It was damp and dripping as we passed underneath - Upper Horsetail Falls #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A sign of plenty - Milo McIver State Park - #Oregon #Oregonexplored

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You can see hints of green, spreading along the ground and up into the understory - Eagle Creek #OregonExplored #Oregon

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We did this trail twice last summer and ran into snow both times - Thomas Lake Trail #WashingtonExplored

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They usually take turns - Pacific Street #MurmuringPines #OregonExplored

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The water still runs through it - Horsetail Falls Loop #OregonExplored

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Nearly half a dozen herons waded and watched - Willamette Mission State Park #OregonExplored

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A place that compels something like reverence - Falls Creek Falls #WashingtonExplored

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We drove to where we thought the lake must be but couldn't find it, so we had to drive back to the beginning, start over, and keep a close eye on the odometer - Wasson Lake #OregonExplored

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Heavy with seeds - Tom Dick and Harry Mountain #OregonExplored

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The rhododendrons were in bloom - Cast Creek Trail #OregonExplored

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We always stop here - Oswald West State Park #OregonExplored

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Something in me felt connected here - Freebridge Road #OregonExplored

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We walk the loop around the lake at least once a year - Lost Lake #OregonExplored

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My favorite kind of leading line - Kentucky Falls #OregonExplored

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We spent a full weekend, wandering among the rocks - Eastern Oregon #OregonExplored

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Blue morning light - Tom Dick and Harry Mountain #OregonExplored

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Sun-catcher - Curly Creek #WashingtonExplored

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My sister did not fall in the water here, but she did get muddier than she'd intended - Mirror Lake #OregonExplored

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From where we stood, the river was lined on both sides by nothing but brilliance - Horsetail Falls Loop #OregonExplored

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A brisk wind nearly wiped the sky clean - Rowena Crest #OregonExplored

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We took care as we climbed out to the confluence here - Kentucky Falls #OregonExplored

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A striped sky - Steens Mountain Wilderness #OregonExplored

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Every single tree is a miracle - Tom Dick and Harry Mountain #OregonExplored

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Before starting in on the trail, we stood for awhile on this bridge and watched the water pass - Curly Creek #WashingtonExplored

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A warm, clear afternoon in late fall - Sherrard Point #OregonExplored

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Sometimes you have to read between the lines - Horsetail Falls Loop #OregonExplored

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Just out of sight to the left of the frame there were horses - Steens Mountain Wilderness #OregonExplored

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The light broke through - Umbrella Falls #OregonExplored

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I hadn't been back here in years - Kentucky Falls #OregonExplored

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The brightest morning light - Cape Horn Overlook #WashingtonExplored

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On the other side of that water is where I lost my footing and nearly lost my camera - Upper Horsetail Falls #OregonExplored

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Just after you pass through the tunnel and descend to the beach - Oceanside #OregonExplored

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You can almost always tell how the wind works in this part of the state - Mosier #OregonExplored

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There was only a water-slicked log for a bridge here - Duncan Creek #WashingtonExplored

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