Nature never stops surprising - Yellowstone National Park #WymingExplored

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Shortly after this stop, we lost the trail and had to push through the brush on our way back to the river - Blue Lake #WashingtonExplored

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Congestion ahead - Gnat Creek #OregonExplored

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It was closed when we got there - Yaquina Bay #OregonExplored

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Some mountains stand out - Sherrard Point #OregonExplored

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We sat on a log, drank water and cracked pistachios. I took nearly two dozen pictures of this tree - Riddle Lake #WyomingExplored

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The parking lot was absolutely packed, so we walked up here instead - Grand Prismatic Spring #WyomingExplored

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The parking lot was absolutely packed, so we walked up here instead - Grand Prismatic Spring #WyomingExplored

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Two birds on the trail were struggling to finish a single berry, when we interrupted their breakfast - Gnat Creek #OregonExplored

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Two birds on the trail were struggling to finish a single berry, when we interrupted their breakfast - Gnat Creek #OregonExplored

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A jumble of rock. A line of trees - Heather Lake #WashingtonExplored

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The heaviest sky. The softest sky - Newport #OregonExplored

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A place to hide away from the world. A place to watch - Silver Falls State Park #OregonExplored

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We were stuck in traffic for nearly an an hour. But I didn't care - Yellowstone National Park #WyomingExplored

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The light just kept getting better and better and better - Lower Mesa Falls #IdahoExplored

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The morning sun was especially bright. Hopeful - Devils Punchbowl State Natural Area #OregonExplored

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There's a ledge up above the pool with a flat stretch of rock just large enough for two to sit above the water - Abiqua Falls #OregonExplored

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Where the water plays - Newport #OregonExplored

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We came at the end of the season. The water was low, and the leaves were turning - Silver Falls State Park #OregonExplored

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Glacial Boulder - Yellowstone National Park #WyomingExplored

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Sunset pool - Yellowstone National Park #WyomingExplored

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My grandmother's house - Talent #OregonExplored

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Even invasives can be beautiful - Soda Peaks Lake #WashingtonExplored

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I'm holding out hope for spring - Heather Lake #WashingtonExplored

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America's greatest scenic drive - Rowena Loops #OregonExplored

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We always come for the tide pools - Oswald West State Park #OregonExplored

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Even the ocean was subdued - Yaquina Head #OregonExplored

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We were here just after lunch, and the water was loud - Shoshone Falls #IdahoExplored

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I don't now if it's possible to take a bad picture here - Yellowstone River #WyomingExplored

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We were there just in time for the first picking - Talent #OregonExplored

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The trees there seemed helpful - Tarbell Trail #WashingtonExplored

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Desert parsley in early spring - Mosier #OregonExplored

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The viewpoint didn't meet our expectations. But the journey there was everything - Tumala Mountain #OregonExplored

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The skies had been thick with smoke the night before - Palouse Falls State Park #WashingtonExplored

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We hoped to spot some trout, but the sign said we'd missed the season - Fishing Bridge - #WyomingExplored

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A water-catcher - Tarbell Trail #WashingtonExplored

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It smells like geysers - Yellowstone #WyomingExplored

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It was one of the last of the season - Red Lake Trail #OregonExplored

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Deep-shadowed forests - Sherrard Point #OregonExplored

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The rain came fast - Heceta Head #OregonExplored

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There's a rocky neck of land where you can stand above the water - Butte Creek #OregonExplored

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Not exactly road worthy - Washtucna #WashingtonExplored

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There was a fire burning to the south, and the mid-day light was late-afternoon-gold - Riddle Lake #WyomingExplored

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My favorite fire - Tarbell Trail #WashingtonExplored

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We stood as close as we could - Upper Mesa Falls #IdahoExplored

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It ushered us safely across - Larch Mountain #OregonExplored

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There were trout in the water - Gnat Creek #OregonExplored

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The water rushed in and eased out one ocean breath at a time - Thor's Well #OregonExplored

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