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| Screwing around by Fort Rock |
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| The waterline where waves from an ancient inland lake eroded the rock |
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| Doesn't look like it, but there is a tiny shelf he is walking on |
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| See? |
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| We were wondering if anyone ever climbs here... we found a little evidence, but not much. |
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| Amphitheater! |
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| Out in that flatland is where the old lake was. |
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| Pretty steep off the north side! |
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| Not too many folks out here... :) |
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| Looking north towards Paulina Peak |
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| Some good people right there! |
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| Exploring "crack in the ground" |
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| In places it's about 100' deep and just a few feet wide. |
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| Some more good people right there... |
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| Twas super slippery in the bottom. |
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| Cool moss on the rocks that rarely sees the sun. |
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| Pretty easy to gawk down in the bottom. Reminds me of Utah slot canyons, except basalt! |
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| There are some fantastic bouldering and climbing opportunities here. |
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| We played in this spot for about half an hour. |
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| We didn't bother with climbing shoes, fun even without. |
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| Hartzy catches some air |
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| Jennie working on one of the traverses. |
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| In lots of places, small pillar collapses require you walk under huge balanced boulders. |
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| Looking down into the crack |
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| View from the top of Ball Butte |
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| If you are wondering, the snow was pretty crappy... |
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| ...but the views didn't suck at all! |
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| Broken Top |
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| Paddling the Siltcoos River, through sand dunes to the coast. |
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| Pretty neat to float a river all the way to where the waves are breaking! |
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| Hamburger Air |
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| The obligatory canoe portrait |
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| Pretty cool area! |
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| Sunset Bay |
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| Clearly our dog as adjusted to the rigorous canoeing lifestyle |
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| This is Tahkenitch Lake |
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| Carnivorous pitcher plants |
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| Sunset at Neptune, all to ourselves... |
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| Loving the new camera lens! |
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| Nice to hang out on the coast until sunset... Especially when you've got a whole beach to yourself! |
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| My good buddy Chris was up for a visit, so of course we took him to the coast... Kinda a winter theme for us! |
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| A nice Douglas Fir |
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| Beautiful... |
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| Another beach to ourselves... |
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| Cool sand patterns... |
2 comments:
Gorgeous pics once again.... can't wait to come out and play...
Nate, great job with this blog. Nice to see you getting out so much. Drop me a note sometime, would love to catch up in more depth. stephen [dot] henault [at] gmail.
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