All morning long the sky alternated between soft aquamarine and cool purple-gray #SaddleMountain #SaddleMountainStateNaturalArea #Seaside #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Every year on my birthday I blow out the candles after making a wish. For something like this #SaddleMountain #SaddleMountainStateNaturalArea #Seaside #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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The dunes were covered in long grasses that moved together from crest to trough to crest as each breath of wind passed through #OregonDunesNationalRecreationArea #OregonDunes #Florence #LaneCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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Each blossom makes a solemn promise #WindMountain #ColumbiaGorge #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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We stood here for nearly half an hour and took turns apologizing for wanting to wait just one more moment #WindMountain #ColumbiaGorge #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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Look but do not taste #FortClatsop #LewisandClarkNationalHistoricPark #Astoria #ClatsopCounty #Oregon #OregonExplored

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A place to abide #BeaconRock #BeaconRockStatePark #ColumbiaGorge #Washington #WashingtonExplored

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