HEY we camped every month for a year, starting in July 2016, when we had just returned from a great trip to Glacier National Park. We’re going to look at our accomplishment through a few lenses. Starting with: lenses! Every month, right here: one photo, as shared in real-time on Instagram.

June 2017:

The challenge is a little different, this month. #campeverymonth #hellooooocanada

A post shared by Arah Bahn (@arahbee) on Jun 3, 2017 at 5:47pm PDT

May:

Discovering Shagbark Hickory in springtime, for the first time ever. #springtime #freakshow #campeverymonth

A post shared by Arah Bahn (@arahbee) on May 14, 2017 at 5:50am PDT

April:

Pssst hey guess what? There's green in this scene. Spring has sprung! #campeverymonth #mini #countryman #minicooper #osbertsrules

A post shared by Arah Bahn (@arahbee) on Apr 22, 2017 at 4:32pm PDT

March:

So… the March installment of #campeverymonth: a camper cabin on a Tuesday night. It's camping: there will be fire and we will use sleeping bags. #whoserules #ourrules #nomorebronchitis

A post shared by Arah Bahn (@arahbee) on Mar 14, 2017 at 5:47pm PDT

February:

Waayyy more relaxing than last month! And yet elements of the precarious are still present: trying to get a cool angle while not dropping my glove into the mud moat in front of our tent. Camping! #campeverymonth #letscamp

A post shared by Arah Bahn (@arahbee) on Feb 18, 2017 at 3:35pm PST

January:

The January edition: we packed ALL THE THERMOSES, filled with boiling water. Winter campers! #campeverymonth #jetheads

A post shared by Arah Bahn (@arahbee) on Jan 29, 2017 at 7:54am PST

December 2016:

Hey, winter camper! Jetboil, don't fail us now. #mmmcoffee #itsnowedallnight #campeverymonth #optoutside #letscamp #jethead #trailgating #warmerweekend #exped #megamat

A post shared by Arah Bahn (@arahbee) on Dec 11, 2016 at 6:39am PST

November:

Exuberant tree is exuberant. And tall. And naked! Our last look at the park, yesterday morning. #CampEveryMonth #letscamp #exploreminnesota #latergram

A post shared by Arah Bahn (@arahbee) on Nov 14, 2016 at 11:35am PST

October:

"Untreated wood might be slipppery." On a morning walk out to Sand Point. Saw 3 bald eagles! #letscamp #exploreminnesota

A post shared by Arah Bahn (@arahbee) on Oct 30, 2016 at 8:58am PDT

September:

Sunday's creature feature! This guy hung out near our sweet riverside campsite. We ended up nearly needing webbed feet to exit the park on Monday! #darkandstormynight #exploreminnesota #letscamp #monthly #edition3 #latergram

A post shared by Arah Bahn (@arahbee) on Sep 6, 2016 at 9:54am PDT

August:

Last evening, I discovered what 50+ nesting double-crested cormorants sound like. Hint: the waterfront in Newport, Oregon. #sealionsinMinnesota #cormorant #latergram #letscamp

A post shared by Arah Bahn (@arahbee) on Aug 14, 2016 at 2:37pm PDT

July:

Hiding in a shadow: a female Ebony Jewelwing damselfly. A lovely from our hike last evening! #letscamp #latergram #yaysummer

A post shared by Arah Bahn (@arahbee) on Jul 31, 2016 at 8:11pm PDT