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Photographs and video were taken while hiking and biking in Washington State in the Pacific Northwest, primarily in Western Washington in the Greater Seattle area, during 2018. Outdoor Lens highlights the natural beauty and tranquility of trails, plants, animals, nature, rivers, landscapes, and ecosystems. Photographs and short video clips of brief interactions with nature are presented alongside songs and music to create music videos that are entertaining and informative. There is empirical evidence that interacting with nature delivers measurable benefits to people. Outdoor Lens attempts to encourage people to experience nature firsthand and take a closer look at the fascinating web of life surrounding us. By doing so, the importance of preserving our natural world becomes self-evident. Some of the bicycling trails include: Burke-Gilman Trail, Sammamish River Trail, Green River Trail, Orting Foothills Trail, Sumner Link Trail, East Lake Sammamish Trail, Snoqualmie Valley Trail, Soos Creek Trail, Cedar River Trail, Centennial Trail, Chehalis Western Trail, Skagit Valley Trail, Mount Rainier Trails, Thurston County Rails to Trails, and Yakima Greenway Trail, Elliott Bay Trail, Alki Trail, Interurban South Trail, Interurban North Trail, John Wayne Pioneer Trail, Duwamish River Trail, I-90 Trail, 520 Bridge Trail, Eastside Trail, Cross Kirkland Connector Trail, Sacagawea Heritage Trail Loop, Cushman Trail, Scott Pierson Trail, and Ruston Way Path. Some of the hiking trails include: Annette Lake Trail, Lake to Lake Trail, Yakima Skyline Ridge, Woodland Parks Trail, Wilderness Creek Trail, Whiskey Dick Trail, Umtanum Creek Falls Trail, Tiger Mountain Trails, Tieton River Trail, Talapus Trail No. 139, Steilacoom Park (Discovery Trail), Squak Mountain Trail, Snow Lake - Source Lake Trail, Tolt Pipeline Trail, Redmond Ridge Trail, Twin Falls State Park, Rattle Snake Ledge Trail, Ranger Hole Trail, PSE Powerline Trail Loop, Poo Poo Point Trail, Cooper River Trail, Polallie Ridge Trail, Point Defiance Park and Waterfront Loop Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Oyster Dome Trail, North Fork Quinault Trail, Mink's Lake Trail, Hoh River Rainforest Trail, Grand Lake Ridge Trail, Deer Park Trail, Cape Alava Trail, North Creek Trail, Mt. Tenneriffe Trail, Spray Park Trail, Lost Lake Trail, Emmons Moraine Trail, Burroughs Mountain Trail, Bear Gap Trail, Middle Fork Trail, Manastash Ridge Trail, Mt. Si Trail, Little Mt. Si Trail, Langus Riverfront-Smith Island Trail, Serene Lake Trail, Lake Melakwa Trail, Kendall Katwalk Trail, Issaquah-Preston Trail, Ira Springs (Mason Lake) Trail, Snoqualmie-Preston Trail, Greider Lake Trail, Grand Ridge Trail, Goose Rock Perimeter Trail, Gold Creek Trail, Gold Creek Trai, Eight Mile Lake Hike, Ebey's Landing State Park, Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, Dosewallips State Park Trail, Discovery Park Trails, Dirty Harry Balcony Trail, Cowiche Canyon Trail, Coal Creek Trail, Boundary Bay Park - Dike Trail, Black Canyon Trail, Bear Creek Canyon Trail, and Asahel Curtis Nature Trail.