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Triad Park Nature Trails and the Carolina Field of Honor - Kernersville, NC

Chris Shields 10/24/26 Chris Shields 10/24/26

Triad Park Nature Trails and the Carolina Field of Honor - Kernersville, NC

All Sacrificed Some, Some Sacrificed All

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Friendly Acres Park Trail - Greensboro, NC

Chris Shields 10/23/26 Chris Shields 10/23/26

Friendly Acres Park Trail - Greensboro, NC

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood

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Price Park Evergreen Trail - Greensboro, NC

Chris Shields 10/22/26 Chris Shields 10/22/26

Price Park Evergreen Trail - Greensboro, NC

Wandering, not lost

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Matrimony Creek Nature Trail - Eden, NC

Chris Shields 10/21/26 Chris Shields 10/21/26

Matrimony Creek Nature Trail - Eden, NC

I do and I will

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High Rock Ford Historic Trail - Gibsonville, NC

Chris Shields 10/20/26 Chris Shields 10/20/26

High Rock Ford Historic Trail - Gibsonville, NC

Over the ford and through the hills we go

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Wood Duck Way - Greensboro, NC

Chris Shields 10/19/26 Chris Shields 10/19/26

Wood Duck Way - Greensboro, NC

Peaceful easy feeling

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The Osprey Trail - Brown Summit, NC

Chris Shields 10/11/26 Chris Shields 10/11/26

The Osprey Trail - Brown Summit, NC

Blame it on the (no) rain

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The Townsend Trail - Brown Summit, NC

Chris Shields 10/10/26 Chris Shields 10/10/26

The Townsend Trail - Brown Summit, NC

Walking in the rain

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Marginal Way - Ogunquit, Maine

Chris Shields 10/9/26 Chris Shields 10/9/26

Marginal Way - Ogunquit, Maine

As you walk the way the way appears

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North Carolina Outer Banks Lighthouse Tour: The Ultimate Highway 12 Itinerary

Chris Shields 10/8/26 Chris Shields 10/8/26

North Carolina Outer Banks Lighthouse Tour: The Ultimate Highway 12 Itinerary

Let There Be Light (houses)

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The Lost Cove Loop Trail - Collettesville, NC

Chris Shields 10/6/26 Chris Shields 10/6/26

The Lost Cove Loop Trail - Collettesville, NC

Land of the lost

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Caraway Creek Preserve - Asheboro, NC

Chris Shields 10/5/26 Chris Shields 10/5/26

Caraway Creek Preserve - Asheboro, NC

Faith Hope and Love

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Falls of the Ohio River State Park & Marengo Cave - Clarksville & Marengo, Indiana

Chris Shields 10/3/26 Chris Shields 10/3/26

Falls of the Ohio River State Park & Marengo Cave - Clarksville & Marengo, Indiana

Fossils and Flowstone

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Adventures in Iceland - The Land of Fire and Ice

Chris Shields 10/2/26 Chris Shields 10/2/26

Adventures in Iceland - The Land of Fire and Ice

Hot side hot, cool side cool

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Arenal Hanging Bridges Park - Costa Rica

Chris Shields 9/30/26 Chris Shields 9/30/26

Arenal Hanging Bridges Park - Costa Rica

Pura Vida

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Bryce Canyon National Park - Bryce Canyon City, Utah

Chris Shields 9/29/26 Chris Shields 9/29/26

Bryce Canyon National Park - Bryce Canyon City, Utah

Bryce Bryce Baby

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Havasupai Falls - Supai, Arizona

Chris Shields 9/28/26 Chris Shields 9/28/26

Havasupai Falls - Supai, Arizona

Land of the Blue-Green Water

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The Narrows - Zion National Park - Springdale, Utah

Chris Shields 9/27/26 Chris Shields 9/27/26

The Narrows - Zion National Park - Springdale, Utah

Slippery When Wet

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Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek in the Annapurna Mountain Range - Nepal

Chris Shields 9/26/26 Chris Shields 9/26/26

Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek in the Annapurna Mountain Range - Nepal

The Roof of the World

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Roan Mountain State Park - Roan Mountain, TN

Chris Shields 9/22/26 Chris Shields 9/22/26

Roan Mountain State Park - Roan Mountain, TN

All trails lead to Roan

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