Falls Creek Falls
Two hours of driving thru mostly icy and snowy conditions... 4 miles of hiking thru fresh snow in subfreezing temperatures (one way)... Was it worth it?
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White River
Mt. Hood moments before a fog bank rolled in obscuring the view...
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South Falls
It's hard to beat the beauty of Silver Falls in the Autumn...
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Sometimes it's a little hard to believe that places like this really exist...
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Ramona Falls
Ramona Falls lies within the Mt. Hood National Forest just west of Mt. Hood. A short hike brings you to an amazing spectacle of glacier melt cascading down a wall of columnar basalt, remnants of an ancient lava flow.
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Ponytail Falls
Ponytail Falls of the Columbia River Gorge...
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Benson Bridge
The Benson Bridge was name after Simon Benson who financed the making of the bridge in 1914, and soon after gave Portland the land that contains Multnomah and Wahkeena Falls.
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Peaceful Flow
This is a small tributary feeding into the Salmon River that crosses the Salmon River Trail. Endless photographic opportunities all along this creek....
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Sorenson Creek
One of the shallow creeks one must cross while exploring the Eagle Creek Trail in the Columbia River Gorge...
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Salmon Huckleberry Wilderness
Took a hike into the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness in early Spring 2015 and hiked along the Salmon River. The goal was to find Frustration Falls, which was....frustrating. Didn't come back with with any good pictures of that particular waterfall but did find some gorgeous creeks along the way. This is a great hike filled with towering old growth, piles of brilliant green moss, and signs of Spring popping up everywhere.
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It's Not A Dream
This is Ferry Falls along the Wahkeena Trail in the Columbia Gorge. I was practically standing in the waterfall for this one. Me and my gear got pretty wet, so I found it amazing that I didn't get any droplets on my lens.
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Textures of Abiqua
This is a traditional composition of Abiqua Falls. You really can't take a bad picture of this waterfall from any angle. This particular side of the falls seems to be where all of the mist heads off to. Which is great because all of the rocks are covered with thick, green moss... But keeping droplets off of your lens can be tricky. My camera was pretty much soaked while setting up this shot. My little microfiber towel was working overtime...
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Tamanawas Falls
Tamanawas Falls, east of Mt Hood, frozen over during the winter of 2013.
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Metlako Falls
Metlako Falls along the Eagle Creek trail in the Columbia River Gorge...
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Ladd Creek
Just an amazing view of Mt. Hood from the glacially carved out canyon that Ladd Creek tumbles through.
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Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
A spectacular moment while hiking through the beautiful Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness.
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Lower Lewis Falls
A perfect morning spent at Lower Lewis River Falls. I found this great stick. And there was this waterfall too...but whatever...
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Alsea Falls
Alsea Falls buried back in the Oregon Coast Range Mountains
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Abiqua Falls
Millions of years ago the Earth opened up releasing basalt lava flows that took over the landscape. Over the subsequent millions of years the elements fought back, slowly eroding back the rock, creating dramatic canyons, gorges, and cliffs. Some with majestic waterfalls spilling over them. And all of this happened for one single reason and one reason alone.... To provide content for attention hungry photographers.
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Missing Metlako
I don't know if there was location that captured the magic more of the Columbia Gorge than this view point. Sadly during the winter of 2016 this viewing area slid into the canyon below. Nothing is forever...
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