Looking out over the lake - Mirror Lake #OregonExplored #Oregon

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At this point in the year, we'd been hiking through balsam root for nearly a month of trails - Steens Mountain Wilderness #OregonExplored #Oregon

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Heavy at heart - Rowena Crest #OregonExplored #Oregon

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There was so much moisture in the air, making the trees seem even more distant - Short Sand Beach #OregonExplored #Oregon

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Almost every time we drive the Coast, we find ourselves here - Short Sand Beach #OregonExplored #Oregon

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Sun-catchers - Nehalem River #OregonExplored #Oregon

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Summer color - Champoeg State Park #OregonExplored #Oregon

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To look out on the sandy sea - Alvord Desert Playa #OregonExplored #Oregon

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It was a rainy, windy day. And then it was sunny and bright. - Oswald West State Park #OregonExplored #Oregon

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This young tree has already survived so much. It seemed a kind of metaphor for our own experience - Owyhee Canyonlands #OregonExplored #Oregon

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To be able to see - Bunker Hill Trail #WashingtonExplored #Washington

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I think we'll visit this place again - Coldwater Lake #WashingtonExplored #Washington

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It was so warm that day - Smith Rock State Park #OregonExplored #Oregon

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Several waded through the silt-heavy waters - Willamette Mission State Park #OregonExplored #Oregon

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There were so many birds - Three Graces #OregonExplored #Oregon

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A distant tree - Owyhee Canyonlands #OregonExplored #Oregon

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Today I choose hope - Salmon River Trail #OregonExplored #Oregon

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Grace - Hug Point #OregonExplored #Oregon

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On our way back to the trailhead, she gave us just a glimpse through the trees - Thomas Lake Trail #WashingtonExplored #Washington

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We admired the old orchards here - Willamette Mission State Park #OregonExplored #Oregon

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A place of quiet strength - Leslie Gulch #OregonExplored #Oregon

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One of my favorite passageways - Lost Lake #OregonExplored #Oregon

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Every little bridge a welcome into wilderness - Thomas Lake Trail #WashingtonExplored #Washington

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The trail was completely saturated - Blumenthal Falls #OregonExplored #Oregon

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Nearly three dozen travelers had converged in this clearing at the base of the falls. The water roared, and we were quieted - Ramona Falls #OregonExplored #Oregon

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I'm looking back and feeling hopeful - Milo McIver State Park #OregonExplored #Oregon

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There was light rain and heavy, low-lying clouds on the lake - Wahtum Lake #OregonExplored #Oregon

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We were looking for the lake - Owyhee Canyonlands #OregonExplored #Oregon

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We filled up on salmonberries down by the water - Drift Creek Falls #OregonExplored #Oregon

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Spring came early this last year - Bonsai Akira #OregonExplored #Portland

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We walked a little ways off from the light until we found a break in the trees and a view - Cape Meares #OregonExplored #Oregon

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When hunger strikes - Rooster Rock State Park #OregonExplored #Oregon

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The land took so many shapes here. We couldn't possibly count them all - Owyhee Canyonlands #OregonExplored #Oregon

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Whenever things get hectic on the inside, an afternoon here calms my brain - Lan Su Chinese Garden #OregonExplored #Portland

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Trees kept disappearing and reappearing - Dog River Traverse #OregonExplored #Oregon

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This is why we climbed - Cast Creek Trail #OregonExplored #Oregon

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We found a spot along the water and quietly watched the fish - Curly Creek #WashingtonExplored #Washington

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The promise of light - Cape Meares #OregonExplored #Oregon

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The way I remember - Yaquina Head #OregonExplored #Oregon

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We stood above - Alvord Desert Playa #OregonExplored #Oregon

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This was early last summer - Cast Creek Trail #OregonExplored #Oregon

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The light was strong that morning - Swale Creek Canyon #WashingtonExplored #Washington

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We came for the flowers and stayed for the trees - Sevenmile Hill #OregonExplored #Oregon

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There is always some wind rushing through - Rowena Crest #OregonExplored #Oregon

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Straight as an arrow - Steens Mountain Wilderness #OregonExplored #Oregon

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There were viewpoints all along the way, where you could pull off the road and look out over the water - Yellowstone National Park #wyomingexplored #wyoming

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We drove down the Coast, looking for big trees - Brookings #OregonExplored #Oregon

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There is always something moving through - Columbia River Gorge #Oregonexplored

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Bright and cold - Thomas Lake #WashingtonExplored

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