Halo or crown? - Coldwater Lake #WashingtonExplored

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I encounter a lot of animals on the trail. So because my brother asked me to, this year, I made a calendar. Close encounters 2022. Comment below with the word calendar if you'd like to see more of the images in this year's calendar!

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How I feel on Thursday mornings - Leslie Gulch #Oregonexplored

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Earth tones - Deschutes River State Recreation Area #Oregonexplored

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It had been years since I'd made it out in time for these - Cast Creek Trail #Oregonexplored

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This was one of the less famous rocks - Smith Rock State Park #Oregonexplored

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Peek-a-boo - Forest Park #Oregonexplored

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The fiercest - Rooster Rock State Park #Oregonexplored

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The sky here was so large that, though I tried, I could not crop it out - Alvord Desert Playa #Oregonexplored

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We steamed sweet potatoes and wrapped them in foil to enjoy as a still-warm snack when we reached the bridge at the base of the falls - Ramona Falls #Oregonexplored

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We kept our voices low - Leslie Gulch #Oregonexplored

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Trout hovered near the bottom of the deepest pools - Curly Creek #WashingtonExplored

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It was nearly winter - Wasco County #Oregonexplored

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There is always wind here - Rowena Crest #Oregonexplored

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The clearest, calmest morning - Thomas Lake Trail #WashingtonExplored

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It had a hat - Steens Mountain Wilderness #Oregonexplored

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There were three crabs hunkered down on the sand under attack from dozens of gulls - Short Sand Beach #Oregonexplored

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A busted up kind of place - Leslie Gulch #Oregonexplored

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We slowly strolled south, stopping at every pool - Hug Point #Oregonexplored

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We didn't have anywhere special to go, but we wanted to be outside - Forest Park #Oregonexplored

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There is always something beyond - Dog River Traverse #Oregonexplored

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A kind of promise - Fort Stevens State Park #OregonExplored

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Sunrise service - Jacksonville #Oregonexplored

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They brushed up against our boots, leaning in from both sides of the trail - Steens Mountain Wilderness #Oregonexplored

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They made me feel kind of small (Bunker Hill Trail) #Washington #WashingtonExplored pc: @oahtahp

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Desert accents - Jump Creek Canyon #IdahoExplored

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Where two waters become one - Neahkahnie Mountain #Oregonexplored

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The softest shade of sky - Leslie Gulch #Oregonexplored

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There was light that shone upon the water - Oswald West State Park #OregonExplored

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Trees, water, and sky - Thomas Lake Trail #WashingtonExplored

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The water was much colder than it looked (Cast Creek Trail) #Oregon #OregonExplored pc: @oahtahp

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The hills were alive - Sevenmile Hill #OregonExplored

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We had not intended to walk quite this far, but one thing led to another, and then we were here - Arch Rock #OregonExplored

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I wanted to wander out into that canyon, but we were hungry and tired and several hundred miles from home - Steens Mountain Wilderness #OregonExplored

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We stopped for blackberries and a look at the bridge - Hoffstadt Creek #WashingtonExplored

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We stayed as long as we could in the cool morning shade - Owyhee Canyonlands #OregonExplored

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When we came here in May, the trail was covered in snow. A month later, the mosquitoes were out - Thomas Lake Trail #WashingtonExplored

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Last spring, this was my first hike with the new camera - Alsea Falls #OregonExplored

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It was much larger in person - Chimney Rock #OregonExplored

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The views were spectacular, but I was almost too tired to enjoy it (Hamilton Mountain) #Washington #WashingtonExplored pc: @oahtahp

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There were more than a dozen pelicans swimming nearby - Arch Rock #OregonExplored

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Like a dream - Eastern Oregon #OregonExplored

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The flowers are just for perspective - Coldwater Lake #WashingtonExplored

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Nothing much to see here. Just an old building, a bridge, and some water - Cedar Creek Grist Mill #WashingtonExplored

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We watched for fish, as we usually do, and talked about what we should get for dinner - Cast Creek Trail #OregonExplored

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A pelican suspended above the water - Arch Rock #OregonExplored

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Juxtaposed - Smith Rock State Park #OregonExplored

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The trail was thick with dust, but the water was clear - Coldwater Lake #WashingtonExplored

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