Chris McCloud

All views own. #FindYourPark! MPP. Backcountry, NP Geek, hiker, cyclist, UVM alum. Thruhiker (AZT 2019, LT 2020). All photos/Aspen’s Tracks RT own.

[Chris McCloud @cairochris]

Aurora borealis at @WrangellStENPS, 9/28/21. As I wrap up my time in Alaska, it took two days of chasing them around the state, but I found them.

#nationalpark #Auroraborealis #aurora #Wrangell #Alaska #nationalparkgeek #parkchat @capitalweather @dougkammerer @TenaciousTopper

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@59NationalParks Merry #Christmas from @archesNPS!

#MerryChristmas #findyourpark #beUtahful #utah #hiking #backpacking #longdistancehiking #nationalpark #archesnationalpark #archesnps

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@TomCaron @UVMmsoccer @NCAASoccer This really should go to at least a top 10 - I mean mean, Robert Frost? Coolidge? Gov Scott? Champ? Martin St Louis? John LeClaire? Just to name a few. There are definitely enough names to put at least a top 10 together. And Ben & Jerry should be together on one ranking.

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@SenorWille @TomCaron @UVMmsoccer @NCAASoccer Every single person listed is technically a flatlander so clearly where they were born was not of consequence to the person coming up with the list. Relevance to the state was the prominent factor.

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@mp_willow @TomCaron @UVMmsoccer @NCAASoccer Would open up room for Champ too, as a bonus.

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@SportsCenter Go Cats Go! 2024 National Champions! Incredible game! Much respect to Marshall, this was a heck of a match, I wouldn’t want the first national championship in school history to come any other way.

[Chris McCloud @cairochris]

@NateGWalla @SportsCenter The UVM chants were pretty loud in the second half! Vermont has always traveled well, and tonight was no different. 💛💚

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@PMulcay @SportsCenter Congrats to you as well on a great match!

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OMG, this is such a BFD for the entire state!

Burlington is going to be LIT! There’s gonna be a National Championship Parade!

2024 Men’s Soccer National Champions!

Go Cats Go!

#McollegeCup #LetsRally @UVMmsoccer #VermontStrong #ThisIsVermont #NationalChampions

[NCAA Soccer @NCAASoccer]

A golden moment for the Catamounts 🤩

#MCollegeCup x 🎥ESPN2 / @UVMmsoccer

[Aspen’s Tracks @aspenfoxtracks]

Well, one benefit of being sick and unable to play hockey is that I’ll be back on #parkchat tonight…assuming I remember its start in MST lol. Never fully adjusted to that just like foliage like this in December will never fully make sense. Looking forward to it regardless. :)

[Chris McCloud @cairochris]

Last warmup before league games start last night in Cedar City. 2 goals, nearly a 3rd. 3rd hit the post & across the outer underside of the crossbar & out :/

Tonight the games start for real.

Yep, still representing @uvmvermont & @hockey_east in southwest Utah.

#hockey #utah

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@naturetechfam @TamithaSkov @Vincent_Ledvina I was sorry to miss this, but the Wave was calling :(

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Turned down aurora chasing last night to get up early for a trip here this morning. Superb day for first time out here. Turned away 7 would-be permit poachers in the 4 hours we were on trail.

#TheWave #VermilionCliffs #nationalmonument #arizona #hikeaz #parkchat #publiclands

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Today’s goal (public domain image for the moment)…hopefully will be helping out on safety patrol after this.

https://t.co/UaKN1LiRNQ

#parkchat #TheWave #nationalparkgeek #amazingarizona #arizonahiking #hikeaz #vermilioncliffs #nationalmonument #monumentsforall #publiclands

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🎶”Darkness on the Edge of Town”🎶

#springsteen #TheBoss

[Chris McCloud @cairochris]

Had a GREAT time celebrating new job by seeing @springsteen at Nationals Park last night. 3rd time seeing him dating back 21 years and he still has some of the top shows I’ve seen.

#brucespringsteen #TheBoss #washingtondc

[Chris McCloud @cairochris]

🎷 plus 🎸? Yes, please.

#springsteen #TheBoss

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@mtmagog @GrandCanyonNPS This one has a pretty good reason! But for those who go prepared it definitely has a substantial payoff.

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📍 Whitmore Canyon Overlook, Grand Canyon-Parashant #NationalMonument, Arizona
❌ No 2WD or highway tires to get here. 4x4 strongly recommended. Does not have same access as @grandcanyonnps.

#grandcanyon #nationalpark #coloradoriver #findyourpark #monumentsforall #amazingarizona

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@snowset Saving this to send to my folks the next time they question my use of gummie bears to push through a long a*** trail day - or week, for that matter.