There's a special kind of quiet on an early spring morning as the light first touches the water. #SpringLake #TwinRocksFriendsCamp #RockawayBeach #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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It had been raining all day, and I'd done a poor job of keeping the water off my camera lens. Looking back over my photos, I feel a little like I'm swimming. #SilverFallsStatePark #Sublimity #MarionCounty #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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There's a trail behind this church that heads up to a rock where you can sit and see almost all the way out to Jordan Valley and up to Murphy. Almost. #SilverCity #OurLadyofTears #OwyheeCounty #Idaho - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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This is the time of year that I normally dig out a pack, decide on a destination, and take off for a week. This year, I'll be at work and at home. Remembering. #MonumentRockWilderness #BlueMountains #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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A lamp on the basement floor that caught my eye. There was something about the quality of light and shadow. #Newberg #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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It's been more than a year since my last visit to the Portland Japanese Garden, which makes me wonder how things are going there. #Portland #WashingtonPark #PortlandJapaneseGarden #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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I've never stopped to see this mountain up close, but I take a picture or two every time I drive by on the freeway. #MountShasta #MtShasta #California - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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This is the time of year that I try to remember - everywhere I go - to pay attention to the ground. Stuff is happening there. #YamhillCounty #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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A lot of Oregon state parks have bridges like this one, but it's this bridge at Soapstone Lake that feels like home. #SoapstoneLake #NecanicumHighway #ClatsopCounty #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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Back when I lived in Idaho, I drove up into the Owyhees two or three times a year just to get away from things. #SilverCity #OwyheeMountains #OwyheeCounty #Idaho - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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I'd only been on Instagram for a little over a month when I visited Washington, DC, for a conference. I took advantage of every break in my schedule to explore the city. #WashingtonDC - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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The website's still up for the Cooterville City Hall on Highway 26, but the store's long gone. #CootervilleStore #CootervilleCityHall #Cooterville #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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These old cabins bring back a lot of memories. #QuakerHill #McCall #Idaho - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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The every-day symmetry of the little things in life. #Newberg #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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This part of town, out by the railroad tracks, seems a little dustier and a lot quieter than the neighborhood where my sister and I used to live. #Nampa #CanyonCounty #Idaho - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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Sometimes I wake up early in the morning, hours before sunrise. If the moon is up, I like to go outside and walk off my thoughts. #Waldport #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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The barn is gone, now. #YamhillCounty #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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There's a ghost town up in the Owyhee Mountains, where folks have painstakingly reclaimed and restored more than 60 buildings, including this old schoolhouse. I love this place. #SilverCity #OwyheeCounty #OwyheeMountains #Idaho - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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Sometimes the water and foam of an incoming wave fold over without seeming to touch a single grain of sand. So incredibly clean. And gentle. #TwinRocks #RockawayBeach #TillamookCounty #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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I purchased this plant when I bought my first home on Boise's West Bench. It's followed me from Boise to Nampa to Newberg. And now, 22 years later, it's moving with me once again, to Woodburn. #Newberg #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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Raindrops on glass is the kind of western-Oregon mood that hits me in the middle of October and sits in my head until at least the end of March. It's contemplative and cozy and just a little sad. #Newberg #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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Back when I first started taking pictures, I mostly worked with common household objects, light, and a little color. #Newberg #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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I love the look of hardware on old, wood-framed windows. #Newberg #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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The symmetry of two chairs, two windows, and just the right kind of deep shadows. #Newberg #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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There's this park down the road from the town where I live. It's not a bad place for walking on rainy spring days. #ChampoegStatePark #YamhillCounty #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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I'm not sure if this barn's still standing on the east end of town. I need to go back there soon and see how things have changed. #Nampa #CanyonCounty #Idaho - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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Just before the turn-off for Soapstone Lake on Highway 26, there's a country store. And this truck. #Hamlet #ClatsopCounty #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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I used to drive out to this beach any time I needed to be away from the world. #TwinRocks #RockawayBeach #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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This Portland pond was covered with a thin, pollen skin. And everything was in bloom. #PortlandJapaneseGarden #Portland #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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When I bought a used DSLR in 2012, the first thing I did after taking it out of the box was try some angles with the packaging materials. Bubble wrap and a bedroom light here. I still kind of like it. #Newberg #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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A visit to Cannon Beach in the early summer of 2012. A thistle. And the sea. #CannonBeach #ClatsopCounty #Oregon - patreon.com/ericmuhr (link in bio)

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