A dangerous temptation #SaddleMountain #SaddleMountainStateNaturalArea #Seaside #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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This conservatory gets changed out entirely three times a year #BellagioConservatory #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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Even in the hardest of circumstances, there are those who risk blooming #SaddleMountain #SaddleMountainStateNaturalArea #Seaside #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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There are so many places to stand and listen to the ocean. This one is my favorite. #ShortSands #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The curve of a trail is my favorite kind of break in the pattern #SaddleMountain #SaddleMountainStateNaturalArea #Seaside #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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It was something to see and a good place to see it #LakeMichigan #NorthBreakwaterLighthouse #Manitowoc #Wisconsin #WisconsinExplored

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If you must touch, please be gentle #LanSuChineseGarden #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The looks they give me. #FlamingoWildlifeHabitat #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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The best part of this path is the gentle give in each board #FortClatsop #LewisandClarkNationalHistoricPark #Astoria #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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She faithfully nosed along the bottom, cleaning up what the pelicans had left at the end of their feeding time. #FlamingoWildlifeHabitat #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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I always try to get a picture from the parking lot. For perspective #MultnomahFalls #ColumbiaGorge #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Evidence of a recent rain #MultnomahFalls #ColumbiaGorge #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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We could not touch the sky ourselves, but we could see how it might be done #Basilica #SaintMary #Minneapolis #Minnesota #MinnesotaExplored

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It looks like breath and feels like rain #BeaconRock #BeaconRockStatePark #ColumbiaGorge #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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A walk is one of my favorite ways to focus my attention #FortClatsop #LewisandClarkNationalHistoricPark #Astoria #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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They'd been waiting just beyond the edge of where the ocean washes ashore #ShortSands #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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There are places where we go for the view. And then there are those that teach us how to see. #BeaconRock #BeaconRockStatePark #ColumbiaGorge #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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He took the bit of cracker we offered and waited to see if he might convince us to offer another #BeaconRock #BeaconRockStatePark #ColumbiaGorge #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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This place was filled with music #UpperLewisRiverFalls #LewisRiver #GiffordPinchotNationalForest #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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I did not know for certain, but I hoped that we might become friends #Manitowoc #Wisconsin #WisconsinExplored

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We stood on a rock and looked out over the water #BeaconRock #BeaconRockStatePark #ColumbiaGorge #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Green upon green upon green #BeaconRock #BeaconRockStatePark #ColumbiaGorge #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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The trees crowded up into this bend in the rock. I wondered how many years they'd been climbing #SaddleMountain #SaddleMountainStateNaturalArea #Seaside #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Pay attention to the endings and to the beginnings #FortClatsop #LewisandClarkNationalHistoricPark #Astoria #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Water running along the face of a rock. Bright afternoon sun. And a fern #HamiltonMountainTrail #ColumbiaGorge #BeaconRockStatePark #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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I wondered about his wondering #FlamingoWildlifeHabitat #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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A stretch of rock, surrounded by sand and water, covered with trees #ShortSands #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Side eye #FlamingoWildlifeHabitat #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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Listen #ShortSands #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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There's a certain satisfaction in having a role to play #Bellagio #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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Sometimes you have to get away from a place in order to see it #LakeMichigan #NorthBreakwaterLighthouse #Manitowoc #Wisconsin #WisconsinExplored

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An inspiration #LanSuChineseGarden #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Every time I go, there are crowds of people here. We are together. And we are alone #MultnomahFalls #ColumbiaGorge #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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This reminds me of Monday morning #ShortSands #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Study the subtle patterns in the soil, and you will see how the tree roots touch beneath the surface #WindMountain #ColumbiaGorge #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Even in solitary places, there are parts of my life that seem to move too fast #CopperCreekFalls #LewisRiver #GiffordPinchotNationalForest #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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We stopped here and listened to the bees #WindMountain #ColumbiaGorge #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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To look on the world and to know it is good #FlamingoWildlifeHabitat #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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This is what summer feels like #WindMountain #ColumbiaGorge #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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It is good to pay attention to the details #PittockMansion #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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It's a long way down #LatourellFalls #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Everywhere we looked there were stars #ForestPark #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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We found ourselves just across the water from the city. There was a light wind off the lake. The sky was wide open #LakeMichigan #NorthBreakwaterLighthouse #Manitowoc #Wisconsin #WisconsinExplored

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I didn't know exactly what to think of this place #BellagioConservatory #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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If you ever climb this rock, take in the views of the Gorge, and also pay attention to the work that went into this trail #BeaconRock #BeaconRockStatePark #ColumbiaGorge #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Some of us are natural storytellers. Some of us shamelessly laugh at our own jokes. #FlamingoWildlifeHabitat #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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Almost every time I visit this place, I look for this tree and take just one more picture #MultnomahFalls #ColumbiaGorge #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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When you visit the ocean, take a moment or two to peer beneath the waters #ShortSands #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonExplored

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In my mind's eye this is a silent space. But I remember how loud it was #UpperLewisRiverFalls #LewisRiver #GiffordPinchotNationalForest #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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A turtle. Floating in sunlight. Beside her pet flower. #FlamingoWildlifeHabitat #LasVegas #Nevada #NevadaExplored

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