The air was soft and cold - Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint #OregonExplored

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“Umpqua National Forest” is an image I captured and edited in November 2016. For more than three years, I had been running across Instagram posts of Toketee Falls – that view from the edge of the platform above the water – and the power of that view had been working on me. . I found a place to stay on a Sunday night in Roseburg and set out at 4:30 on Monday morning to give myself plenty of time to work with early light. The waterfall was everything I’d hoped for and more. But the fog burn-off that morning, still touching the tops of these trees, is the surprise I hadn’t known I needed. . By the way, don’t forget to check out my new site and enter to win a free print of this image while you’re there: https://ift.tt/3m9ia1R . Link in bio

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It snagged the sun - Swale Creek #WashingtonExplored

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Tones of tan and teal - Deschutes River State Recreation Area #OregonExplored

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To celebrate the launch of my brand new website, I'm giving in a framed and matted 16x25 print from Umpqua National Forest (retail value $529) . TO ENTER: link in bio . Winner announced on Wednesday, April 14. . I will also be providing EVERYONE who enters (even if you don't win!) a one-time discount to buy anything on my site at 20% off. . Good luck!

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Foreground, background, and sky - Cottonwood Canyon State Park #OregonExplored

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There was a shallow shelf of gravel under a tree and next to the water - South Falls #OregonExplored

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In the distance, we could make out long stretches of new green - Peavy Arboretum #OregonExplored

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Our footsteps here were loud enough to flush birds from the trail ahead - Swale Creek #WashingtonExplored

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They were not amused - Erratic Rock State Natural Site #OregonExplored

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A place custom-made for the joy of seeing - Oswald West State Park #OregonExplored

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A crown of stone - Deschutes River State Recreation Area #OregonExplored

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Some hold on longer than others - Peavy Arboretum #OregonExplored

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Rest is more than the absence of work - Yellowstone National Park - #WyomingExplored

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We hiked uphill on the first section of a long loop. By the time we descended the far edge, clouds had closed in, and the mountain was gone - Dalles Mountain Ranch #WashingtonExplored

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The trails were closed for logging, but we spent some time by the water while thinking abouut our next adventure - Magness Tree Farm #OregonExplored

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The city wasn't nearly as quiet as we'd expected that morning - Old Town Chinatown #OregonExplored

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We walked for miles under cover of trees before the forest revealed itself - Elk Creek #OregonExplored

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It was early afternoon, the first leg of a two-day drive - The Elkhorn Mountains #OregonExplored

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Cannibal tree - Smith Creek #OregonExplored

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We didn't see the sign until after we'd already crossed - Peavy Arboretum #OregonExplored

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Morning light - Lee Falls #OregonExplored

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Dennis - Portland #OregonExplored

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A sense of direction - Lost Lake #OregonExplored

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Ursa Minor - Willamette River #OregonExplored

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There are places that seem like both end and beginning - Hart's Cove #OregonExplored

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We weren't too far from the beach - Brookings #OregonExplored

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It was on its way south - Deschutes River State Recreation Area #OregonExplored

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We were driving back to Portland, facing into the miracle of early evening light - Columbia River Gorge #OregonExplored

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The strength to hold the sun in its branches - Lan Su Chinese Garden #OregonExplored

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There was a waterfall and the echo of sea lions - Hart's Cove #OregonExplored

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If you know how to listen, they will tell you what they need - Bonsai Akira #OregonExplored

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An illustration of patience - Deschutes River State Recreation Area #OregonExplored

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A Saturday morning in Portland - Steel Bridge #OregonExplored

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I've visited here many times before. This was the first time without rain - Beaver Falls #OregonExplored

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Fungi - Galen McBee Airport Park #OregonExplored

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Water. And trees - Lost Lake #OregonExplored

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It is a surprisingly busy place - Mosier #OregonExplored

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We stopped to admire the gate of light before gently passing through - Silver Falls State Park #OregonExplored

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Take time to watch the water. And listen - Oswald West State Park #OregonExplored

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Juniper seem to keep their distance - Cottonwood Canyon State Park #OregonExplored

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Familiar profiles - Twin Rocks #OregonExplored

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The sky is always shifting - Dalles Mountain Ranch #WashingtonExplored

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Be mindful of each step and every breath - Lost Lake #OregonExplored

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I could walk here every day for the rest of my life and still be surprised by its secret beauty - Silver Falls State Park #OregonExplored

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For just a few days, they were everywhere - Eastbank Esplanade #OregonExplored

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They seemed both near and far - Dog River Traverse #OregonExplored

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There were so many birds - Three Graces #OregonExplored

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So much responsibility - Lee Falls #OregonExplored

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We stopped here - just for a minute or two - and stayed for nearly an hour - Mount Hood #OregonExplored

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