of an ice cave) showed that I had captured a fabulous scene that the rest of the family’s cameras didn’t capture,

    well, let’s just say that since then…

    As a writer and photographer, my work has been published nationally and internationally in books, magazines, newspapers, brochures and calendars. I’ve created images for local non-profits and major international corporations. It was my privilege to be one of three photographers to photograph then U.S. Vice President Al Gore receiving an award.

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    Gear Review: MSR Women's Lightning Ascent Snowshoes

    Karen Lee Ensley

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    Tower, Ferndale and Gravity Trail Loop

    Mount Penn Preserve, Pennsylvania
    Karen Lee Ensley
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    Woodland Way Trail

    Nescopeck State Park, Pennsylvania
    Karen Lee Ensley
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    D & L Trail Lehigh Tannery to White Haven

    White Haven, Pennsylvania
    Karen Lee Ensley
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    Slate Heritage Trail

    Slatington to Emerald, Pennsylvania
    Karen Lee Ensley
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    Shohola Falls Trail

    Greeley, Pennsylvania
    Karen Lee Ensley
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    Poe Paddy Tunnel Trail

    Poe Paddy State Park, Pennsylvania
    Karen Lee Ensley
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    Limestone Trail

    Canoe Creek State Park, Pennsylvania
    Karen Lee Ensley
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    Lake View Trail

    Tuscarora Lake, Pennsylvania
    Karen Lee Ensley
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    Homestead Trail

    Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center, Pennsylvania
    Karen Lee Ensley
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    Sand Spring Trail

    Hickory Run State Park, Pennsylvania
    Karen Lee Ensley
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    Walnutport Canal Spur Trail

    Allentown, Pennsylvania
    Karen Lee Ensley
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    Lakeside Trail

    Tobyhanna State Park, Pennsylvania
    Karen Lee Ensley
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