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A sunny winter day hike in the Pacific Northwest! #Washington #winter #PCT #forest #sunshine #pacnw #whereswinter An afternoon winter walk. #minnetonka #minneapolis #minnesota #winter #cold #snow #woods From the land of ice (no, not them) and snow. The Art Shanty exhibit on Minneapolis's Lake Harriet shows off creativity and willingness to endure -20F air temps (let alone windchill) during setup and construction. #minnesota #minneapolis  #winter #co Pittock Mansion emerges from the fog and clouds on a sunny winter day. Henry Pittock claimed to be the first to summit Mt Hood (in 1857) and was one of the founding members of the Mazamas in 1894. His mansion is in Portland's West Hills and overlooks Construction site. Powered by Tonka Toys, of course. #Portland #toys #tonka #sunnyday Dangling autumn maple leaf in the wintertime. #Washington  #winter #sun #orange #brown #yellow #gold #maple #leaf The variegation on the western red cedar foliage caught my eye. I suspect the foliage will darken as it matures, but not a tree expert... #westernredcedar #treefoliage #pnwphotography #blackandwhitephotography #botanicalphotography #forestdetails Moody Mt Hood #mthood #mounthood #pacificnorthwest #blackandwhitephotography #landscapephotography #oregon #pnwonderland A dreamy photo of the koi pond at the Portland Japanese Garden. #portlandjapanesegarden #portland #Oregon #pacificnorthwest #koi #fish These straw mats, called komo-maki,  are gently wrapped around trees in Portland's Japanese Garden. They're put in place to help prevent insects descending from the upper tree to the roots. As with many practices found in the Japanese garden, these a Portland Japanese Garden in the fog and misty rain. #portland #oregon  #winter #bridge #mist Getting ready for winter. The gardeners at the Portland Japanese Garden have been crafting these yukitsuri (the conical rope structures) to protect the trees from winter snows and ice. While it’s been quite warm and rainy here so far, I’m A misty and sunny morning in Northern California. Floating leaf and the still water reflection of bare, ready for the winter trees. #maple #autumn #reflection #cedarlake #minneapolis #minnesota #sunnyday Sunset, Lake Minnetonka. Go Skippers. #lakeminnetonka #minnetonka #minnesota #sunset #evening #autumn #winteriscoming Brilliant day for a walk around Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis. #minnesota #autumn #lakeoftheisles #homeland #sunshine #canoe I tromped around Oregon's Rooster Rock State Park the other morning, hoping to dodge the promised rain in Portland. There was a small flock of ducks in the water, thinking of swimming about, though they decided they'd had enough of me lurking about, Sunset, Ambleside, Lake District, England #sunset #clouds #dock #lake #windermere #lakedistrict #lakedistrictnationalpark Looking at Oregon across the Columbia River from Washington. #columbiarivergorge #river #autumn #oregon #washington #fallcolors #reflections Portland Japanese Garden. #autumn #fallcolors #japanesemaple #red

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