The trail here is even more beautiful than the drive up to the trailhead. But just for the record, they're both pretty good. - Larch Mountain #OregonExplored

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These flowers filled a small, sloped space at the bottom of the hill, where the creek-side trail started - Abiqua Falls #OregonExplored

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We huddled together under a tree and ate sandwiches as the rain turned to hail - Heather Lake #WashingtonExplored

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Elk had been here, but we could not spot their hoofprints on the beach below - Cascade Head #OregonExplored

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We were here just after Easter. It was the perfect kind of overcast day. - Butte Creek #OregonExplored

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They grew by the water - Lithia Park #OregonExplored

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The tallest tree - Soda Peaks Lake #WashingtonExplored

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I almost always miss bear grass season - Blue Lake #WashingtonExplored

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We climbed up on top of the "potato" rocks in order to get this view of Jefferson. It was a good day - Potato Butte #OregonExplored

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Months later, I wonder if this tree still stands. So much has happened. - Marys Peak #OregonExplored

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The quiet here was heavy that morning. We walked and watched and waited by the water - Memaloose Lake #OregonExplored

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The ocean's song seemed somewhat familiar that morning. Warm and welcome. - Neskowin #OregonExplored

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The trail itself is short and steep, but because of the snow still piled on the road, we hiked a few more miles than we'd planned - Natural Arch #OregonExplored

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A remnant of summer. The colors of fall - Bush's Pasture Park Rose Garden #OregonExplored

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We pushed against the wind and climbed the hill on our way to a view of the ocean - Cape Blanco #OregonExplored

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The gentlest harbinger of spring - Slide Mountain Creek #OregonExplored

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We walked along a steep grade and talked about trains - OC & E Woods Line State Trail #OregonExplored

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We spent some of our time here discussing the when and the why of its name - Memaloose Lake #OregonExplored

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A place to stand - Natural Arch #OregonExplored

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We had to watch for poison oak while walking along the top of this decommissioned water pipe - Hood River Pipeline #OregonExplored

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We could see for miles - Tumala Mountain #OregonExplored

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The Almeda Drive fire spared my sister's garden - Talent #OregonExplored

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We stood there and wondered aloud at the events transcribed in the earth - Mitchell #OregonExplored

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There is wisdom here - Maryhill Loops #WashingtonExplored

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When anyone asks about winter in the Pacific Northwest, this is what comes to mind for me - Lucia Falls #WashingtonExplored

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The tree stands alone - Shellburg Falls #OregonExplored

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The sea was curious that day. It kept rushing forward and popping up for a better look at what we were up to - Thor's Well #OregonExplored

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Every garden I know is a study in color, texture, and light - Snohomish #WashingtonExplored

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Green. And blue. - Rowena Crest #OregonExplored

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We took our time crossing these logs - Mount Saint Helens #WashingtonExplored

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We are better together - Heather Lake #WashingtonExplored

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A student asked me once what a mountain is made of. I did not have an answer then, but I think at least one of the ingredients is silence - Mount Jefferson #OregonExplored

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An off-the-shoulder look - Trillium Lake #OregonExplored

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The coldest water - University Falls #OregonExplored

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A picture cannot tell the truth about a place. Or how it feels. That's not what pictures do - Cascade Head #OregonExplored

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A picture cannot tell the truth about a place. Or how it feels. That's not what pictures do - Cascade Head #OregonExplored

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There's almost nothing I love more than a walk and fresh berries - Gnat Creek #OregonExplored

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There was a lupine bouquet at the base of every tree along the trail - Chenoweth Loop Trail #OregonExplored

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There were mosquitoes here - Red Lake Trail #OregonExplored

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Some bridges blend in better than others - Larch Mountain #OregonExplored

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Please swallow your pride - Cathedral Park #OregonExplored

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They taste like feathery-dry raspberries. Earth-salted, citrus-tinged, blood-red - McDowell Creek #OregonExplored

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I wake up early each morning and wait for the light - Herman Creek #OregonExplored

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The water rushed over the edge and echoed off the rock wall below - Punchbowl Falls #OregonExplored

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The trail includes a long, steep drop and a single-rope rappel - Scotts Mills #OregonExplored

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Bright contrast of water - White River Falls #OregonExplored

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There are so many spacious views in the world, more than I will ever find time to experience. And there are others that I will come back to look at again and again and again. New every time - Crown Point #OregonExplored

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Every tree is perfect - Coyote Wall #WashingtonExplored

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There's a place on the platform where the fence has been cut and repaired and cut and repaired. I think this is evidence of a desire to conquer and capture. I have felt this desire - Toketee Falls #OregonExplored

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It settled here, I don't know when - Painted Hills #OregonExplored

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