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The Oregon Coast, Cascade Mountains, Columbia Gorge, and Canadian Rockies in Pictures
These are a few of my favorite photos from a brief trip to Mount Rainier National Park in late summer, 2008. Although we traveled to Sunrise as well, these photos were all taken near Paradise Inn and the Nisqually River Canyon. When we first arrived at Paradise, the weather was crystal clear. Within a few hours, smoke from several large forest fires hundreds of mile south in Oregon began to drift in. When Mother Nature serves up lemons, it's time to make lemonade.
This photo of the Paradise River Valley and meadow was taken on a September evening from the Paradise Loop Road below Paradise Inn. This same evening we saw a black bear on the far side of this valley, well out of camera range.
This photo of the Paradise River Valley and meadow was taken on a September evening from the Paradise Loop Road below Paradise Inn. This same evening we saw a black bear on the far side of this valley, well out of camera range.
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