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Big Obsidian Flow, Summer 2021

Big Obsidian Flow, Summer 2021

Paulina Falls, Summer 2021

Paulina Falls, Summer 2021

Atkeson Trail, Summer 2021

Atkeson Trail, Summer 2021

Atkeson Trail, Summer 2021

Atkeson Trail, Summer 2021

Atkeson Trail, Summer 2021

Nestucca Bay NWR, Fall 2021

Nestucca Bay NWR, Fall 2021

Cape Lookout, Fall 2021

Cape Lookout, Fall 2021

Three Arch Rocks, Oregon Coast, Fall 2021

Finley National Wildlife Refuge, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Finley National Wildlife Refuge, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Hecate Head Lighthouse, Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Sea lions, Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Seals, Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Leaping sea lion, Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Seals, Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Sea lions, Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Seals, Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Dunes looking south towards Florence, OR, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Suislaw River Bridge, Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Yaquina Bay Bridge, Winter 2021-22

Suislaw River Bridge, Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Yaquina Bay Bridge, Winter 2021-22

Suislaw River Bridge, Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Yaquina Bay Bridge, Winter 2021-22

Darlingtonia (Cobra Lily), a carnivorous plant, at a state roadside park dedicated to its protection. Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Sunset from our lawn, Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Three Arch Rocks, Oceanside, OR, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Looking north from Cape Meares, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Looking north from Cape Meares, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Looking s frouth om Cape Meares, January 2022 — Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Octopus Tree, Cape Meares,, January 2022 — Octopus Tree, Cape Meares, Winter 2021-22

Cape Meares,, January 2022 — Cape Meares, Winter 2021-22

Willapa NWR, Winter 2022

Water flowed into these frosty mud flats with the rising tide. — Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Winter 2021-22

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Winter 2021-22

The mile-long boardwalk provides access to the wetland, part of the ~5 miles of trails at this refuge. — Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Winter 2021-22

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Winter 2021-22

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Winter 2021-22

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Winter 2021-22

Mt. St. Helens, seen from the Wetland Haven trail at Seaquest State Park, WA. — Mt. St. Helens from Sequest State Park WA, Winter 2021-22

The view from the bird blind. — The view from the bird blind, Ridgefield NWR, Summer 2022.

Proposal Rock, playing peek-a-boo in the morning fog and the receding tide. — Proposal Rock, Neskowin, Summer 2022

The treetops of the Ghost Forest, barely visible at high tide. — Proposal Rock, Neskowin, Summer 2022

Neskowin Moon — Neskowin Moon, Summer 2022

The fog blew in and out all day; here’s a clear view of Proposal Rock. — Proposal Rock, Neskowin, Summer 2022

One of the trunks emerged from the tide filled with sea life. — Tidepool in a petrified tree trunk, Neskowin, Summer 2022

The Ghost Forest at low tide. During winter low tides, the trunks tower as much as 12 feet above the sand level. — Neskowin Ghost Forest, Summer 2022

A bluff-side cave.

Tidepool life, Neskowin, Summer 2022

Colorful anemone. — Tidepool life, Neskowin, Summer 2022

Another color anemone. — Tidepool life, Neskowin, Summer 2022

Slow moving predators and prey. — Tidepool life, Neskowin, Summer 2022

I’m not sure what combination of erosion and persistence formed this tree trunk. — Proposal Rock, Neskowin, Summer 2022

Heading up into Cascade Head Preserve. — Cascade Head Trail, Summer 2022

Looking south from Cascade Head. — Cascade Head Trail, Summer 2022

Thistle. — Cascade Head Trail, Summer 2022

Cascade Head Trail, Summer 2022

The Salmon River estuary. — Cascade Head Trail, Summer 2022

Looking south from Cascade Head. — Cascade Head Trail, Summer 2022

Proposal Rock on the morning of our departure. (Take my word for it.)

Proposal Rock, Neskowin, Summer 2022

Manzanita, Summer 2022

Manzanita, Summer 2022

Sunset, Manzanita, Summer 2022

Cape Falcon Trail, Manzanita, Summer 2022

Cape Falcon Trail, Manzanita, Summer 2022

Cape Falcon Trail, Manzanita, Summer 2022

Cape Falcon Trail, Manzanita, Summer 2022

Cape Falcon Trail, Manzanita, Summer 2022

Cape Falcon Trail, Manzanita, Summer 2022

Latourell Falls, Fall 2022

Cooling lava created these hexagonal columns of basalt. — Latourell Falls, Fall 2022

The view across the Columbia River. — Columbia Gorge from Latourell Falls, Fall 2022

There’s basalt on both sides of the river. The Washington side has a train tunnel. — Columbia Gorge from Latourell Falls, Fall 2022

The first view of the Upper Falls. — Latourell Falls, Fall 2022

Latourell Falls, Fall 2022

From the other side of the bridge you can see the start of the Upper Falls above. — Latourell Falls, Fall 2022

Latourell Falls, Fall 2022

The Hoffstadt Bridge on the way to Mt. St. Helens, Washington, Summer 2023.

Mt. St. Helens, and Coldwater Lake — Mt. St. Helens, Washington, Summer 2023.

Below Mt. St. Helens — Below Mt. St. Helens, Washington, Summer 2023.

Mt. St. Helens — Mt. St. Helens, Washington, Summer 2023.

Rock Mountain (?) from Nehalem Bay, Fall, 2023

The river from Nehalem River Dike Trail, Fall, 2023 — The river from Nehalem Bay Dike, Fall, 2023

The top of South Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

South Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

South Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

The trail cutting below the basalt behind South Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

South Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

Leaves on Silver Creek, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

A fall afternoon at Silver Creek, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

Lower South Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

Fall colors through the falling water, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

Leaves on Silver Creek, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

Fallen leaves on a downed log, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

Fall colors at Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

Lower North Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

Double Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

Mushrooms and leaves on a log, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

Drake Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

Middle North Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

Middle North Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

Silver Falls, Fall 2023

Geological layers at Winter Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023

A "nurse stump", Silver Falls State Park, Fall 2023 — Silver Falls, Fall 2023