After Thanksgiving with my family, we took a few extra days to explore - Kentucky Falls #Oregon #OregonExplored November 2021

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My favorite early-spring blossom - McDonald-Dunn Forest #Oregon #OregonExplored April 2022

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After a morning with tulips, we drove here for a little bit of a hike - Abiqua Falls #Oregon #OregonExplored April 2022

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I think it must have been raining in Portland that day, so we drove far enough east to find some sunshine and take a walk in the snow - Swale Creek #Washington December 2020

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I don't always like lichen, but the way it catches the light is something I never get tired of - Curly Creek #Washington August 2021

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I felt like this tree gave the magnitude of this place just the right context - Olympic National Park #Washington March 2022

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Asymetry - Horsetail Falls Loop #Oregon #OregonExplored November 2021

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There was a light breeze and small purple flowers blooming in the grass - Goldendale #Washington February 2022

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According to the National Weather Service, we were lucky to see as much of the mountain as we did - Dalles Mountain Ranch #Washington December 2020

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There are always trees - Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival #Oregon #OregonExplored April 2022

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A tree in front of more trees - Olympic National Park #Washington March 2022

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We find ourselves here at least three or four times a year - Short Sand Beach #Oregon #OregonExplored July 2021

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There was snow in the hills - Bonneville Dam #Oregon #OregonExplored February 2022

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In Oregon, it seems no matter where you go or when, there are almost always flowers - Horsetail Falls Loop #Oregon #OregonExplored November 2021

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Even the ground between the rows was partly transformed to yellow - Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival #Oregon #OregonExplored April 2022

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East of the Cascades, the light has a lot more room to do its work - Cottonwood Canyon State Park #Oregon #OregonExplored November 2020

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We left the place we'd been staying early enough to get the first ferry and drove around the park for a day - Hurricane Ridge #Washington March 2022

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If there's a lot of work to do, but I need to get in at least one hike, Forest Park is always accommodating - Portland #Oregon #OregonExplored June 2021

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The water's always best when it's cold - Ponytail Falls #Oregon #OregonExplored November 2021

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There's a stand of giant bamboo across the parking lot from where we watched the sturgeon - Bonneville Fish Hatchery #Oregon #OregonExplored February 2022

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There are parking lots on both sides of the White River, but we always stop on the west side - Mount Hood #Oregon #OregonExplored October 2020

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It was that kind of morning - Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival #Oregon #OregonExplored April 2022

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The sun held still just long enough for me to catch that early morning point of light on the rock - Leslie Gulch #Oregon #OregonExplored May 2021

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It's hard for me to imagine what it took to build something like this here - Snoqualmie Falls #Washington March 2022

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Infinite sky - Rowena Plateau #Oregon #OregonExplored February 2022

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I think this is the kind of persistent hope I picture when I talk about what it means to keep moving forward no matter what you encounter - Cottonwood Canyon State Park #Oregon #OregonExplored November 2021

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A clean sky on a warm day - Astoria #Oregon #OregonExplored October 2020

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These three trees together were preserving the memory of some much older, once-fallen tree. You can still see the shape of where it once lay - Hoh Rain Forest #Washington March 2022

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We'd thought about driving up to Olympic National Park but came here instead to avoid the crowds - Steens Mountain Wilderness #Oregon #OregonExplored May 2021

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There's an upper viewpoint and another below. If you only have time for one, I recommend going below - Snoqualmie Falls #Washington March 2022

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No matter what time of day you visit this place, it's always perfect - South Falls at Silver Falls State Park #Oregon #OregonExplored October 2021

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The perfect little cap - Rowena Plateau #Oregon #OregonExplored February 2022

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This wise old maple stood surrounded - McDonald-Dunn Forest #Oregon #OregonExplored April 2022

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The fragrance is unforgettable - Yellowstone National Park #Wyoming September 2020

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The maples seemed to have frozen in time, caught spinning to some secret song while wearing their finest - Hoh Rain Forest #Washington March 2022

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I had to Google it! - Stacker Butte #Washington April 2021

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Whenever we're traveling to a new place, I try to look around and find at least one good trail we can try - Coal Creek Falls #Washington March 2022

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We came here to climb the mountain, but the lake was especially calm and clear that morning - Mirror Lake #Oregon #OregonExplored October 2021

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They live along the river - Rowena Plateau #Oregon #OregonExplored February 2022

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A photographer had his tripod set up right where I wanted to stand, so I reminded myself that this could be a sign I needed to look for some other perspective - Yellowstone National Park #Wyoming September 2020

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It was a fierce windy day, but the climb to the top was more than enough to make me feel like I'd overdressed - Sevenmile Hill #Oregon #OregonExplored April 2021

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The gateway - Marymere Falls #Washington March 2022

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When we read that the trail had reopened, of course we went - Eagle Creek #Oregon #OregonExplored September 2021

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It wasn't a huge waterfall, but we'd never been out here before, and it sounded like fun - Buck Creek #Washington March 2022

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Is there anything sweeter? - @xaicfarm Snohomish #Washington June 2020

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The perfect little spot for watching the river run by - West Bridge Park, West Linn #Oregon #OregonExplored January 2022

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The trail starts up on top of the hill and wends its way down to the tracks - Rooster Rock #OregonExplored #Oregon

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A promise of berries - Fort Stevens State Park #OregonExplored #Oregon

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As is usually the case, we heard it first and saw it second - Upper Horsetail Falls #OregonExplored #Oregon

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The sound of rocks bumping each other as we walked - Tom Dick and Harry Mountain #OregonExplored #Oregon

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