Have you tried to count all the ways the world bids us welcome? #MirrorLake #MountHoodNationalForest #Oregon #OregonExplored

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There are always places where the light shines through #BellagioConservatory #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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It is good to remember such places exist, and that they are not far from us #HamiltonMountainTrail #ColumbiaGorge #BeaconRockStatePark #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Nature offers its own kind of tenderness #HenryHaggLake #WashingtonCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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We are so small #HenryHaggLake #WashingtonCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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They moved through the water beneath the birds #FlamingoWildlifeHabitat #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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A place to stand in every season #MultnomahFalls #ColumbiaGorge #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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There was a subtlety here that made it hard for me to know what was and wasn't real #BellagioConservatory #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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Distance can make almost anything fantastic and beautiful in its complexity #OHSU #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Every break in the trees should offer a view of flowing water #LowerLewisRiverFalls #LewisRiver #GiffordPinchotNationalForest #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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The two pelicans at the habitat - both with permanent damage to their wings - had been rescued off the coast of southern California #FlamingoWildlifeHabitat #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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Life holds on #CapeLookoutStatePark #TillamookCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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If you climb up to the top, the ride to the bottom is free #OHSU #PortlandAerialTram #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The sounds of flowing water fill the background of so many of my favorite public spaces #Bellagio #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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Clever and dapper #FlamingoWildlifeHabitat #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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Later in the summer, there will be berries here #CapeLookoutStatePark #TillamookCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Come sit with me. Feel the moisture in the air, the warmth of early summer sun, and listen #UpperLewisRiverFalls #LewisRiver #GiffordPinchotNationalForest #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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All the brightest colors are small, just waiting to welcome wandering eyes #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The simple repetition of a pattern #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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She was pregnant, according to the biologist who spoke with us, and she kept a close eye on the bottom of the pond, swallowing any food dropped by the pelicans on the rocks above. #FlamingoWildlifeHabitat #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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A place for thinking #HamiltonMountainTrail #ColumbiaGorge #BeaconRockStatePark #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Water dripping off the face of the rock made these tiny leaves glisten in the light #LewisRiver #GiffordPinchotNationalForest #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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The cherry blossoms are gone now, but I remember, and I will welcome them again next year #PittockMansion #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Bright sun on the back of a leaf highlights each ridge, reveals its texture #LanSuChineseGarden #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The light through the glass ceiling was overpowering in its clarity and joy #BellagioConservatory #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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It dropped and dropped and dropped and dropped and dropped #LewisRiverTrail #GiffordPinchotNationalForest #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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A spot of color was what I needed #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A breath of trees #HamiltonMountainTrail #ColumbiaGorge #BeaconRockStatePark #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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A fragrance of green #HenryHaggLake #WashingtonCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The woods are a place of sharp contrasts - a good place for bringing whatever you're wondering #LewisRiver #GiffordPinchotNationalForest #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Everyone who crossed this bridge took a moment to breathe the damp air and to stand in the light of falling water #SandyRiver #MountHoodNationalForest #RamonaFalls #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A pair of threes #MirrorLake #MountHoodNationalForest #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Such sweet sorrow #ForestPark #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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I said I needed but a taste of water, and the mountain laughed. Some mornings I am almost too timid for joy #HamiltonMountainTrail #ColumbiaGorge #BeaconRockStatePark #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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This is what I envision when I hear the word "expanse" #HenryHaggLake #WashingtonCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Another portal along our walk #HenryHaggLake #WashingtonCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A good stretch #CapeLookoutStatePark #TillamookCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Beginnings are the hardest part. And the most fun #LewisRiver #GiffordPinchotNationalForest #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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It was a rough reflection that afternoon, but the idea was clear #MirrorLake #MountHoodNationalForest #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Along the way, wherever we travel, we always encounter guides. It is good to pay attention #ForestPark #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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I've stood here so many times before, but it felt different. New. Just a little bit strange. #OHSU #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Looking down from the trail, there are places where you can see the vibrant browns, oranges, and yellows of sandstone riddled with tree roots #CapeLookoutStatePark #TillamookCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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We stood deep in forest shadow and listened to the bright crash of passing water #LowerLewisRiverFalls #LewisRiver #GiffordPinchotNationalForest #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Perspective is everything #HamiltonMountainTrail #ColumbiaGorge #BeaconRockStatePark #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Straight-line tree trunks intersect with the wave form of the trail #LewisRiver #GiffordPinchotNationalForest #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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The water here narrows considerably in the summer heat, but it will flow fast again in the fall #RoyalTerraceFalls #McDowellCreekCountyPark #Lebanon #LinnCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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They told the truth #LanSuChineseGarden #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The trail was just damp enough to shine in the light filtering through the forest canopy #HenryHaggLake #WashingtonCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Where the water flows over the top of the rock, there's a groove that makes the basalt appear to take the shape of a heart #PheasantCreekFalls #YamhillCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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There are so many scenes to see - so many things to think about - so many reasons to wonder #HenryHaggLake #WashingtonCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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