Sometimes the way a building is situated says more than whatever words are posted there #ChristianScienceReadingRoom #Denver #DenverCounty #Colorado

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He said he liked the handles on these doors, and I agreed #FirstBaptistChurch #Denver #DenverCounty #Colorado

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I wonder sometimes about the people suspended there above the freeway, that neighborhood and all those trees #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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If you're ever unsure about which flowers to smell, pay attention to the bees #GeorgeFoxUniversity #Newberg #YamhillCounty #Oregon

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I went up to Idaho for a weekend and drove around for awhile #Idaho

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I don't need much more than a chance to be near trees and to listen to wind on the water #TrilliumLake #ClackamasCounty #Oregon

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Sitting on a picnic table at the edge of the Pittock lawn, looking out over the city, thinking about the mountains #MountHood #PittockMansion #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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Some flowers do a good job of getting attention #PittockMansion #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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I don't love sand. But I do love walking in Oregon's sandy places #ShortSandBeach #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon

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Just before the fall #ShortSandBeach #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon

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Even in the rocky, windy, steep places, there are living things offering lessons in perseverance. And beauty. #ShortSandBeach #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon

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This juxtaposition entertains me #EastbankEsplanade #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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The view from Chanticleer Point helps me better appreciate the view from Crown Point. Also, it's less crowded here #CrownPoint #VistaHouse #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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I'm getting better at remembering to look for what the light is doing #CrownPoint #VistaHouse #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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The parking lot was packed, so we drove down to the park and walked the trail up under the bridge #LatourellFalls #ColumbiaGorge #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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The neighbors are friendly #GuyWTalbotStatePark #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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Traffic was bad so I took a road I don't normally take and saw some things I don't normally see #Donald #MarionCounty #Oregon

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There's a used bookstore just up the hill from this place, which is where I'm usually headed. But I decided, this time, to stop and take a look inside #ColoradoStateCapitol #Denver #DenverCounty #Colorado

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Even if every building had a dome, I don't think I'd ever take this light for granted #ColoradoStateCapitol #Denver #DenverCounty #Colorado

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Outside of memory (and the occasional photo) these stairs don't exist anymore #Nampa #CanyonCounty #Idaho

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It's the subtle change in hue that gets me #MountHood #ClackamasCounty #Oregon

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I took a lot of pictures of the mountain at first. But after awhile, I remembered to look around. To pay attention. #TrilliumLake #ClackamasCounty #Oregon

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I recommend this place #MountHood #TrilliumLake #ClackamasCounty #Oregon

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Every time I take this trail, it strikes me as strange that I'm in the middle of the city - and I wonder why it can't be like this in every place where people live #ForestPark #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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Layered diagonals like life-size arrows, reminding me: You are here #ShortSandBeach #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon

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It's not quite like a coffee shop or street-side diner, but standing up on a bridge isn't a bad place to people watch #WillametteRiver #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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The little town of Oceanside has a tunnel that connects one beach to another. I recommend it #Oceanside #TillamookCounty #Oregon

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There were still patches of snow on the ground when we visited this lake in the last weekend of June. The sky seemed massive #StrawberryMountainWilderness #Oregon

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After sunset and before the darkness sets in, what light's left on the horizon defines the edges of things #EastbankEsplanade #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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Sometimes I want to visit the places I see - to get out and adventure. Sometimes I just want to see them - to stand still and look #MountJefferson #Oregon

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If I could be friends with a place, I think this place along the road to Silver City would be at the top of my list #OwyheeMountains #OwyheeCounty #Idaho

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The lines here - magnified by the contrast of sunlight and shadow - feel somehow sturdy, stable, sustaining #TimberlineLodge #ClackamasCounty #Oregon

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Every city should have a place where you can look out over the tops of buildings to rolling hills and the face of a mountain #MountHood #PittockMansion #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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Like a walk in the park #WillametteRiver #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon

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This garden was established the same year I started attending as an undergraduate. It feels more meaningful now than it did, as if the passage of time has given it weight and substance #GeorgeFoxUniversity #Newberg #YamhillCounty #Oregon

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Windows and doors on old buildings seem to have more to say than their counterparts on newer structures #Nampa #CanyonCounty #Idaho

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If you ever visit the Oregon Coast, get out of your car and walk down to Short Sand - it's what I think a beach should be #ShortSand #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon

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Raspberry fields forever #StPaul #MarionCounty #Oregon

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Just after the grass has been watered at the university, these birds show up to play #GeorgeFoxUniversity #Newberg #YamhillCounty #Oregon

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Stay on the trail #TrilliumLake #ClackamasCounty #Oregon

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There's little I love more than water. In all its forms #TrilliumLake #ClackamasCounty #Oregon

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An entrance doesn't have to be loud, but it should announce itself somehow #MinthornHall #GeorgeFoxUniversity #Newberg #YamhillCounty #Oregon

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Three rocks. Water. Some lazy clouds. The perfect day for wandering around outside. #Oceanside #TillamookCounty #Oregon

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The little tiny parking lot here doesn't even hint at the view. You have to stop, get out of your car. And look. #JonsrudViewpoint #Sandy #ClackamasCounty #Oregon

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This simple white blossom reminds me of my grandma's sugar cookies - nothing showy or brash - it's just perfect. #Oceanside #TillamookCounty #Oregon

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These sticky blossoms are everywhere in the western part of the state. #TrilliumLake #GovernmentCamp #Oregon

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We parked alongside the road in order to look down on this island beach. It didn't seem quite real. #Oceanside #TillamookCounty #Oregon

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This is what I imagine anytime anyone asks for a good definition of "joy." #Oceanside #TillamookCounty #Oregon

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The gentle curve of a trail feels like a promise. #SoapstoneLake #ClatsopCounty #Oregon

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There's an old church up the hill from this place and just across the road are two outhouses. For visitors. #SilverCity #OwyheeCounty #Idaho

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