A Gallery: Delights & Splendors of Cascadia

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Buck moon rising behind Mt Rainier

 

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Columbia Gorge sunrise
What a pic!

 

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Bellingham Bay sunrise

 

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Sequim Lavender Festival - happening now for the 1st time since 2019

 

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Bloedel Park, WA at sunrise

 

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Mt Baker and orca

 

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Coos Bay OR

 

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Newport, OR

 

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Mt Hood OR
A favorite motorcyclists route!

 

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Last night the Quileute tribe concluded the celebration of their tribal cultural heritage and modern lifestyle in a massive, beautiful way. After all of the wonderful festivities over the multiple day event, they put on a fantastic display of fireworks. This was taken from I Rialto Beach @ the Hole in the Wall.

 

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This a rather nice end of day thread

Is this a natural arch on the beach?

Yes. Completely natural rock formation. Tide has to be rather low to get that shot

 

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Such lovely pictures as always. I often wonder where footprints in the sand lead on deserted and tranquil beaches. There is a story to be written about that one of these days.

 

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Well, it's definitely prettier than anything I saw on my last trip to Oregon. Mind you, most of that was spent in a FedEx office north of Portland...

Surprisingly, I have no scenic vistas taken fro. The FedEx office in the Portland area. Maybe I should look into that?

 

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Cedar Waxwing
I think they are the most stunning song bird!

 

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Waxwings are lovely. I've never actually seen one in person, as they only come here in the winter and then only in certain areas of the country.

 

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Sunset at San Juan Island

 

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Roosevelt Elk - near Hoh Rainforest, WA

 

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Manzanita OR

 

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Interestingly, manzanita means little apple in Spanish, however, I'm pretty sure that it refers to a tree or shrub in the US. It's an intriguing name for a beach.

 

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Interestingly, manzanita means little apple in Spanish, however, I'm pretty sure that it refers to a tree or shrub in the US. It's an intriguing name for a beach.

Manzanita is a native coastal tree here with a reddish bark. I'll post a pic
Manzanita beach is part of the city/town of Manzanita, OR

 

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Thank you. This is very illuminating and makes a lot more sense now.

 

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Outside of Bellingham, WA

 

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Well, it's definitely prettier than anything I saw on my last trip to Oregon. Mind you, most of that was spent in a FedEx office north of Portland...

Next time you are there...if it is spring time...drive the scenic route of the Gorge. It will be waterfall after waterfall. Seriously...you can easily catch 25 to 30 BIG falls...and if you want to hike in...holy shit it is pretty. These are less than 30 minutes from downtown.

If you are there in the summer...go up Mount Hood. Or if you have more time and want the shore...Cape Perpetua or Lookout is nice. Decent tide pools. Just looking for a pleasant time...Pacific City/Nescowin.

If you are there in winter...and have time...Hoh forest on coast of Washington. It is about 3 hours from Portland one way...but you will never see anything like it. It is God's vacation.

Don't get me wrong...there are hundreds of nice beaches. All public accessed. I love Ona Beach cause that's where I lived and where my daughter was born. But what I have highlighted here gives you dozens of choices at each

 

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Manzi

Manzanita is a native coastal tree here with a reddish bark. I'll post a pic
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They make the most amazing walking sticks. Super hard. You can dull a saw blade in minutes