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Oregon : July, 2004

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Sunset over the Siskiyou Mountains as we made the late evening pass from northern California into southern Oregon.
Bright and early the next morning, passing through Jacksonvilles historic center.
Bridges of Madison County? Not quite -- this ones somewhere in southern Oregon.
Crater Lake, Oregons only National Park, is a stunning place overlooked by many cross-country travelers.
Wizard Island sits near one bank of Crater Lake.
Crater Lake is just that : a lake inside a giant, dormant volcanic cone.
Crater Lakes waters are an incredibly perfect deep blue.
A more rugged stretch of the craters bank.
Looking down to waters edge.
Burnt out forest along Highway 46.
One of Oregons many Mounts over Crane Prairie Reservoir.
Mt.Bachelor over Crane Prairie Reservoir.
Mt.Bachelor over lake.
Another Scenic Byway : the Cascade Lakes Highway was the second of the side routes we drove that day.
Lakeside cabin.
Mt.Bachelor over green meadows.
Mt.Bachelor.
Ashe taking it all in.
Crooked-topped Mt.Jefferson over fields of ancient, black lava flows.
Observatory built from lava rocks.
Lava flow landscape -- pines somehow growing out of fields of rock.
This guys had too much to eat already.
Another look across the lava flow landscape.
Our fantastic (free) campsite along the bank of Scott Lake on the Cascade Lakes Highway.
Sunrise views from the lava flow observatory.
Mt.Washington in sunrise colors.
Mt.Washington with the mist rolling away.
Even further in the distance : Mt.Jefferson. Apparently they had a tough time coming up with original Mount names in Oregon.
The Three Sisters range, one of Oregons best. Here, only two of the three sisters can be seen with tiny Little Brother.
Sunrise colors over Big Sister.
One last look at Mt.Washington with the sunrise colors even brighter.
Morning mist at our lakeside campsite.
The nearby, fast-flowing McKenzie River.
Mt.Washington is truly a one-of-a-kind peak.
Somewhere in Oregons interior, heading north to Mt.Hood.
Mt.Hood over Oregon farmfields.
Oregon farm.
Mt.Hood over ranchland.
Mt.Jefferson over ranchland.
Mt.Hood over Timothy Lake.
Getting closer to Hood.
Nice drive.
Halfway up Mt.Hoods slopes, the Timberline Lodge.
Timberline Lodge door carving.
Even the Canadian flag waves from the patio terrace at the Timberline Lodge.
Following the Columbia River Gorge west to Portland we stopped for a hike along the Eagle Creek Trail. Ashe walks the cliff-side trail.
Maciej along the trail.
Our destination : Punchbowl Falls.
One of the Columbia River Gorges prime attractions : Multnomah Falls.
Multnomah Falls skybridge.
Top of the Falls.
Bottom of the Falls.
Bottom of the Falls.
Ashe on the trail.
Portland as seen down the Willamette River.
Riverside dock houses.
Portland, a city of bridges.
Riverside beaches.
Small local chapel.
Maciejs cousin Maria with Ashe along the Willamette.
Portlanders.
Another Portlander. Alright, this isnt an everyday scene. We caught the annual Flug Tag in downtown Portland, an event in which themed teams launch their makeshift flying objects into the river.
An easy side-trip from Portland : Mt.St.Helens.
A close up of Mt.St.Helens lava dome and crater.
Whereas the valley at the foot of Mt.St.Helens is grey and still, for the most part, lifeless, the neighbouring valley which was spared during the eruption is green and lush -- a stunning contrast.
Ashe and Maria looking out over the Mt.St.Helens volcanic landscape.
My cousin Maria with her fiance Brian.
Maciej with Maya.
As soon as we reached the Oregon coast west of Portland we started to spot these signs along the coastal highway. As the highway dipped to sea level the sign would read Entering... and as the highway rose up a hill it would read Leaving....
View of classic Oregon Coast at Ecola State Park.
Oregon coastal beach at Hug Point State Park, still in Oregons far north.
Maciej on misty and mysterious Oregon beach.
Ashe on Oregon beach.
View down to Rockaway Beach.
Unique siding shingles on small-town Oregon home.
Lush cascades near coastal Munsoon Falls.
Our first time seeing something like this! Cascade waters rushing downstream through a natural pipe; a hollowed out log.
Ashy on the Munsoon Falls trail.
View down the Oregon coast.
Cape Meares Lighthouse, the first of half a dozen we would visit on our way south back to California.
Another view down the Oregon Coast.
Beach flowers at Cape Meares.
Probably our favorite Oregon Coast town, Oceanside.
Coast flowers and distant view down the coast.
Yaquiina Head Lighthouse, one of the prettiest along the Oregon Coast.
Yaquina Head Lighthouse keepers room inside the Lighthouse with portrait of lighhouse keeper and his wife over the bed.
Lighthouse keepers log room.
Antique furniture fills the rest of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse.
Whales tail sculpture along the Oregon coast alludes to the regions whaling past.
Large bridge at the coastal resort town of Newport.
Typical Oregon Coast view.
Coastal living.
Historic Bridge at Hecata Head State Park.
Ashe at the Hecata Head Beach.
Umpqua River Lighthouse.
Great dunes at Dunes National Monument halfway along Oregons coast.
Great dunes with forests just beyond.
Ashe enjoying the dunes.
Maciej up high in the dunes.
Coastal dunes and forests beyond.
Non-native grasses such as these are expected to slowly take over and replace the dunes.
Ashe walking the dunes.
One more of Ashe on the dune ridge.
After a long day of driving south along the coast we watched the sunset at an appropriate spot : Sunset Bay State Park.
Mossy rocks at Sunset Bay.
Early the next morning and walking the Coquille River Beach.
Driftwood in sunrise light at Coquille River Beach.
Coquille River Lighthouse.
Coquille River Lighthouse.
Early morning along the Coquille River.
View of Oregon coast at Port Orford.
Oregon Coast off Cape Blanco.
Cape Blanco coast.
Cape Blanco Lighthouse, one of Oregons prettiest.
Deer sighting at Cape Blanco.
Same deer, different angle.
South Oregon coast scene.
South coast.
Ashe somewhere along Oregons south coast.

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