“Photos from my first trip to the Pacific Northwest in October 2004, shortly before I made Oregon my home for a while. I was living in NYC at the time, and desperately needed a break from the city. A few days in the Oregon Cascades turned out to be just what the doctor ordered.”
From Northwest Passage, posted by David Cole on 1/01/2009 (115 items)
- If only we had this sort of “congestion” on the New Jersey Turnpike…
- Salmon Falls on the Little North Santiam River. Lots of waterfalls in the Northwest a…
- A small rivulet near the Salmon Falls picnic area.
- Salmon Falls.
- Huge, moss-covered trees near Salmon Falls.
- Looking through the trees near the Little North Santiam River.
- Little North Santiam River.
- Opal Creek Wilderness Area
- Opal Creek Wilderness Area
- Opal Creek Wilderness Area
- The main road leading into the Opal Creek Wilderness Area.
- Opal Creek Wilderness Area
- Opal Creek Wilderness Area
- Opal Creek Wilderness Area
- Opal Creek Wilderness Area
- Opal Creek Wilderness Area
- Opal Creek Wilderness Area
- Opal Creek Wilderness Area
- Opal Gorge
- Opal Gorge. The Little North Santiam River (also sometimes known as Opal Creek in thi…
- Opal Gorge
- Opal Gorge
- Opal Gorge
- Opal Gorge
- Opal Gorge
- Looking straight down into the canyon. No handrails here.
- Opal Gorge
- Opal Gorge
- Opal Gorge
- The road as it passes by the Opal Gorge overlook.
- Henline Creek near its confluence to the Little North Santiam River.
- Henline Creek near its confluence to the Little North Santiam River.
- Huge trees near the Three Pools parking area. The size of the trees in the wilderness…
- Three Pools, also known by local kayakers as Thor’s Playroom. The latter name seems m…
- Interesting rock formation at Thor’s Playroom.
- River rocks at Thor’s Playroom.
- The Little North Santiam is famous for its crystal-clear water.
- Crystal-clear water at Thor’s Playroom.
- The Little North Santiam River at Thor’s Playroom.
- The Little North Santiam River at Thor’s Playroom.
- The Little North Santiam River at Thor’s Playroom.
- Rock formations at Thor’s Playroom.
- The Little North Santiam River at Thor’s Playroom.
- Rock formations at Thor’s Playroom.
- Thor’s Playroom from above.
- The Little North Santiam River at Thor’s Playroom.
- Wooden bridge over the Little North Santiam, just downstream of the Cedar Creek confl…
- Looking downstream from the bridge.
- Looking upstream at Cedar Creek.
- I’m not certain of the name of this mountain, but its distinctive rock formations cau…
- Looking at the same mountain from the bridge.
- Sullivan Creek Falls, just above the road.
- Sullivan Creek as it empties into Cedar Creek.
- Cedar Creek Canyon.
- Cedar Creek Canyon.
- Cedar Creek Canyon.
- The road as it ascends Cedar Creek Canyon. This is not a place where you want to get …
- I think this is Dog Tooth Rock, but I’m not certain.
- Cedar Creek Canyon.
- Looking out from the pass near the head of Cedar Creek Canyon. Opal Lake is nearby, b…
- Sahalie Falls on the McKenzie River.
- Looking downstream on the river from Sahalie Falls.
- From the brink of Koosah Falls, just downstream from Sahalie Falls.
- Koosah Falls.
- A better view of Koosah Falls on the McKenzie River.
- The falls are formed by very porous lava flows, which results in many spots where wat…
- An unnamed cascade on the river between Sahalie and Koosah Falls, along with a small …
- Crystal-clear water of the McKenzie.
- I was mesmerized by the flow of the water. It’s hard for a photo to capture the water…
- The picturesque trail alongside the river between Sahalie and Koosah Falls.
- Looking upstream on the McKenzie River.
- Lava flows next to the McKenzie River trail. In geological terms, this happened very …
- Salt Creek Canyon, looking downstream from the overlook at Salt Creek Falls.
- The brink of Salt Creek Falls.
- Salt Creek Falls, plunging 300+ feet into the canyon below. Unfortunately, the angle …
- Looking down into the canyon from the overlook at Salt Creek Falls.
- Salt Creek Falls.
- Fascinating rock formations at Salt Creek Falls.
- The falls are formed by a lava flow that filled in the valley. As the lava cooled, it…
- Salt Creek Falls.
- Salt Creek Falls through the trees.
- The trail down into the canyon. The official trail only goes about one-third the way …
- Looking through the trees at Salt Creek Falls.
- The brink of the falls. If you’re kayaking on the creek at this point, this is about …
- Waldo Lake, not far from Salt Creek Falls.
- Waldo Lake
- Waldo Lake, with Diamond Peak in the distance.
- Waldo Lake
- Waldo Lake, taken from a campground near the southeast corner of the lake.
- Waldo Lake is famous for its crystal-clear water. People who canoe out to the center …
- Waldo Lake
- Lava flow on the Cascade Lakes Scenic Highway.
- Lava flow on the Cascade Lakes Scenic Highway. We don’t have stuff like this back eas…
- Mt. Bachelor, as seen from the Cascade Lakes Scenic Highway. Mt. Bachelor is a popula…
- Sparks Lake
- Highway 242 coming back over the mountains from McKenzie Pass. This road is not for t…
- Lower Multnomah Falls, just outside Portland.
- Multnomah Falls, probably the most photographed waterfall in Oregon.
- The lower falls.
- The upper falls. Multnomah is the most well-known of dozens of huge waterfalls in the…
- The overlook and visitor center at Multnomah Falls. I-84 and the Columbia River are i…
- Looking straight down at the lower falls from the pedestrian bridge.
- Looking across the Columbia River into Washington. The Washington side much more ari…
- Looking down from the brink of the upper falls.
- Looking down at the visitor center from the top of the falls. As you might imagine, t…
- The Columbia River from near the top of the falls.
- There’s a small waterfall just upstream from the brink of the upper falls. There are …
- I-84 from near the top of the falls. About a month after this photo was taken, I’d be…
- The overlook at the top of Multnomah Falls.
- Sunlight through the trees near the top of Multnomah Falls.
- Looking down at the endless switchbacks on the trail to the top of the falls.
- Looking through the trees out towards the Columbia River.
- The lower falls as seen from the visitor center.
- The visitor center at Multnomah Falls. This little building is picturesque in its own…
- The top of the falls as seen from in front of the visitor center. From here, it was …
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