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Vertical view of very tall Douglas-fir trees in the Umpqua National Forest, Oregon. Nearly 275 feet tall and 500 years old, trees like this are still being cut by the Forest Service.
Sunlight creates patterns through the ripples of crystalline Takenitch Creek, flowing only one foot deep over sand, just 1/4 mile from the Pacific Ocean, Oregon Coast
One of the largest areas of unbroken frest wilderness in the lower 48 states, the Three Sisters Wilderness. From the summit of Ollalie Mountain, Oregon Cascades.
A beautiful trail through tall Douglas-fir and bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum), Silver Falls State Park, Oregon.
The shadow of Black Butte is cast across a tremendous cloud bank stretching for 100 miles to Washington State. The top of Green Ridge can be seen poking through the clouds. From a wildfire-affected area near the summit of Black Butte, Oregon Cascades.
A hazy bronze sunset over the Pacific Ocean from the Cape Perpatua Bluff, the highest point on the Oregon coastline at 1,100 feet.
The Cascades Scenic Route 242 winds through the Upper McKenzie Valley into the wilderness of the High Cascades of Oregon.
Water droplets on large vine maple (Acer circinatum) leaves near Burnt Ridge, Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon
Broken Top seen through old-growth mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) in the meadows around the Green Lakes, Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon Cascades
Water cascades over mossy green rocks at Lower Proxy Falls, Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon Cascades.
The distinctive papery bark of an ancient Alaska Yellow Cedar tree, growing at 5,000 feet on Echo Mountain, Old Cascades, Oregon. The tree, 6 or 7 feet wide, is likely 700-1000 years old.
A wintery scene on top of Mary's Peak, highest point in the Oreon Coast Range at 4,100 feet, Oregon Coast
Cool clouds, red lava, and distant mountains in the wilderness (Black Butte in the distant right center), from the Tam MacArthur Rim, Oregon Cascades.
Close-up portrait of a Ferruginous Hawk from the non-profit Cascades Raptor Center in Eugene, Oregon.
A campsite above Fuji Mountain at Sunset, overlooking the Waldo Wilderness and the Fuji Mountain roadless area, Oregon Cascades.
A death-defying perspective looking down from the top of 286-foot tall Salt Creek Falls, the second highest waterfall in Oregon.
Exposed rock features in the geologic hot bed of Tam MacArthur Rim, Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon Cascades.
Winter scene along the shores of sparkling blue Odell Lake, with Diamond Peak in the background. Willamette Pass, Oregon Cascades.
Stormclouds rolling in over the high Cascades, with Mt. Washington to the left, and a distant Mt. Jefferson to the right, Oregon Cascades
Rare coastal subalpine ecosystem on the summit of Marys Peak, highest mountain in the Oregon Coast Range.
Macro view of a tiny ice-encrusted mushroom along the Willamette River near Eugene, Oregon. Medium depth of field.
A beautiful Winter scene in the snowy subalpine forests along Salt Creek, Willamette Pass, Oregon Cascades.
Macro view of two tiny ice-encrusted mushrooms along the Coast Fork Willamette River near Eugene, Oregon. Shallow depth of field.
The furrowed, auburn trunks of native incense-cedar (Libocedrus decurrens) trees along the Willamette River, Oregon Cascades
Grasses on the banks of Takenitch Creek, Oregon Coast. This crystal clear creek flows through sand dunes to the Pacific Ocean.
A group of hikers are dwarfed by the mossy temperate rainforests of the Cummins Creek Wilderness Area, Oregon Coast.
Purple silhouette of the symmetrical cinder cone of Black Butte at sunset, from Tam MacArthur Rim, Oregon Cascades.
The wildlands of Cummns Creek Wilderness, a final reserve of wildness on the otherwise logged-over Oregon Coast
Large Orange shelf fungus on an old Oregon White Oak, Finley Wildlife Refuge, Willamette Valley, Oregon.