The beach here is steep, and the bottom of the slope is covered in wave-tumbled rocks #FlorasLakeStatePark #Sixes #CurryCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A quiet bit of water just before a turn in the trail #BellsMountainTrail #Yacolt #ClarkCounty #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Every surface in the forest was slick with rain #SilverFallsStatePark #BuckMountainLoop #Sublimity #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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They ran one way and then the other, always staying close to the water #Neskowin #TillamookCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The space beneath this rock was tall enough for a house, but it didn't feel like the right kind of place for standing #Neskowin #TillamookCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A tree light #CoyoteWall #WhiteSalmon #ColumbiaGorge #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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We never found the first waterfall we'd planned to visit that day, so arriving here was a relief #BeaverFalls #Clatskanie #ColumbiaCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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My favorite kind of waterfall #YoungsRiverFalls #YoungsRiver #Astoria #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The morning light was gentle but insistent #FlorasLakeStatePark #Sixes #CurryCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Water-worn #FlorasLakeStatePark #Sixes #CurryCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The bridge crossed over the water in front of us like a break between chapters #SilverFallsStatePark #BuckMountainLoop #Sublimity #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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He had stopped in for breakfast but wasn't willing to share #CathedralPark #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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I know I could have played here for hours as a kid #HorsethiefButte #ColumbiaHillsHistoricalStatePark #KlickitatCounty #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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It was raining, and there was a family with children, digging in the sand and laughing #YoungsRiverFalls #YoungsRiver #Astoria #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The lot at Upper Macleay was full, so we drove to Birch Trail and entered the forest from there #ForestPark #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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My favorite shade of blue #PaintedHillsUnit #JohnDayFossilBeds #Mitchell #WheelerCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The watcher #PortOrford #CurryCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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I'd seen this log in other people's pictures. I just wanted to touch it #LuciaFallsRegionalPark #Yacolt #ClarkCounty #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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A car came along every ten seconds or so #CapeHorn #Prindle #SkamaniaCounty #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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I've read that its capacity is roughly 1,500 tons #CapeHorn #Prindle #SkamaniaCounty #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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There was rain up and down the Gorge, but we wanted to get outside, and the hills here were dry enough for a gentle climb #MaryhillLoopsRoad #Maryhill #KlickitatCounty #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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They were early this year #CathedralPark #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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There's a spot down by the water where you can look back at the city and watch the sun rise #CathedralPark #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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It was cold, and the wind was fierce #HorseHeaven #BentonCity #BentonCounty #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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We had driven by this park on several other adventures. I was glad we stopped for a visit this time #HorsethiefButte #ColumbiaHillsHistoricalStatePark #KlickitatCounty #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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My new favorite place to watch the planes come in #RockyButte #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A place for scrambling over rocks and logs #WahclellaFalls #TannerCreek #Bonneville #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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One of the early signs of what the trail still wanted to show us #SheepRockUnit #BlueBasin #JohnDayFossilBeds #Dayville #GrantCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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It was late afternoon, and the ground here was warm #PaintedHillsUnit #JohnDayFossilBeds #Mitchell #WheelerCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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There are larger rocks both north and south of here, but this formation - revealed as you exit a tunnel - might be my favorite #Oceanside #TillamookCounty #Oregon #Oregonexplored

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Nature's watercolors #JapaneseGarden #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A place for everything, and everything in its place #WillametteHeritageCenter #ThomasKayWoolenMill #Salem #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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That finger of rock beneath us, conducting the rhythm of the waves #SamuelHBoardmanStateScenicCorridor #Brookings #CurryCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Just a little bit of water #BellsMountainTrail #Yacolt #ClarkCounty #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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The clouds drifted over and through the trees. They tried not to touch the water #CapeHorn #Prindle #SkamaniaCounty #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Remnant of summer #MaryhillLoopsRoad #Maryhill #KlickitatCounty #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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It's one of the strangest peace monuments I've ever visited, but the view of the river is fine #StonehengeReplica #Maryhill #KlickitatCounty #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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There's a spot in front of this building where couples get their photos taken #ForestPark #Portland #MultnomahCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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We had soft pita bread, hummus, coppa, and cider #RowenaLoops #RowenaCrestViewpoint #ColumbiaGorge #WascoCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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I do not know how much longer they might stand here, but I hope to see them again #WhiteRiverFallsStatePark #Maupin #WascoCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Like a memory #CapeKiwanda #PacificCity #TillamookCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A woman and her dogs, descending, urged us to follow this trail for as long as we liked #BellsMountainTrail #Yacolt #ClarkCounty #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Two women stood at the railing of the bridge, sharing a drink and talking about the water. We took our time on the rock below and captured this image just after they resumed their walk #MoultonFallsRegionalPark #Yacolt #ClarkCounty #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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A vision of trees #SilverFallsStatePark #BuckMountainLoop #Sublimity #MarionCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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He was right to suggest I take a picture of this bridge. That intersecting line divides the canyon, compels me to consider the flow of water #TamalauTrail #CovePalisadesStatePark #LakeBillyChinook #Terrebonne #DeschutesCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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All things come to an end #WhiteRiverFallsStatePark #Maupin #WascoCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Junipers take so many shapes - all of them fascinate me #SheepRockUnit #BlueBasin #JohnDayFossilBeds #Dayville #GrantCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The hill has a posterior #PaintedHillsUnit #PaintedCove #JohnDayFossilBeds #Mitchell #WheelerCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Those tracks in the sand are ours - recorded here before the water could get them #ProposalRock #Neskowin #TillamookCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The forest adorns herself in the boldest colors #CascadeHead #LincolnCity #TillamookCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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