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While I love to walk in the mountains or watch the sunset on a tropical island, the outdoor life here in Wageningen is just as delightful. Each season brings beautiful, changing landscapes and best of all, they’re right on my doorstep and I can enjoy them every day. My love of the Wageningen outdoors came relatively late: it wasn’t until I wanted to get out and about, but didn’t have time to arrange a weekend camping or a few days’ walking. I had a strong desire to immerse myself in nature, so decided to look closer to home – I started to visit the places I had been to with my parents. On my walks I discovered parts of Wageningen I hadn’t noticed when cycling. Literally going off the beaten track felt like a real adventure and my love of the Wageningen area has grown and grown. For the new Bas Buitensport website, designer Wim de Vos came up with the idea of using an Instagram slider on the home page, which uploads all photos with the hashtag ‘outdoorwageningen’. The Instagrammers’ most recent photos are regularly updated, providing a wonderful view of the Wageningen countryside as the seasons change. My enthusiasm seems to
be infectious – the number of people using #outdoorwageningen is still growing. It wasn’t long before I realised I wanted to create a book – ‘outdoorwageningen’ is such a great hashtag I really want to share it! I hope this book inspires people to get out and about, and discover the awesome Wageningen countryside in all its glory throughout the year. The photos not only capture its beauty, but also offer a sense of wonder and discovery of the nature Wageningen has to offer in all seasons: a short walk, a sunrise, a cycle ride through the woods, or a Klompenpad – there’s so much to see and do. Ilonne Bongers Bas Buitensport Wageningen
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fantastische orchideeĂŤnrijkdom / wonderful wealth of orchids Het Binnenveld
goddelijke zonsondergang / celestial sunset
eindeloze lanen / endless avenues
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Grift
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blossombomb
krakend ijs / crackling ice De Bovenste Polder
De Blauwe Kamer
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Bergpad
Wallenpad
langs het water / by the waterside
Rijn
overweldigende zonsopkomst / stunning sunrise
opwarmende zandhagedissen / lizards sunning themselves
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Fascinerende luchtacrobatiek van kieviten en boerenzwaluwen in het Binnenveld / Fascinating acrobatics of lapwings and swallows
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Ultieme biodiversiteit met imposante bomen en explosies van kleur in het voorjaar in Belmonte Arboretum en Arboretum De Dreijen / Unrivalled biodiversity: towering trees and explosions of colour in spring in Belmonte Arboretum and De Dreijen Arboretum
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Mistige ochtenden en wilde Konikpaarden in het natuurgebied de Blauwe Kamer / Misty mornings and wild Konik horses in the Blauwe Kamer nature reserve
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Buitenaardse paddenstoelen verscholen in het geheimzinnige bos / Otherworldly toadstools hidden in mysterious woods
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Startpunt / Starting point Klompenpad Wageningse Engpad – 13 km
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Startpunt / Starting point Klompenpad Nudepad – 11 km
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Startpunt / Starting point Klompenpad Harsloërpad – 13 km
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Eindpunt / End point NS wandeling EdeWageningen – Wageningen
geweldig bankje / beautiful bench 4
De Wageningse Eng
bloemen plukken / pick flowers
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1 waanzinnig uitzicht / spectacular view
Renkumse Benedenwaard
#lente #spring
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judithvdbroek BlossomBomb #arboretum #flowerpower #spring #mooiwageningen
wim.de.vos My Instagram slogan is ‘nothing is ordinary’. Every spot and every season has its own beauty and if you look carefully there’s so much to discover. Favourite subjects of mine are transition landscapes and the rigors of time, from an autumn leaf on the doorstep to a misty morning in the Blauwe Kamer. Wageningen is such a great location: where the wooded hillsides slope down to the floodplain of the Rhine. Taking photos you pause for longer, physically and metaphorically, and start to see more. Owls, snakes, for instance. Technique is simply the means. Whether it’s the old darkroom and SLR, or Instagram and smartphone, you always start by looking. Sharing photos, topics and tips is what makes Instagram such a wonderful medium in my view.
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ingesa #sprookjesachtig #fairytale
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basbuitensport Fietstocht bij een prachtige zonsondergang / Bike ride and a beautiful sunset #sunset
ludgerboerrigter The varied landscape is what makes Wageningen an ideal photo location for me: woods and heathland, river and ‘mountain’. I often visit the wellknown spots like the arboretum on the Wageningse Berg and the floodplains, but also the lesser known Arboretum Oostereng. And once you know where to look, there’s a surprising wealth of wildlife that makes for beautiful shots. Grass snakes and sand lizards emerge to warm themselves in spring and summer, deer can be seen in the autumn, and owls in the winter.
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ludgerboerrigter Eerste #ringslang van 2018, een kleintje die door het hoge water koud en versuft was. Even opgewarmd in de handen en toen op een beschut plekje gelegd. / First #grasssnake of 2018, a little one, cold and dazed from the flood waters. Warmed him up a bit in my hands then put him back in a sheltered spot.
Thnx voor het posten met / Thnx for posting with #outdoorwageningen afvallenmetlot basbuitensport cultuurinwageningen dasmwessels fotosvdw helgabongers ingesa ingridhijman jarinkaheijink jessdekoning judithvdbroek karlijnvanw ludgerboerrigter marcellodevos
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Leuk als je ook gaat posten met / Awesome if you post with #outdoorwageningen
#outdoorwageningen Waar vind je een rivierenlandschap, een heuvelgebied en een vallei zo dicht bij elkaar? En met zo’n rijke natuur? Het veelzijdige landschap van Wageningen wordt het hele jaar rond door Instagrammers vastgelegd en gepost met #outdoorwageningen. De ringslangen en ransuilen, de uitzichten en het spectaculaire hoogwater – dit boekje toont al die mooie en bijzondere momentopnames. 9 789492 474186
/ Where can you find a river landscape, an area of hills and a valley so close to each other – and with such a wealth of natural diversity? Instagrammers can be spotted all year round shooting and posting Wageningen’s rich and varied landscapes using #outdoorwageningen. Grass snakes, long-eared owls, panoramas, vistas, spectacular high water levels – this little book captures some of these beautiful and exceptional moments.