There was a small footbridge here where I might rest my camera for a slow-shutter shot. A place to breathe #CapeLookoutStatePark #TillamookCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Everywhere there is water returning home #ShortSands #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The trail here offers nearly half a dozen viewpoints, each designed to give you a glimpse of the waterfall below without ever revealing it in its entirety - this is the best kind of tease #LowerLewisRiverFalls #LewisRiver #GiffordPinchotNationalForest #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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There is so much hope this time of year #HenryHaggLake #WashingtonCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Light patterns #HamiltonMountainTrail #ColumbiaGorge #BeaconRockStatePark #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Not far from the road, it is worlds away from every other place #ShotgunFalls #ClackamasCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The weather report said we would encounter nearly an inch of rain on our hike, so this was a pleasant surprise #HenryHaggLake #WashingtonCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A place in the sun #ShortSands #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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This cheerful little stream rushed toward us and past, leaping over the edge and dropping off the side of the mountain - an exhilaration #HamiltonMountainTrail #ColumbiaGorge #BeaconRockStatePark #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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A ribbon of white traces the transition from yellow-green to purple-blue #CrystalMountainResort #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Some places gift us with perspective. #HamiltonMountainTrail #ColumbiaGorge #BeaconRockStatePark #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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I couldn't quite tell if the mist here came from the wind. Or the water #NiagaraFalls #YamhillCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Long before you can see them, places like this make themselves known by their sound #SilverFallsStatePark #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Life and death are made of the same stuff, I think #FallsCreekFalls #GiffordPinchotNationalForest #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Everywhere I go there are trees. I like to look at them #HenryHaggLake #WashingtonCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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This rock has been resisting the waves for as long as I can remember #ClatsopLoop #EcolaStatePark #CannonBeach #Oregon #OregonExplored

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This bridge is supported by thick cables, one on either side, which made for a lot of movement when we were crossing. It is a very bouncy bridge #CapeLookoutStatePark #TillamookCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Some mornings start soft #ClackamasRiverTrail #ClackamasCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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We turned a corner and saw the next bend of trail waiting in the light. #CapeLookoutStatePark #TillamookCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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I'd never stood in a place like this before. It was so cold, so clear - the light washed over all of us and everything we could see #CrystalMountainResort #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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It took us hours to hike across three miles of compressed snow and ice to reach this view. And it was worth it #PupCreekFalls #ClackamasCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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My mind wants to make meaning from the patterns I see. My body just wants to be there. #ShortSands #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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We walked the loop around the lake - just over 13 miles - there was so much mud. And also places like this #HenryHaggLake #WashingtonCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Some places live in my memory for years afterward. Some places re-shape me. #AbiquaFalls #ScottsMills #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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What better way to frame the sky #HenryHaggLake #WashingtonCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Every time I hike this trail, I take advantage of almost every single viewpoint to get another photo of this lighthouse #ClatsopLoop #EcolaStatePark #TillamookRock #TerribleTilly #CannonBeach #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Spring is here #HenryHaggLake #WashingtonCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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I like this bridge #RoyalTerraceFalls #McDowellCreekCountyPark #Lebanon #LinnCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Certain scenes represent what I'm trying to say when I talk about searching, wandering, and wonder #ShortSands #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The blue of the water. The graduated blues of the sky. I don't know which I like best. #WahkeenaTrail #ColumbiaGorge #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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This little trail isn't nearly as well known as those for falls in the Gorge, which keeps it quiet #PheasantCreekFalls #YamhillCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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They feel like feathers, and they cover the trunks of so many trees along this trail #PupCreekFalls #ClackamasCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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There is a language of trees, and I am working to learn some of its simpler phrases. #HamiltonMountainTrail #ColumbiaGorge #BeaconRockStatePark #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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We got up close to the edge. But not too close. #HamiltonMountainTrail #ColumbiaGorge #BeaconRockStatePark #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Sometimes on a hike, I'll find a place where I can look out into the distance. There is always something there #HamiltonMountainTrail #ColumbiaGorge #BeaconRockStatePark #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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I don't really know how to take pictures of any of the places I visit. I'm not sure I ever will. Which is just one of the reasons I have to keep going back. #AbiquaFalls #ScottsMills #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Yes. It's worth it. #WahkeenaTrail #ColumbiaGorge #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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You can hear the water long before you get here. And for days after. #GiffordPinchotNationalForest #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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It's been more than a month now since I walked in the snow along the beach. It feels like years #ClatsopLoop #EcolaStatePark #CannonBeach #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The seasons overlap. It is never just one time or another #McDowellCreekCountyPark #Lebanon #LinnCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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It was even colder than it looks #RoyalTerraceFalls #McDowellCreekCountyPark #Lebanon #LinnCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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I like ferns #ClackamasRiverTrail #ClackamasCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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All my favorite trails have bridges #HamiltonMountainTrail #ColumbiaGorge #BeaconRockStatePark #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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The summer trail was under several feet of water, another example of how places change from season to season #AbiquaFalls #ScottsMills #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Some views should be approached with caution. And reverence #ClatsopLoop #EcolaStatePark #CannonBeach #Oregon #OregonExplored

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It hung from a branch in the middle of the trail - a nuisance and a blessing #NiagaraFalls #YamhillCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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This was my first ever visit to the park, and I'd like to come again in the early morning of a late summer day #MajesticFalls #McDowellCreekCountyPark #Lebanon #LinnCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A concrete plaza and metal railing offered the perfect place to gather as a group for the soft light of early evening #GasWorksPark #Seattle #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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It really was surprising to me how many people were crowded at the top of the mountain to take in this view. And I don't blame them #CrystalMountainResort #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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When the morning air is thick, I tend to spend less time looking into the distances and pay better attention to what's close, colorful, and small #HamiltonMountainTrail #ColumbiaGorge #BeaconRockStatePark #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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