My Introduction

[peakandpaddle]

I'm Levi, 27, I like hiking, photography and anything to do with the outdoors. I run a small wilderness outfitter in the Boundary Waters of northern MN with my wife (see below), accompanied by our dudley lab, Sam. I've been traveling/hiking/camping for most of my life, both in the U.S. and abroad. I've always enjoyed photography but have only recently started taking pictures on my own, mostly of the great outdoors.

Myself + Wife at the summit of Mt. Katahdin in Maine after 1,200 miles of hiking on the Appalachian Trail
Handsome Sam the day after Christmas on a mountain in Maine

I'm lucky enough to have a job doing something that I love in some amazingly beautiful places. I'm getting into photography hoping to chronicle my journey and capture some of that beauty.
Me on the way back down from the summit of Katahdin.

Here are a few of my pictures:

Wife at sunrise on McAfee Knob in Virginia

Snail and shrooms in Great Smoky National Park

Sister + a friendly butterfly on the Appalachian Trail above Pearisburg, Virginia

Wife + sister in Banff National Park

Visiting ancient tannaries in Fez, Morocco

Street level in Fez, Morocco

Wife in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, NH

Slug + lichen somewhere on the A.T. in Georgia

And lastly, here's a verification picture

I'm excited to join the community on Steemit!

Comments

[skycornish]

Hello Levi! Your posts look interesting, will follow! Good luck!

[peakandpaddle]

thanks!

[juanersatzman]

Nice! Looking forward to keeping track of you on here and seeing your crazy nature photos.

[peakandpaddle]

Thanks! I'm exited to have a place to post all my crazy nature shots. It seems like it's the start of a fun journey.

[aweber]

Hurrah! Congrats on finally joining! Excited to be able to see all the cool crap you do!

[peakandpaddle]

Thanks for getting me started. I hope not to disapoint to much.

[greatman4eva]

welcome to steemit... am sure you will enjoy it here.
please feel free to follow me @greatman4eva

[caitycat]

Welcome to Steemit! I will follow and am excited to see all the adventures you get up to! Cheers!

[peakandpaddle]

Thanks!
My summer schedule is already filling up with some pritty exiting trips. Plenty of opportunity for picture taking and im super hyped.

[derekkind]

Great intro post - thanks for coming over here to share your adventures!

[tachiraontop]

Welcome to steemit. Feel free to follow me @Tachiraontop

[patonfire]

Welcome to Steem. Do read A thumb rule for steemit minnows - 50:100:200:25 for starter tips.
Please bookmark Steem BluePaper and Steem Whitepaper and don't miss reading when you have time.
All the Best!!!

[peakandpaddle]

thanks! will do.

[hustleking]

Welcome to the steemit community Levi! And thanks for sharing the great pictures of your adventures. Best of luck on here.

[peakandpaddle]

thanks so much for the welcome! im already feeling at home.

[ray147880]

Welcome!!! We have similar interest

[peakandpaddle]

sweet! i will check out your blog.(do we call it a blog
here?)

[ray147880]

Yes, it is. I have a lot of trips to share but I am still struggling with my exam LOL.

[ashwinrajt]

Welcome to Steemit !

[peakandpaddle]

many thanks! my first few minutes here have already been full of cool people and finding awesome post. cant wait to venture further.

[ashrafashoor]

Warmly welcome to you on steemit community keep enjoy with great steemians . Great introduction and thanks for sharing such a nice photo shoots.

[peakandpaddle]

Thanks! Happy I found this place. "Steemians" I like it.

[mudcat36]

Welcome to Steemit @peakandpaddle. I've done a fair amount of time on the AT myself. Doing 180 miles of it in my teenage years was kinda life defining in truth. Great photo's as well. I run the Steemit Newbie Resteem Initiative. We are a group that helps provide support and guidance to new users on Steemit. If you have any questions or need any help then don't hesitate to ask. Also be sure to keep your account keys safe to prevent your account from being hacked. You can find our initiative at #newbieresteemday. Best of luck here on Steemit.

[peakandpaddle]

Hay, I will probably take you up on that. Thanks. The AT changes every person who hikes on it. Feloship, simple living and clear porpoise on the trail allowed me to start to see what is truly important in life.

[mudcat36]

Agreed. Feel free to message me if at any point you need a hand. From your introduction and style of writing I believe you will fly here on Steemit. I'm more than happy to provide pointers throughout to get you up and running.

[peakandpaddle]

Thanks so much. Getting started here is a bit doanting and it's nice to know I have a place to go with my many questions. Thanks again.

[michaelluchies]

Hello Levi!

Welcome to Steemit and nice to meet you. Love your pictures. I'm here in Central IL. I rarely go hiking but have at Red Rock Canyon in NV and Pigeon Forge in TN -- both great spots.

Good luck here. Please let us know if you have any questions.

[peakandpaddle]

Sweet! It's always nice to see someone who enjoys a good hike. I will be sure to ask you when I'm stumped by something on here, thanks

[mykarma]

hola! I like your post! Thanks for it! lets make stemit togheter to a better place with our content! I would like to read a bit more about you and maybe do you have some more pictures?
I also just wrote a introduceyourself. maybe you upvote me and follow me aswell as I do? https://busy.org/introduceyourself/@mykarma/first-post-or-should-i-talk-about-jail

[peakandpaddle]

Sweet! It's cool to meet someone that is just as new as I am. I would love to follow and Good luck to you my friend.

[mykarma]

ok thanks. wait for your follow!

[brazenbre]

Banff Is ABSOLUTLEY on my bucket list. Virgina looks prettier than I thought.

[peakandpaddle]

Banff is incredible! If you get a chance to go just do it. Virginia is also beautiful but in a different way. Banff is grand and extravagant beauty, where as verginia is just rugged and dirty in its loveliness. Virginia is more about the small things that you take notice of when there aren't massive peaks screaming for attention.

[markothegreat]

Hi there!!! It's my pleasure to meet you :) WELCOME TO @steemitcommunity :)
Please visit my blog to know about me :)

https://steemit.comHi there!!! It's my pleasure to meet you :) WELCOME TO @steemitcommunity :)
Please visit my blog to know about me :)

https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@markothegreat/hello-steemit-introducing-marko
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[peakandpaddle]

Thanks! I will check it out.

[donvee]

Welcome! Looks like you two do pretty much the same stuff as my wife and I. I'll be following you and checking out your travels!

[peakandpaddle]

Cool! Having someone to hike with is the best. Congratulations on finding a permenat holding partner. Thanks for the follow as well.

[ninahaskin]

Welcome to Steemit, Levi (wife and Sam)!!! Your epic photographs speak volumes about the type of original content we can expect to see from you. Check out the hashtags being used and try to always use five. The first hashtag cannot be edited after you post. Feel free to ask if you have any questions!

[peakandpaddle]

Thanks for the tip and the welcome.

[namstar]

Hey man welcome to the community! I absolutely love your photography! I really love exploring the amazing outdoors as well. I am from Canada so will be posting pics of the Northern Wildlife :) Just made my first post hopefully you have some time to check it out!

*Followed and Upvoted :) **

[karenps]

Awesome pictures! I love the mountains in the Pacific Northwest!

[peakandpaddle]

as do i. they are unbelievably beautiful. nothing really captures the beauty of just being among them.