Expressively publishing on the open web since 1996.
Entranced by Portland, Oregon since 2017.
It's become a tradition for me to spend time over the holidays on a trip up the Columbia River Gorge. No matter what the weather conditions may be (and I sure got lucky this time!), there's a stillness and a calm I feel whenever I'm here which is truly rejuvenating.
Smith Rock State Park in Central Oregon
I’ve wanted so badly to visit Bend and surrounds again this year, and just haven’t made it work. Soon, I hope! 🤞
That is one cool cat hanging out at Ankeny Square in #Portland. (And ironically, he’s red hot! 🔥) #OregonExplored
If this is hell, I don’t wanna go to heaven.
Happy Labor Day weekend y’all! 🥳
#Portland is pleased to boast many fine murals, but this one is definitely my favorite. It’s always a good day when I get to ride past. 😍 #OregonExplored
Artist: Fin DAC
you can find many other fine works of his here
A view of South Waterfront and the Aerial Tram, looking east from the OHSU medical complex.
It was pretty hazy that day, but I still think this is one swell vista!
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Dayum, this DJ was on fire! 🔥
At the Pearl 4th of July festival in #Portland. #OregonExplored
This lavender field (I think that’s what it is? lol) at Elizabeth Caruthers Park in #Portland was simply stunning! 🤩 #OregonExplored #nofilter
Fireworks above the Hawthorne Bridge overlooking the Willamette River. #Portland #OregonExplored
Western Trillium — a staple of forests in the PNW but only at certain times of the year and not always easy to find. I was immensely grateful they were within easy reach of the trails at Tryon Creek State Natural Area just outside #Portland. 😍
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I actually didn’t realize when I took this photo with my iPhone how incredible the lighting was. I saw it in my photo library a few hours later and went wait, what?? A couple tweaks for contrast and color tint in Lightroom later, and boom! 🤩
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You can rarely go wrong visiting the tallest mountain in Oregon and a true jewel of the Cascades: Mt. Hood. This time, I visited in August 2023, taking the ski lifts up the slope from Timberline Lodge and then hiking back down while enjoying the epic views. Then I dropped by Trillium Lake for the first time. Wow! This location was definitely worth the hype. Gotta go back…
A remembrance of happy times, looking east over #Portland. Photograph taken by Angelique. #OregonExplored #NikonZfc
Snow over the weekend, sun on Monday, joy in this photographer’s heart!
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That night feeling. 🌚
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