Ilona Berzups Photography

03/01/2024

Dreaming of the next road trip, the next campsite, the next hike in nature, the next breathtaking view. The trees seem to think it’s Spring, and in moments between the rain and cold, so do I. Be a woman who dreams, then make it happen.

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12/31/2023

As 2023 draws to a close I reflect on all the beautiful places I've hiked and camped. Standing on the edges of nature so profoundly grand where only a gasp escapes my lips. The peace I feel here is what I wish for you and our flawed, tumultuous world. Embrace life and each other, no matter what path you walk.

🍃Life happens in nature.

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09/23/2023

Two of my wilderness photographs are included in National Geographic’s new book “Wild Atlas of America” releasing on 10/3/23. Yes, I’m bragging, just a little :-)

06/12/2023

Finding gratitude in solitude. Endless beach walks, sleeping under the stars, eagles, anemones and big fat star fish. Life happens in nature.

📍Land of the Elwha Klallam, Hoh, Jamestown S'Klallam, Makah, Port Gamble, Quileute, Quinault, S'Klallam, and Skokomish

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06/12/2023

A few days of camping till the rains came to nourish the forest, as it nourishes me. Discovered a host of wildflowers still in bloom, including the elusive Lady’s Slipper. Stay curious, stay wild.

Lunch spot: 3595’
13.22 mi, +1660’, -1657’, 06:00 hrs

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: Two U.S. Presidents, one a Republican and the other a Democrat, finally accorded the area full legal protection under the 1964 Wilderness Act in 1976.

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10/12/2022

In my happy place at 6800’. Be curious, stay wild.

"I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy.' — Sylvia Plath

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08/02/2022

Sexy boots. When you have as much talent as Ana Popović you can kill it in the boot department. What an amazing performance, love those fem guitar shredders.

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08/02/2022

2022 Mt Baker Rhythm & Blues (festival highlights). So much talent packed into 3 days. It was hot and I’m not just talking about the weather. Is dance sweat different than “it’s hot out” sweat?

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2022 Mt Baker Rhythm & Blues. Festival highlights from 7/29-31.Amazing lineup and fantastic venue outside of Bellingham, WASHANE DWIGHTSOUTHERN AVENUEANA POP...

07/09/2022

Cascade Mountains never cease to inspire. This image looks monochrome but is actually in color, the gray PNW makes it so. Nevertheless, stay wild and aim high.



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06/24/2022

My favorite piece of jewelry. I can’t think of a better day to wear it.

05/06/2022

Brain reboot in a tumultuous world. Life happens in nature.
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05/03/2022

Elation and the simple things:

When I look at the clock and it's only 4pm, and there's nothing I need to do, only decide what's next.

When I cancel an appointment with myself, because I can.

When the heat from the turned off stove warms my arm as I place the kettle back.

Wrapping my hands around a hot cup of tea, lifting it to my lips to drink it.

Realizing that when I journal, my mind has slowed to keep pace with my hand as I write.

That instant of pure joy when I'm pulled out of my head to watch a hummingbird arrive at the feeder.

When all before me is trail, trees, mountain, sky and the sound of my boots on the ground.

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