“It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle something – that quality of air, that emanation from […]
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Natural History
Downey Creek Trail, Cascade Mountains, Washington State
“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.”— John Muir
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Punchbowl Falls, Eagle Creek Recreation Area, Oregon
“Look at everything as if you were seeing it for the first or last time.”— Betty Smith
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Ponytail Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”— Confucius
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Snow on Liberty Bell Mountain, Washington Pass, Washington State
“Despite all I have seen and experienced, I still get the same simple thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow in a high mountain gully and feel the […]
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Boulder River Wilderness, Washington State
“Water is the driver of nature.”— Leonardo da Vinci
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Bristlecone Pine Reaching for the Stars
“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”— Theodore Roosevelt
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Red fox (dark phase), Mount Rainier National Park
“Because I’m Sly, That’s Why”
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Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park
“A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.”— Jim Watkins
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Giant kelp air bladders, Salt Creek Recreation Area, Washington
“Nature is pleased with Simplicity.”— Isaac Newton
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Coastal Trail, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, California
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.”— John Muir
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Lonely Tree, Palouse, Washington
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”— Robert Louis Stevenson
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Mystic Lake, Mount Rainier National Park
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”— Edith Wharton
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Natural Curiosity
“Learning never exhausts the mind.”— Leonardo da Vinci
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Alpine Stream, Cascade Mountains
“Coming near the edge of the snowfield I find running water close to the surface, visible among the rocks. I stop to drink. The water is bitterly, brilliantly cold with […]
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Shiprock, New Mexico
“Leave it as it is. You cannot improve upon it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it.”— Theodore Roosevelt
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Multnomah Falls Featured by Printed Art Curator’s Blog
The curators over at Printed Art have featured Multnomah Falls as part of a portfolio on “The Motion of Water“. “Cascades of color and energy flying by, and there you […]
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16 Images That Show Why I’m Proud to Live in the Pacific Northwest
It’s pretty hard to beat the Pacific Northwest as a place to hang your rain hat. This post illustrates some of the things I love about home in the PNW, […]
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