The Columbia River Gorge. yeah, there is a sepia filter, I thought it looked neat that way.
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the gorge from Crown Point
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At Crown Point
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pretty though it was cloudy
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from the road
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our rental "car"
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Crown Point...Vista House i think this is?
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The view
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Multnomah Falls
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Very pretty, we ate lunch here and hiked for an hour or so
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the bridge at the falls
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looking down
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looking straight down from the bridge at the lower falls and pool
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the view of the river
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the river
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my daughter taking pics while we drive
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once we came over Mt Hood, the sky turned blue and the desert came to meet us
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so pretty
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A pleasure of a 3 hour drive
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some awesome sky
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reservation
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dry mountains
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dry dry dry
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the road
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could be Arizona couldn't it?
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watering crops
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these things on wheels are cool
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The Deschutes river in Bend
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The NEW "Old Mill District" in Bend
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clear river water
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Old Mill district
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Forest fire as seen from Pilot Butte in Bend
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They were doing a burnout to try to control it so it was smokier than usual
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no clouds in the sky at all - all smoke
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looking down on Bend
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The Portapotty is Secure!
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People floating on the Deschutes in Bend
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right through town
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We did it one day, it was fun....and cold
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pretty river
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relaxing spot at the house
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My favorite beer in Oregon. Black Butte Porter, smooth and almost creamy
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entrance to the courtyard
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Mount Bachelor
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On our way
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People ski here through July
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We're goin' up!
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On our way
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Lower lift
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Disc golf!!
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heading to the upper lift
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no trees up here
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the view...smoky but stil awesome
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rock climbing to touch snow
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Cascades lake, not sure which one
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A butterfly flew into my shot. There were TONS up there - doing what i don't know.
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The summit, a short hike from the lift.
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more lakes
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heading back down
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Broken top
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P1010739.JPG
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Broken top
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The 3 sisters and broken top
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halfway down
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changing lifts
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The road to Bend
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Heading out to go whitewater rafting
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...and here we are :)
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It was a blast. Just class 3's, but a lot of fun
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Think there is any danger of a forest fire?
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chipmunks and ground squirrels
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This is East Lake
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We ate breakfast here
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Wish we could have stayed to fish
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and this is from Paulina Peak, above East Lake
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..and Paulina Lake. They were once one lake.
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Obsidian flow. Weird black glass stuff that comes out of volcanoes.
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More obsidian
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Paulina Peak - you can drive up here.
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Sunset from the yard
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The forest fire made it kind of cool
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Back on the road to Portland
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I love this scenery
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Coming back to Mt. Hood
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