Mt Hood at sunset with Columbia River in the foreground and pastel clouds in the sky

Mt Hood with the Columbia River in the foreground & ducks swimming by

Bright oranges in the sky at sunset on the river with ducks swimming by

Retro looking pic with muted inset on the river & tree trunk partially in the water on the shore

Playing with different lens & film packs on the Hipstamatic app at sunset tonight

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Landscape of sunset on the river taken from the shore and a tree stump in the foreground.

Sunset over the river and ducks swimming by where the setting sun reflects on the water

Orange colored clouds reflecting on the river just after sunset

Sunset tonight on the Columbia River

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Windy road with moss cover stone wall leading to the Vista House

View overlooking the Columbia River towards the west from the Vista House

Vista House

Sign for the Vista House with the Vista House in the background

Pretty (yet very windy) day in the Columbia River Gorge area. Some pics at the Vista House

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Bridal Veil waterfall with yellow fall leaves 🍁 on the ground

Close up of yellow fall leaves on the ground next to a mossy concrete ornamental barrier

Wooden trail stairs curving uphill to the right covered in fallen yellow leaves

Trail between two wooden fence posts going through two trees with yellow leaves.

Went to the Columbia River Gorge today to capture some fall pics. 🥾🍂🍁

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Fall yellow leaves in a puddle & on rocks with an arch bridge in the background

Close up of fallen yellow leaves laying on rocky river bed with bright yellow tree & arch bridge in background

Forest trail covered in fallen yellow leaves surrounded with fall trees & moss covered rocks.

Yellow, orange, & red bushes along the river bank reflecting on the river water

Went to Moulton Falls park after work yesterday. Love the fall colors popping around the bridge 🍂🍁🍂🍁

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Harris Beach State Park.
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This mama owl took a break from hunting to stare me down 🦉
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Orca swimming in ocean waves

Orcas swimming in the ocean beyond the rocky cliff

Several orca fins above the ocean surface.

Orcas surfing in the ocean waves

We got to see a pod of Orcas tonight. Caught them surfing in the waves. Not Nat Geo quality pics, but thought I’d share 😀
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Overlooking Diablo Lake with snow capped mountains in the background.

Overlooking Diablo Lake from the top of Thunder Knob trail.

Diablo Lake with snow capped mountains reflecting on the lake

Overlooking Diablo Lake with mountains & trees surrounding the landscape

Enjoyed a beautiful day at North Cascades National Park today 🥾🗻😍
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Lighthouse on cliff above Cobble Beach

Birds eye view of seals sunning themselves on the rocks

Quarry Cove with clear blue & green water around various rock formations during peak low tide

Birds eye view of aquamarine water swirling around rocks-pic taken from cliff top looking down.

Enjoyed the gorgeous weather today. Lots of seals out today 🦭 & the colors of the water were stunning. #nofilter
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Cherry blossom trees in front of capitol building

Top of capitol building with cherry blossom trees in foreground

Cherry blossom trees with colorful paper lanterns hanging in trees

Colorful lanterns hanging in cherry blossom trees

Some more pics of blossoms.
💖😍🌸

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Two benches and path under canopy of cherry blossom trees with paper lanterns hanging in the trees.

Bush with yellow flowers in foreground and cherry blossom trees with pink blossoms in background

Landscape of spring flowers & cherry blossom trees

Green space surrounded by cherry blossom trees & blossom petals scattered on the ground.

Cherry blossoms at the state capitol today 💖😍🌸

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View of Space Needle & Seattle looking from the northeast

View of Seattle skyline including the Space Needle from the southeast

Seattle skyline & Space Needle pics taken with Hipstamatic
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A hidden little spot in the Mount Hood National Forest...

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"What we must do, I suppose, is to hope the world keeps its balance; what we are to do, however, with our hearts waiting and watching - truly I do not know..." Mary Oliver
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Sunset tonight
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Sunset tonight 🌅

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Just a little bit of epic Oregon coastline from way back in March 🙌

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—𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚍 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙰𝚛𝚎...
.
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More pics of large crashing waves at Boiler Bay 🌊🌊

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Huge waves today (18-20ft)🌊
at Rocky Creek

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—𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚌𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝙼𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚌𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝙼𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚢…
.
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Drift Creek Falls with suspension bridge in background.

View overlooking waterfall from suspension bridge.

View looking straight down the suspension bridge with waterfall to the left.

Waterfall with suspension bridge to the right.

Beautiful day at Drift Creek Falls. The waterfall was flowing & always love the suspension bridge. Pics taken with hipstamatic
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—Jupiter on a stick: 𝙰 𝙶𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚃𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢…
.
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Some more sea & storm pics. Taken with hipstamatic.

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Went to Rocky Creek and took some pics with an incoming storm on the horizon & blue skies to the east.
Pics taken with hipstamatic to capture the moodiness. 🌊
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Clouds and ocean with light glowing through a break in the clouds from the setting sun.

Waves crashing on the rocks

Single wave rising up from the ocean

View overlooking the park & Boiler Bay with the Coastal Mountains & clouds on the horizon

Playing around with different Hipstamatic lens & film packs.
Waves and sunset

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Sunset with clouds on the Pacific Ocean

Sunset with clouds on the Pacific Ocean with waves and rocks in the foreground

Sunset with clouds on the Pacific Ocean with waves coming onshore

Closeup of clouds with bright orange highlights from the setting sun.

Sunset pics tonight. The calm between dancing cyclones 🌀

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A few more fall foliage pics from Saturday.
🍂🍁🍂🍁
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Some fall pics before leaving Portland this morning. 🍁🍂🍁🍂

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