I was at a conference, when it dawned on me that I was in a city but I wasn't really experiencing the city. So I took a break, walked downtown, and visited some places. #ClyffordStill #Denver #Colorado

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I learned during a visit here that you're not allowed to climb these rocks. I did not learn this lesson the hard way. It's possible, though, that the friend I was with did. #RedRocksPark #Morrison #Colorado

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This road is on the backside of what was a dairy farm before I was born. All my life, though, it's been the place where my family had reunions, where my church had its picnics, where I went to camp every summer. #Tilikum #ChehalemValley #Newberg #YamhillCounty #Oregon

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Moore Park in downtown Klamath Falls has views of the lake. And a lot of really great trees. #KlamathFalls #MoorePark #KlamathCounty #Oregon

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In the 1820s, the Siskiyou Trail stretched from California's Central Valley through the Siskiyous to Oregon's Willamette Valley. Nowadays, there are all kinds of roads through these mountains. And they're some of my favorites. #KlamathCounty #Siskiyous #SouthernOregon #Oregon

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If you're ever out on Washington's Key Peninsula, it makes sense - as far as I'm concerned - to spend some time on the pier at Joemma Beach. Mornings there are good. #JoemmaBeachStatePark #Lakebay #Washington

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You can't hike to the top, but the view from the parking lot isn't bad, and the Lodge reopened before Christmas. Hoping to see more trails open up this spring. #MultnomahFalls #MultnomahCounty #ColumbiaGorge #Oregon

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There's this place just outside of Denver called Tiny Town. It is what it claims to be. I don't know why I was surprised. But I was surprised. #TinyTown #Denver #Colorado

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Queen anne's lace or Daucus carota - on a late summer hike, I love the feathery feel of these flowers, the smell and the taste of their white roots. #Tilikum #Newberg #YamhillCounty #Oregon

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A cloudy day in November. A good day. A good day for muted reflection. A good day for still water. #UpperKlamathLake #KlamathFalls #KlamathCounty #Oregon

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I need to come back here in spring, to see what it looks like with water. #MerrittCreekTrestle #MerrittCreek #KlamathCounty #Oregon

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Everywhere I go, I can't help but notice trees #SiskiyouMountains #southernOregon #Oregon

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It was early morning and the sun was rising. These pigeons, soaking in the light, kept an eye on me but didn't seem opposed to sharing the experience #JoemmaBeachStatePark #Longbranch #PierceCounty #Washington

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If you get out on the water and look back to where you came from, invisible things become visible #ColumbiaGorge #BonnevilleDam #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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Just something about an arch that feels like welcome home #Tilikum #Newberg #Yamhill County #Oregon

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By surface area, this is the largest body of fresh water in the state, and while hiking along a ridgeline at Moore Park, I just couldn't stop looking #MoorePark #UpperKlamathLake #KlamathFalls #KlamathCounty #Oregon

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I was five years old the first time I remember riding in a canoe on the surface of this lake. It feels like home. #Tilikum #ChehalemValley #Newberg #YamhillCounty #Oregon

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I visited Klamath Falls for nearly a week at the end of November. I like the sky there. #LinkRiverTrail #KlamathFalls #KlamathCounty #Oregon

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The creek was completely dry, so I climbed down from the trail and found the perfect, chair-sized rock. Spent half an hour eating and thinking. Listening to the wind in the trees. #MerrittCreekTrestle #MerrittCreek #KlamathCounty #OCandEWoodsLineStateTrail #Oregon

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On the drive to my grandmother's house, I sometimes give myself permission to stop. No reason to rush. #southernOregon #Oregon

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The low, morning light at Penrose Point State Park made for shadows on the water and a feeling that's hard to put into words. #PenroseStatePark #Lakebay #Washington

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The patterns of water and wind at Latourell make it worth the trip on just about any day I can find the time to go. #LatourellFalls #GuyWTalbotStatePark #ColumbiaGorge #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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Take the elevator up to the roof of the visitor center at Bonneville Dam. And consider the mountains. #BonnevilleDam #ColumbiaGorge #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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Walking in the woods on a rainy November morning. Summer flowers were gone, but the forest was on fire. #Tilikum #Newberg #ChehalemValley #YamhillCounty #Oregon

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On the north side of the lake, there are rugged platform tents and half a road. All new since I came here as a kid. But it's still just as muddy as I remembered. #Tilikum #Newberg #YamhillCounty #Oregon

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Hiking through downtown Klamath Falls, I am surprised again and again by birds. #MoorePark #KlamathFalls #KlamathCounty #Oregon

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