#nationalforest is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 16 people shared 28 posts with it — around 1 a day. Activity is down 100% versus the previous week, peaking on Jul 12 with 5 posts.

Posts with #nationalforest

@deanthepoet.bsky.social

2 months ago

Looking east into Glacier National Park from the Great Bear Wilderness in northwestern Montana. #MountainMonday #BlueskyMonday #NaturePhotography #Montana #GlacierNational #PublicLand #NationalForest

Looking easy into Glacier National Park from the Great Bear Wilderness in northwestern Montana.

We had a mild winter. It has been a warm spring. The high peaks in Glacier stubbornly cling to their snowy blankets as long as they can.

These mountains were born to be cold.

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Connor McManus

@tarnishedpixels.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

#lookingglassfalls #waterfall #longexposure #sony #photography #northcarolina #pisgah #nationalforest

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Jeremy Vohwinkle

@jeremyvoh.bsky.social

about 2 months ago

I'm a bit late to #ForestFriday, but it was an absolutely splendid day in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest today. 🌲🏔️ #pnw #scape #photography #nature #forest #landscape #landscapephotography #nationalforest #cascades #washington

Moss-covered firs and a snag lean into frame, their trunks filling the foreground while sharp-ridged Big Four Mountain holds the center distance with snow still clinging to its upper face, and a waterfall tracing one of its couloirs.

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Jenifer

@jeniferlecount.bsky.social

about 1 year ago

This land is your land, and this land is my land .... this land was made for you and me.... #saveourforests #standfortheland #pnw #westcoast #upperleft #nature #mtbakerwilderness #pacificnorthwest #landscapephotography #thegreatpnw #outwest #hiking #nationalforest

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Jeremy Vohwinkle

@jeremyvoh.bsky.social

8 months ago

I often lose track of the days, but rarely forget when it's #MountainMonday & #BlueSkyMonday. I haven't been up here since late September, and I'm patiently waiting for these summer views of Baker again. #photography #landscapephotography #mountains #pnw #landscape #nature #nationalforest #clouds

A scenic view of Mount Baker, a prominent, snow-capped volcano, peeking through dramatic white clouds. The lower slopes feature rocky ridges and are framed by vibrant green alpine forest and sun-drenched meadows in the foreground.

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MJM Grand

@huntnfish8.bsky.social

about 2 months ago

#Montana #Flyfishing #Scape #NationalForest

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Scott W Gonzalez

@scottwgonzalez.bsky.social

about 1 year ago

Happy #StunDay to all that celebrate! Here is a Spotted Owl that I was lucky enough to see and photograph in #Sequoia #NationalForest. There were fluffy one in another tree not too far away. More #bird #photography can be found at ScottWGonzalez.com #EastCoastKin

A Spotted Owl perched in a tree. It is a medium sized owl with white spots all over its brown body. The chest is a light brown, and the wings are a dark brown. The owl is facing the camera and its large black eyes can be clearly seen which have reflections of the sunlit clearing I was standing near. The head is rounded and the beak is yellow. The branch the bird is perched on is medium brown with white spots on it the leaves around the bird are green oak leaves. Blue sky can be seen behind the bird through the openings of the leaves and branches.

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@deanthepoet.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

This #MountainMonday scene is brought to you by the #Miracle of #GrandTetonNationalPark We want to keep ALL of our #PublicLand #NationalParks #NationalMonument #NationalForest

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mt jsieber

@johnsieberphotography.com

over 1 year ago

Heart Lake Lolo National Forest September 5th, 2021 #montana #nationalforest #publiclands #photography

A mountain lake on a fall evening in western Montana.

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MJM Grand

@huntnfish8.bsky.social

7 months ago

Happy #Stunday Everyone!!!🙏 Upper Whitefish Lake evening after the rain stopped. #BNWmacro #imageandverse #NationalForest #Artyear #scape #classicmono #monochrome “After a long day alone with the pines, the world’s noise seems strangely unnecessary.”-John Muir

The image shows a calm mountain lake at sunset shortly after rainfall at Upper Whitefish Lake. The photograph is in grayscale, which emphasizes contrast, texture, and mood rather than color.

In the foreground, the lake’s surface is smooth and glassy, disturbed only by faint, widening ripples near the lower center of the frame. These ripples gently warp the reflections above them, suggesting a recent raindrop or a lingering breeze. The water acts like a mirror, reflecting the sky and the dark tree line with near-symmetry, creating a strong sense of stillness and balance.

Across the middle of the image runs a dense band of conifer trees. They appear as tall, narrow silhouettes—dark, vertical shapes packed closely together. Their pointed tops form an uneven edge against the lighter sky, reinforcing depth and distance. The trees are reflected clearly in the lake below, their mirrored forms slightly blurred by the subtle movement of water.

Behind the trees rise rounded mountain ridges. The mountains are partially veiled by low clouds and drifting mist, which cling to their slopes and gather in the valleys. The mist appears soft and smoky, moving horizontally along the contours of the land, suggesting cooling air after the rain. The mountains themselves are darker than the sky but lighter than the trees, creating a layered effect from foreground to background.

Above the mountains, the sky is filled with thick, broken clouds. The clouds are brighter near the center of the image, where the sun has recently set behind them. This brightness fades outward into darker gray tones, indicating the last residual light of evening rather than a visible sun. The cloud texture is heavy and uneven, suggesting moisture and recent rainfall rather than clear weather.

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MJM Grand

@huntnfish8.bsky.social

4 months ago

One of my favorite #ForestFriday pictures Deerlodge #nationalforest in the Sapphire Mountains.. 10 feet in front of me not seen is a 100 foot high cliff and the Middle Fork of Rock Creek.. spent 3 hours looking for an easy way down to #flyfish … Another trip great adventure.. little fishing 🤣🤣

A wide, sunlit mountain valley stretches outward beneath a clear, uninterrupted blue sky. The foreground is dense with layered vegetation—young conifers rising in dark green spires among lighter, almost luminous shrubs and deciduous growth. The textures vary from soft, rounded thickets to the sharper, upright forms of pine and fir, creating a woven pattern of greens.

Beyond this, the land opens into a gentle meadow-like basin, its surface smoother and brighter, suggesting grasses or low vegetation catching the full strength of midday light. The terrain then lifts gradually into forested hills, where the trees become more uniform and closely packed, forming a continuous dark green band.

In the distance, a rounded mountain rises, its upper slopes thinning into patches where rock or lingering snow shows through near the summit. The ridgeline behind it fades into a cooler blue tone, softened by distance and atmospheric haze.

Scattered among the living trees are a few bare, gray trunks—standing remnants of older growth—adding vertical contrast and a sense of time passing within the landscape.

The entire scene is still and expansive, defined by layered depth: bright foreground, open middle ground, and receding, blue-tinted mountains beyond.

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MJM Grand

@huntnfish8.bsky.social

6 months ago

Happy #BlueskyMonday and #MountainMonday a view from my side yard #Scape #Landscape #Artyear #ImageandVerse #Montana #NationalForest “I am never lonely where the earth is at work, building patiently toward beauty.”-John Muir