Purple-blue (and slender) - Catherine Creek #Washington

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We'd been to the lake before but decided this time to climb above and look down - Wahtum Lake #OregonExplored

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I always have to check the plaque to remind myself if it's i before e or vice versa - Wiesendanger Falls #OregonExplored

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I couldn't count all the fingers - Olympic National Park #Washington

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My youngest sister stood on a bench to get a better view of the mountain and knocked another hiker's bag to the ground - Mirror Lake #OregonExplored

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There were three waterfalls along this beach, and this was my favorite - Short Beach #OregonExplored

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I didn't take a picture of the waterfall here - Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area #OregonExplored

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The softest blue hue - Catherine Creek #Washington

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A secret place - Olympic National Park #Washington

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I get these three falls mixed up in my mind every time we come here - Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area #OregonExplored

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Yellow and green - Monte Carlo Trail #Washington

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The ground where I stood here was completely saturated with water - Cast Creek Trail #OregonExplored

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Sun-catcher - Catherine Creek #Washington

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I have to be careful at this spot, as I tend to lose my balance if I'm too focused on looking. I forget where I'm standing - Fairy Falls #OregonExplored

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The pool at the top of the falls is somehow both peaceful and dangerous at the same time. It comforts me, but I'm always a little afraid - Multnomah Falls #OregonExplored

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We came here with friends - Olympic National Park #Washington

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There was a bright green bird that whistled and hopped from tree to tree as we walked along the ridge - Monte Carlo Trail #Washington

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Some color in the brush - Anthill Trail #OregonExplored

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On our way down the other side of the mountain - Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area #OregonExplored

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All along this bridge were wild roses with the tiniest of buds, nearly ready to explode with anticipation of summer - Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge #OregonExplored

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Snow in the distance - Olympic National Park #Washington

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The four of us didn't wait here long. We were eager to make our way to the top - Multnomah Falls #OregonExplored

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We stood under cover of the forest at the water's edge and considered all the reflections - Gold Creek Pond #Washington

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Natural symmetry - Steens Mountain Wilderness #OregonExplored

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We took turns, standing inside the roots of this tree for pictures - Cathedral Tree #OregonExplored

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A lily! - Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area #OregonExplored

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Just before we reached the lodge, a train rushed by - Multnomah Falls #OregonExplored

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A simple bridge - Coal Creek Trail #Washington

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We walked alongside the water - John Day River #OregonExplored

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A single spark - Gold Creek Pond #Washington

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Layers - Olympic National Park #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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We walked south from Oceanside - Netarts #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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There was a point along the trail where we could see the forest changing - Catherine Creek #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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The fallen log was heavy with recent rain - Lake Twenty-Two #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Go-between - Monte Cristo Range #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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The last time I took a photo here, these trees were dusted in fresh snow - Ecola State Park #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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It was sunny and warm enough to walk without a jacket on the trails below, so the snow here was a bit of a surprise - Hurricane Ridge #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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The rocks clattered so loud under each receding wave that we had to speak in fragments - Short Beach #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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If only I could read the stories here - McDonald-Dunn Forest #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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A stand of white oak - Catherine Creek #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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The beach below and beyond it the island - Ecola State Park #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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We arrived just in time for the first wave of spring wildflowers - Joe Watt Canyon #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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We didn't try to climb this rock - Short Beach #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Unfortunately, the pollen along this trail was so heavy, that we had to turn around before we'd walked much more than a mile - Wilson River #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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As we climbed the hill from where we'd parked, we stopped from time to time to look back at the river - Catherine Creek #Washington - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Camas - McDonald-Dunn Forest #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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We couldn't see the mountain that day - Pittock Mansion #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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Red Elderberry - Ecola State Park #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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As you descend the stairs to the beach, there's a place where you can stand above this pipe and watch the water spill out onto the rocks below - Short Beach #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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We often bring out-of-state friends here to feel the wind and get a sense of the water - Rowena Crest #OregonExplored - www.ericmuhr.photo

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