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This 286 foot/87m picturesque cascade/horsetail combination waterfall is located just off of Hwy-58 several minutes (5mi/8km) west of Willamette Pass. There is a parking area and viewing area at the top of the falls. A well graded trail will take… read more Salt Creek Falls

Steins Pillar stands 350 feet tall, towering above the meadows and ponderosa and lodgepole pine trees below. Named after Major Enoch Steen, a misspelling took hold and we have Steins Pillar. It is a remnant of valley full of ash… read more Steins Pillar

A beautiful scene with a man fishing from his one person pontoon boat on Trillium Lake near Mt. Hood in Oregon. Did you notice the kayaker on the right and the couple in the canoe on the left? Trillium lake is popular for camping,… read more Trillium Lake Fisherman

The Three Sisters mountains from a remote road north of the McKenzie Highway, Hwy-242. The three sisters are very close and very different volcanoes. The North Sister is an extinct shield volcano, the Middle Sister an extinct stratovolcano, and the… read more Three Sisters

This photograph of an Osprey was taken over Smith Rock State Park, just north of Redmond, Oregon. Smith Rock State Park is considered the birthplace of modern sport climbing. The park contains the first U.S. climb rated 5.14C (Pro level). There… read more Osprey

Northeast of Christmas Valley, the natural sand dunes cover 11,000 acres/45 km2. They consist of mostly pumice and ash from the explosive eruption of Mt. Mazama that formed Crater Lake. The easy way to get there: Take Hwy-97 south from… read more Christmas Valley Sand Dunes

Located at Silver Falls State Park, this 65 ft/20 m curtain style waterfall is at the end of a very easy mostly flat walk. When the trail ends, this is the view. This is the eastern most waterfall in the “Trail of… read more Upper North Falls

Along the road into Black Butte Ranch, near Sisters, there is a grove of aspen trees. Since the area is also home to ponderosa pine tree, an interesting mix can occur. Download HD Wallpaper Location via Google Maps

The nursery industry is one of the largest industries in Oregon. Plants and seeds from Oregon are sent around the world. This image is from the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm near Woodburn. When they are blooming from March to May,… read more Tulips

Taken at sunrise, near the Sparks Lake Campground, on a cold clear morning at 34f/1c degree morning in August. I find it hard to believe that some people were still sleeping in their tents and not seeing this. A fantastic morning…. read more Sparks Lake Sunrise

The Douglas fir tree is extremely common in western Oregon. The tree can survive for several hundreds or perhaps a thousand years, with mature trees ranging from 100 ft/30 m to 320ft/98 m tall and up to 8 ft/2.4 m in diameter…. read more Douglas Fir

Anthony Lake is in the Elkhorn Mountains in eastern Oregon. The lake is at 7,140 ft/2,176 m elevation, with Gunsite Mountain has an elevation of 8,342 ft/2543 m on the highest of its two peaks. This is the view near… read more Anthony Lake