@lindyissleepy@mountains.social
Post #4256928
2026-07-30 14:27 UTC
#throwbackthursday
Reflections on the five-year anniversary of my first trip to #Alaska ! A thread
Five years ago today, I hopped off a plane in #Juneau , Alaska, and started to rediscover a part of myself I had long forgotten.
Back in July of 2021, I was a fresh-faced 26-year-old flying nearly 4,000 miles across the continent to visit my long-distance boyfriend for the first time. I had no idea just how much those ten days would change my life.
#hiking #hikingadventures #nature #naturephotography #mentalhealth #positivity #travel
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@lindyissleepy@mountains.social 2026-07-30 14:28
Growing up on the East Coast, #nature seemed small and controlled, squeezed into whatever space was left between buildings or sidewalk cracks. Alaska showed me the opposite: there, society fits around the nature. Juneau seemed to exist only because the mountains allowed it. Forests reached right up to neighborhoods. And glaciers, salmon, ravens, and bears felt like neighbors, not just attractions. There was a real respect for the land, wildlife, and Indigenous cultures. It made me see how differently we treat nature back home, and how much Colonialism attitudes still shape how we interact with the world around us.