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Driving through lava fields in central Oregon
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One of my favorite parts of travel nursing has been the chance to take so many trips with family members & friends. This week was another chance to spend quality time, exploring a new place of the US, with a dear friend. Bayley is incredible, hilarious, energetic, & so encouraging. I loved our hours of conversation; her thoughtful questions & insight. Our time together could not have been any better; only longer perhaps. Oh, and it did rain that night we camped at Smith Rock.
But besides that, it was all perfect.
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| Visiting Multnomah Falls is a must for first-time visitors to Oregon |
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| Hiking in the Columbia River Gorge |
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| Eagle Creek Trail to Punchbowl Falls |
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| Punchbowl Falls |
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| The water tasted so good :) |
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| brrrrrrr. It was really cold! |
One of the most beautiful drives in Oregon.
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| Lava rock. |
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| Proxy Falls |
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Smith Rock State Park, near Redmond Oregon
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| More lava fields |
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| Cascade Mountain Range |
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| Dee Wright Observatory |
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| Hiking Black Butte |
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| Our "hiking guide", who was about 70 & difficult to keep up with. Pretty sure he was part antelope |
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| Our hiking guide: "This is ponderosa pine & it smells like vanilla. Snick your nose in & take a whiff!! |
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Bayley, aren't you glad you brought your hiking poles??
Next time, South Sister! |
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| Summit of Black Butte |
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| An empty yurt.... kind of creepy. |
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Love this girl!!
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