Mount Hood in the distance - Catherine Creek #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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There was a spot up above the falls where it seemed we could see almost all the way to Marsing - Jump Creek Canyon #IdahoExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Everywhere here there were birds - Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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One of our friends had to work, so we did a short hike to see the water and saved the big trip for the next day - Coal Creek Falls #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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A brief glimpse of the sun - Skagit Valley Tulip Festival #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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The sun was just going down, and this was our last stop before entering Montana - Caribou-Targee National Forest #IdahoExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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A walk in the woods - Forest Park #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Unfolding - Astoria #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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The crowds tend to stick close to the parking areas, so to find a quiet place, all you have to do is walk a little way up or down the beach - Hug Point #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Rooted - Olympic National Forest #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Earth and water and sky - Mosier #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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We walked around the arboretum before entering the demonstration forest - Astoria #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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It seems like years have passed - Steel Bridge #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Surrounded - Skagit Valley Tulip Festival #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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We were up at 5 for the early ferry and a chance to see this place - Marymere Falls #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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I was grateful I remembered sunscreen that day - Leslie Gulch #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Several folks had laid blankets here, enjoying a picnic lunch with a view, when we returned from farther up the trail - Triple Falls #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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This was just before the trail got thick with snow - Lake Twenty-Two #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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The laurel planted along the road had spread into the forest here, and many were more than 40 feet tall - Astoria #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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There is a story here - bonsaiakira.com #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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The earth rises - Leslie Gulch #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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The start of something - McDonald-Dunn Forest #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Just a little waterfall we wanted to see - Buck Creek Falls #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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I didn't eat them, but they reminded me of sour apple gummies - Klehm Arboretum in Rockford, Illinois - www.ericmuhr.photo

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The sound of it reached us just after we saw the light come 'round the bend - Deschutes River State Recreation Site #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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We parked across the road and followed the trail down to the water - Granite Falls #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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A hard, flat place - Alvord Desert #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Heart-felt - McDonald-Dunn Forest #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Reading the history of this place illustrated how business interests profit from destruction - Freebridge Road #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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I grew up in Oregon but didn't visit this place for the first time until after I'd moved to Idaho for work. Never take your home state for granted - Rowena Crest #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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A bend in the trail and morning light - Cathedral Tree Trail #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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The river was behind us here - Dalles Mountain Ranch #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Each drop of water a prism - Abiqua Falls #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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A star of spring - Milo McIver State Park #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Off-white - Skagit Valley Tulip Festival #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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My kind of welcome - Kentucky Falls Trail #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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The famous kiln - Lime Kiln Trail #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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We walked a mile further along the road - Lee Falls #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Going against the grain - Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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It was windy that day and cold - Stacker Butte #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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We walked to where the trail ends - Horsethief Butte #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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I don't know how they hold on - Columbia River Gorge #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Just before sunset, the shadows spread over the water - Cottonwood Canyon State Park #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Reflections - Skagit Valley Tulip Festival #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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A resting place - Tillamook Bay #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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We visited the tulips this year - Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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There's a protected space there behind the water - Tunnel Falls #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Sometimes it's good to find a place that makes you feel small. And to stay there awhile - Mosier #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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We always stop for the view (and a chance to catch our breath) - Lake Twenty-Two #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Everything eventually comes to rest, even if just for a moment - Jacksonville #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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