Have you considered the trees? | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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Have you considered the trees? | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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Have you considered the trees? | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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There was so much poison oak along this trail, but we came for the spring flowers (and also the view of downtown the Dalles). And we were not disappointed | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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There was so much poison oak along this trail, but we came for the spring flowers (and also the view of downtown the Dalles). And we were not disappointed | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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There was so much poison oak along this trail, but we came for the spring flowers (and also the view of downtown the Dalles). And we were not disappointed | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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There was so much poison oak along this trail, but we came for the spring flowers (and also the view of downtown the Dalles). And we were not disappointed | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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There was so much poison oak along this trail, but we came for the spring flowers (and also the view of downtown the Dalles). And we were not disappointed | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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There was so much poison oak along this trail, but we came for the spring flowers (and also the view of downtown the Dalles). And we were not disappointed | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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The air wasn't especially clear that day, and our view from the top was obscured by cloud cover and particulate matter. But the trees along the way were friendly | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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The air wasn't especially clear that day, and our view from the top was obscured by cloud cover and particulate matter. But the trees along the way were friendly | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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The air wasn't especially clear that day, and our view from the top was obscured by cloud cover and particulate matter. But the trees along the way were friendly | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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The views are my favorite part of any destination hike, but I remind myself from time to time to pay attention to the ground | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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The views are my favorite part of any destination hike, but I remind myself from time to time to pay attention to the ground | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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The views are my favorite part of any destination hike, but I remind myself from time to time to pay attention to the ground | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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The views are my favorite part of any destination hike, but I remind myself from time to time to pay attention to the ground | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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The views are my favorite part of any destination hike, but I remind myself from time to time to pay attention to the ground | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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The views are my favorite part of any destination hike, but I remind myself from time to time to pay attention to the ground | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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The views are my favorite part of any destination hike, but I remind myself from time to time to pay attention to the ground | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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Classic river view | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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Classic river view | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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Because a trail goes in two directions, it is possible to turn the wrong way and not know it until almost three miles too late. But we didn't give up on this hike. Instead, what was supposed to be a five-mile hike turned into a nearly twelve-mile trek. I will check the map a little more closely next time | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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Because a trail goes in two directions, it is possible to turn the wrong way and not know it until almost three miles too late. But we didn't give up on this hike. Instead, what was supposed to be a five-mile hike turned into a nearly twelve-mile trek. I will check the map a little more closely next time | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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Because a trail goes in two directions, it is possible to turn the wrong way and not know it until almost three miles too late. But we didn't give up on this hike. Instead, what was supposed to be a five-mile hike turned into a nearly twelve-mile trek. I will check the map a little more closely next time | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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Because a trail goes in two directions, it is possible to turn the wrong way and not know it until almost three miles too late. But we didn't give up on this hike. Instead, what was supposed to be a five-mile hike turned into a nearly twelve-mile trek. I will check the map a little more closely next time | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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I had lived in Oregon for nearly thirty years before I first made it out to Rowena Plateau in time for balsamroot, lupine, and all the rest of the spring wildflowers | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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I had lived in Oregon for nearly thirty years before I first made it out to Rowena Plateau in time for balsamroot, lupine, and all the rest of the spring wildflowers | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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I had lived in Oregon for nearly thirty years before I first made it out to Rowena Plateau in time for balsamroot, lupine, and all the rest of the spring wildflowers | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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I had lived in Oregon for nearly thirty years before I first made it out to Rowena Plateau in time for balsamroot, lupine, and all the rest of the spring wildflowers | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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She's always watching | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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She's always watching | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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She's always watching | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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We came for the flowers, but I do love a good barn | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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We came for the flowers, but I do love a good barn | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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We came for the flowers, but I do love a good barn | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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These two waterfalls aren't far, as the crow flies, from Silver Falls State Park, but since the fires just a few years ago, they've remained unsafe and completely inaccessible. Sometimes I look back at photos like these from 2020 that I've never shared before and dream about returning here someday | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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These two waterfalls aren't far, as the crow flies, from Silver Falls State Park, but since the fires just a few years ago, they've remained unsafe and completely inaccessible. Sometimes I look back at photos like these from 2020 that I've never shared before and dream about returning here someday | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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These two waterfalls aren't far, as the crow flies, from Silver Falls State Park, but since the fires just a few years ago, they've remained unsafe and completely inaccessible. Sometimes I look back at photos like these from 2020 that I've never shared before and dream about returning here someday | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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The trail is steep but short on the way down to the arch, and then you pass through, under the rock, for one of my favorite Oregon mountain views | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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Not too far from McMinnville is one of my favorite little "secret" falls. There's a broad-rooted tree and a flat stone at the top, the perfect place to sit or stand alongside the water | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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An advantage of photography is the ability to remember and experience the seasons out of season | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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One nice thing about this place (other than the flowers, of course): no mosquitoes! | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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Just a spot of color along the trail | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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Almost every step of this hike involved dodging, skirting, and eventually splashing through standing water and thick, heavy mud. I don't know if we'll go back anytime soon, but the views near the end of the trail made it all feel worthwhile | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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Views along the way - to the ocean below, the city beyond, and the Thumb ahead - kept us moving forward | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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The trail here was surprisingly muddy, slippery, and steep. But we made it | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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I've posted these in reverse order: viewpoint of Cascade Head, emerging from the forest and glimpsing the Thumb, the forest we walked through | #OregonExplored #OregonCoast #Oregon | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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I don't know which I prefer, water or sky? | #OregonExplored #OregonCoast #Oregon | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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It's a bit far for a day-drive, so we don't make it to Beverly Beach or the surrounding coastal areas nearly as often as we'd like | #OregonExplored #Oregon #OregonCoast | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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We spent most of our time in the mountains and next to water while in North Carolina this last summer. And I wouldn't have done it any other way | Download the masterlist of my 50 favorite spots in Oregon. Link in bio.

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