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“An inordinate fondness…” (May 2017)

2017-05-072022-01-30Posted in MontageTagged Ashland Oregon, Badger Creek Wilderness Oregon, Columbia River Gorge NSA, Crater Lake National Park, Day Hiking, Deschutes River, Grizzly Peak (Jackson County), Hiking, Oregon, Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest, Upper Rogue River

There is a story, possibly apocryphal, of the distinguished British biologist, J.B.S. Haldane, who found himself in the company of a group of theologians. On being asked what one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of his creation, Haldane is said to have answered, “An inordinate fondness for beetles.”

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“Consider the lilies…” (April 2017)

2017-04-142022-01-30Posted in MontageTagged California, Columbia River Gorge NSA, Gifford Pinchot NF, Lower Table Rock Oregon, Mount Hood Wilderness, Observation Peak Oregon, Oregon, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Utah, Washington, Wildflowers, Yocum Ridge, Zion National Park

“Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” ~ Luke 12:27

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Falling Waters (March 2017)

2017-03-302022-01-29Posted in MontageTagged Columbia River Gorge NSA, Crater Lake National Park, Fairy Falls Oregon, Gifford Pinchot NF, Hiking, Mount Thielsen, Mount Thielsen Wilderness, Oregon, Ramona Falls Oregon, Silver Falls State Park Oregon, Siouxon Creek, Stuart Falls Oregon6 Comments

“Once we have tasted far streams, touched the gold, found some limit beyond the waterfall, a season changes and we come back changed but safe, quiet, grateful.” ~ William Stafford

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Seasons in the Gorge (March 2017)

2017-03-212022-01-29Posted in MontageTagged Beacon Rock, Beacon Rock State Park, Columbia River Gorge NSA, Columbia Wilderness Oregon, Day Hiking, Devils Rest Oregon, Dog Mountain Washington, Hiking, Munra Point, Neismith Point, Table Mountain Washington

“Nature gives to every time and season unique beauty; from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is just a succession of changes so soft and comfortable that we hardly notice the progress.” ~ Charles Dickens

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Western Water & Light (March 2017)

2017-03-152022-01-29Posted in MontageTagged Arizona, California, Columbia River Gorge NSA, Columbia Wilderness Oregon, Crater Lake National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, North Fork John Day Wilderness, Oregon, Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Sauvie Island Oregon, Sky Lakes Wilderness, Three Sisters Wilderness, Upper Rogue River, Yosemite National Park

“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters.” ~ Norman Maclean

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Winter at Herman Creek (January 2017)

2017-01-252022-01-29Posted in Montage, Northern OregonTagged Benson Plateau, Columbia River Gorge NSA, Columbia Wilderness Oregon, Day Hiking, Herman Creek, Hiking, Northern Oregon, Oregon, Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), PCT4 Comments

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