Chelsea Murphy

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Encouraging a more inclusive and equitable outdoor community while celebrating and representing Black motherhood in the midst of a dominant culture. Join me here.

Shifting outdoor culture. Inspiring joy + liberation.

she_colorsnature

Here to help you find your way outside 🌿
🏕️ Black motherhood in the outdoors
🍄‍🟫 30 minutes OUTSIDE everyday
📍 PNW 💌: shecolorsnature@gmail

Community fundraiser happening now ‼️ @the_bronz Community fundraiser happening now ‼️
 
@the_bronze_chapter is hosting a practical personal safety workshop for everyday life and the outdoors! We are fundraising to get them to $5k before April 1st. The only way we can do this is together in community! We would also like to invite you to join this workshop alongside me, @she_colorsnature and be forever changed!

HERE IS HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT 🫶🏾

👉🏾DONATE using the pledge link in bio and stories

👉🏾SHARE this reel with your circle, your outdoor friend groups, co-workers and hike community!

👉🏾SPONSOR this event as a business or brand! @the_bronze_chapter is a non-profit 501c3 eligible for tax deductions!

SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP 🫶🏾

Workshop information👇🏾

Name: Town to Trails - From Fear to Fearless
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
Time: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm PST
Location: Bow, WA (1.5 hours north of Seattle)
Facilitated by @adventuresofnik & @impact_matt 
✨ONLY 16 participant spots available

🔗 Follow the link in bio to support AND find out all the details for the workshop! 

If you are the community I hope you are, we will have this fundraiser closed in no time! 🫶🏾

Thanks for the help on this, SEE YOU THERE 👋🏾
An entry to my snowboard journal It is as good a An entry to my snowboard journal 

It is as good as they say it is @stevenspass 🌨️🤘🏾❄️

REPORT: powder days are the best days and I get it now BUT I hope this won’t spoil all other days. I was laughing, screeching, and saying “OH MY GOSH” with awe and wonder of a 7 year old girl. I also gained a new riding buddy in @farmerdel666. I continue to feel gratitude for this journey! So much gratitude. 🏂🫶🏾

Joy is my resistance - seeking it out everyday outside

Disclaimer: weather patterns are constantly shifting! Stay safe out there friends. Powder is not worth your life. Check out @wsdot @nwacus & @stevenspass for the best updates on safety and being open!

#SheColorsNature #BlackSnowboarders #StevensPass #MySnowboardJourney #Powder
#TeamBronco_Ambassador prepping for backpack seaso #TeamBronco_Ambassador prepping for backpack season with my littlest, and a journey to touch moss! Thanks for coming along. 

I hope you find your way outside 🚙✨👋🏾

@fordbronco @ford 

Disclaimer✨ 2025 Ford Bronco® Big Bend® model with optional equipment, available Ford Accessories, and extra-cost color option shown.
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 🤎 What better way HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 🤎

What better way to celebrate than getting on the hill with my daughter? Thankful for every ride! Check out some dates below where you can get a ride in with the gal pals in your life AND be celebrated!

🏂 TOMORROW {Sunday, March 8th} join for some community fun @stevenspass while celebrating International Women’s Day!

👉🏾 10:30am-11am | Meet at the clock tower to claim your Women In Powder Swag 

👉🏾 11am | Snag a big group photo and take a group hot lap

ALSO SAVE THE DATE FOR: 

⛷️ Weekend of March 28-29th

👉🏾 3rd annual WOMEN IN POWDER event

👉🏾 Community, group rides and celebrating every woman who loves to shred!

Hope to catch you out there 👋🏾

@epicpass 
#InternationalWomensDay
#WomenInPowder
Day 28 of #MyBlackOutdoorJoy 🥳 We made it all the Day 28 of #MyBlackOutdoorJoy 🥳

We made it all the way to the end, centering JOY, amplifying Black-led organizations and people in the outdoor industry! If you believe everything in this post - hype US up in the comments!!! WE OUT HERE. 

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH Y’ALL 🫶🏾

OUR BLACK OUTDOOR JOY MATTERS 🙌🏾

Be kind to one another. Amplify each other’s work. Let’s build the outdoor industry we want to see. 

#SheColorsNature #DiversifyOutdoors #BlackPeopleOutdoors #BlackHistoryMonth
Day 27 // #MyBlackOutdoorJoy 2 days left of Black Day 27 // #MyBlackOutdoorJoy

2 days left of Black History Month 🤯 BUT in this little corner of the world we celebrate Black Outdoor Joy and center Black voices and experiences 365 days a year. 🤎👏🏾✊🏾

✊🏾 All February long I have been posting for Black History Month because our joy in these spaces is an act of resistance. This platform is suppressing my outdoor joy. With over 100k followers not one of these videos has seen even 10% of you 🥺 

🫶🏾 Please help by choosing your favorite video from the series and sharing it to your stories today!! 

🫶🏾 OR, Leave a comment on this post if you see it: What’s your favorite color, and where can you find it in nature??

My Black Outdoor Joy made possible by people throughout Black History! See you back tomorrow! 👋🏾

📹 “she was a fairy” @hafapaige 😘

#SheColorsNature #DiversifyOutdoors #BlackOutdoors #SheWasAFairy
Did you spot the bunny tracks? 🐇 My first and fav Did you spot the bunny tracks? 🐇

My first and favorites from @campsnapcamera and the oldest National Park in the country. 📸🦬🌲🌨️

Activating the winter loving human in me while snowmobiling through @yellowstonenps with @alaskaair last month with my husband! 🤎

Which photo is your favorite? 

I love how these screen free digital camera’s encourage less time on my phone and more time in the moment! I also love how the film comes out naturally looking like it’s from the early 2000’s - those really were the good ole days! 🫶🏾 

Since this trip, I’ve been encouraged to start checking off more National Parks as we travel. Thanks for coming along for the journey, y’all are the best! 👋🏾

#CampSnap #CampSnapCamera #BlackOutdoors #SheColorsNature DiversifyNationalParks
Day 26 // #MyBlackOutdoorJoy I don’t have an end Day 26 // #MyBlackOutdoorJoy 

I don’t have an endless amount of photos of myself outside as a kid but I know it’s always where I’ve felt the most whole. I’m doing this FOR HER, and all the little brown kids who don’t see themselves in outdoor spaces because of lack of representation 🫶🏾

REPRESENTATION MATTERS 🗣️🗣️🗣️

✊🏾 All February long I have been posting for Black History Month because it’s important. This platform is suppressing my outdoor joy. With over 100k followers not one of these videos has seen even 10% of you 🥺 

🫶🏾 Please help by choosing your favorite video from the series and sharing it to your stories today!! 

🫶🏾 OR, Leave a comment on this post if you see it: Where was your favorite place to camp as a kid?? 

My Black Outdoor Joy made possible by people throughout Black History! See you back tomorrow!

#SheColorsNature #BlackHistoryMonth #Representation #BlackOutdoors
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