Minerva & Sam

Minerva & Sam

@witheachmile.com

Road-tripping couple exploring the US with our 2 dogs 37 states • 17 National Parks • 43,000+ miles driven

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I feel like it's becoming more and more difficult to tell what's a photo, what's been AI-generated and what has been heavily edited lately. So, in September, we started adding C2PA Content Credentials to our blog photos. These let you see an image's origin and its edit history.

Hike with us to Emerald Lake in #rockymountainnationalpark, #Colorado! We needed a timed-entry reservation for Bear Lake Road to get here, but the 3.3-mile out-and-back hike to Emerald Lake is gorgeous and relatively easy. The views along the way are worth it! #hiking #nationalparks

We saw a lot of wildlife during our #GrandTetonNationalPark road trip. We even drove past a herd of #bison in front of the #mountains ⛰️ #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #Wyoming #nature #photography #travel #nationalparks

We woke up early to watch the sunrise at Grand Teton National Park 💚 📸 August 2026 #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon #nature #grandtetonnationalpark #nationalparks

It's been a few years since we visited #BadlandsNationalPark during the winter ❄️ In 2021, we got there before sunrise and watched as the sun illuminated all the formations 💚 #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #nature #photography #southdakota #nationalparks #travel #outdoors #landscapephotography

The #mountains in Grand Teton National Park are beautiful 💚 #BlueSkyArtShow #ColorADay #GreenSat #nature #photography #travel #grandtetonnationalpark #nationalparks

Sunset in #GrandTetonNationalPark ⛰️ #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #nature #travel #nationalparks #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #MobilePhotography

Another photo from our road trip last month. It was so good to be back in #Colorado and exploring #RockyMountainNationalPark for the first time 🌲 📸 August 2026 #Scape #ForestFriday #hiking #nationalparks #nature #photography #travel

Silex Spring in the Yellowstone Lower Geyser Basin The colors of the different hot springs were just unreal 💚 #ColorADay #YellowThu #Hiking #nationalparks #travel #nature #photography #yellowstonenationalpark

Lake Haiyaha in Rocky Mountain National Park 🌲 #RockinTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #hiking #nationalparks #RockyMountainNationalPark #nature #photography #travel

I feel like it's becoming more and more difficult to tell what's a photo, what's been AI-generated and what has been heavily edited lately. So, in September, we started adding C2PA Content Credentials to our blog photos. These let you see an image's origin and its edit history.

We are adding these because I strongly value transparency. We do lightly edit our photos, and none of them have ever been AI-generated. My goal has always been to share what we saw, as close to the way we saw it during our trips.

You can use c2paviewer to read the credentials for yourself, too. Here is an example from our recent article about Seven Falls: c2paviewer.com/report/zaRgU... The link to c2paviewer will work until the end of December 2026, but the C2PA Content Credentials on the images will remain indefinitely.

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On our last night in #grandtetonnationalpark, we saw a moose and her baby wandering in front of the #mountains ⛰️ 📸 August 2026 #Stunday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #MobilePhotography #onlybeautifulthings #nature #nationalparks #grandteton

Some of the view we had #hiking from the Bear Lake Trailhead to Dream and Emerald Lakes in #RockyMountainNationalPark 🌲 📸 August 2026 #Stunday #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #MobilePhotography #onlybeautifulthings #nature #hiking #nationalparks

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4 views of Colorado National Monument for #scape day #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #colorado #canyons #mesas #redrock #vista #overlook #erosion #geology

We didn't have reservations to visit Bear Lake Road on our first day in #RockyMountainNationalPark, so instead we spent the day driving along Trail Ridge Road and stopping at pretty much every spot that looked stunning 🌲 There were a lot of stops 😅 #Scape #ForestFriday #hiking #nationalparks

Alpine lake #reflections in Lake Haiyaha, Rocky Mountain National Park 🌲 #nationalparks #hiking #colorado #RockinTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #nature #rockymountainnationalpark #travel

We have stopped at quite a few waterfalls while road tripping across the country. But so far, none have been quite as unique as Seven Falls in Colorado Springs. It's made up of seven individual waterfalls with a staircase running alongside. #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #Waterfall #Dogfriendly

Colorado Springs was our first stop along our 4,800+ #roadtrip traveling from our home in Alabama all the way to Grand Teton in Wyoming. Visiting Garden of the Gods was a great way to get used to the high elevation while #hiking with our dogs. #RockinTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue

While driving along Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, we stopped off to walk along some of the trails 🌲 #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #RockyMountainNationalPark #nature #photography #travel #nationalparks

We spent the last 5 days exploring Grand Teton. This is Mount Moran reflecting in Jenny Lake. I still can't get over how beautiful the area is 💚 #RockinTuesday #TidesOutTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #hiking #nationalparks #grandteton

This was our view a couple of days ago of the Grand Teton mount range from across Jenny Lake. #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #hiking #nationalparks #grandteton #wyoming #grandtetonnationalpark

It's been a bit, but we are finally on another road trip! This is Seven Falls in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It's a #waterfall made up of seven cascading waterfalls 🌊 #colorado #coloradosprings #waterfallwednesday #roadtrip #hiking

Sunset at #HurricaneRidge in Olympic National Park 🌲 This was our last night of our 2.5 week exploration of the #OlympicPeninsula #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #nationalparks #travel #pnw #olympicnationalpark

Shipwreck Point, just a couple minutes west of Sekiu, Washington in the #OlympicPeninsula #Scape #ForestFriday #ColorADay #BWFri #BlackAndWhite #Sekiu #Landscape #pnw #pacificnorthwest

Congaree National Park Floodplain The park floods around 10 times a year, and those floodwaters bring in nutrient-rich sediment that helps grow some of the tallest trees in the eastern U.S. #Scape #ForestFriday #CongareeNationalPark #dogfriendlytravel #hiking #nationalparks

Hiking along Grand Valley Trail, part of Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park 🏔️ #HumansOfBlueSky #ColorADay #YellowThu #Hiking #nationalparks #olympicnationalpark #pnw

You might not know it while driving through the Columbia River Gorge, but this area is home to one of Oregon’s most popular stops, #MultnomahFalls #WaterfallWednesday #ColorADay #RedWed #oregon #nature #photography #travel #hiking #pnw

Shi Shi Beach was one of my favorite hikes along the Olympic coast. A little muddy at the start of the trail, though 🥾 #RockinTuesday #TidesOutTuesday #hiking #pnw #pacificnorthwest #nationalparks

We took this in the dried up Broadwell Lake while driving through the Mojave Desert. The wind was just whipping through and the sun was so intense ☀️ #BlueSkyMonday #MacroMonday #MinimalMonday #roadtrip #California

Time to hide! 🫣 If it said it saw me, I'd say "no, you're lion" 🦁

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Pretend we are out hiking and we encounter a mountain lion. How would you react? (Respond in meme) #goodmorning #saturday #nationalpark #hike #travel #humor #backpack #camp