A Gallery: Delights & Splendors of Cascadia

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[cascadiabound]

So pretty!

Cascadia, do you sell or display your photographs ever?

No. My collection of Cascadia pics are from years of traveling and witnessing beauty.

cb

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Susurration]

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Oh cherry tree
How lovely your blossoms are!
Spring brings joy to life!

I love blossom, it's one of my all time favourites, especially cherry blossom because it has no strong scent.

 

[cascadiabound]

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First fronds unfurling.

 

[cascadiabound]

http://img.rtve.es/imagenes/jpg/1284625829959.jpg

hiding in the flower bed

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[TomBoner]

Sea Cave on the Pacific Coast ...

https://40.media.tumblr.com/8daac38cf75de60ce1dfc373e5e3f30b/tumblr_o3kpgxSGMl1throubo1_500.jpg

 

[TomBoner]

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Oneonta Gorge, Oregon

 

[Kitschshaman]

https://40.media.tumblr.com/cb2b52c3509663d0de188cda120e6cde/tumblr_o3os7dn7yR1qev7hyo1_500.jpg

Oneonta Gorge, Oregon

for that kind of water, they really should have a fly rod ... I'm just sayin'...

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[cascadiabound]

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John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills, OR

yes... they really do look like this

 

[cascadiabound]

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~ laughing ~

good luck to anyone who does not live in Cascadia trying to pronounce any of these!

 

[cascadiabound]

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Treehouse Point, WA

 

[cascadiabound]

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Port Townsend, WA. Glass Beach.
Dump trucks used to back up to the edge of the bluff and dump trash into the ocean - voila ~ glass beach.

 

[cascadiabound]

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Magnolia Beach Sand Dollars, Seattle, WA

 

[cascadiabound]

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Seattle, WA

They paused to sit on a bench in the park overlooking the water. The space needle tall against the other lights shimmered over the rippled surface like so many reflected stars. The emerald city was lit up against the night sky; its distinctive skyline glimmering yellow and gold and red in the night sky.

A steady, cool breeze rose and fell, ruffling her hair... whispering playfully at the edges of the fabric of her dress.

She sighed as she looked upon her city. The city that had called to her from affair, and the place she now made her home. The place that falls between the water and the mountains, where ferries ply the water day and night.

His attention was drawn to some deep wistfulness that played around her face.
Her eyes, green and gentle, drifted casually over the scene before them.
Her lips, slightly parted as if waiting for a kiss.
Strands of dark hair floated into her face, prompting her to push the strands behind her ear.
It was then she noticed he was not looking over the water at the skyline... at the moon rise... at the craggy cascades in he distance.

A blush rose in her cheeks. She could feel the heat rise. Embarrassed she asked him, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

He smiled, his gaze shifting to meet her eyes.
It was that moment he fell in love with her.

After a brief moment he finally replied, “Because you were made to be adored.”

 

[cascadiabound]

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More Painted hills
John Day Fossil Beds, National Monument, OR

professional photo

 

[Primalex]

Well, it can't compete with the professional shots here, but at least I was there

http://e54.imgup.net/PIC000360abd.jpg

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[ElizabethWest]

I think these painted hills are like something from a fantasy or science fiction film. Incredible.

Spectacular, aren't they?

 

[ElizabethWest]

Well, it can't compete with the professional shots here, but at least I was there

That makes it more special.

 

[Susurration]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/de/a3/63/dea363e04276180aebe3cf3dd5782e63.jpg

Treehouse Point, WA

That looks like a great place to explore. I just hope that it's not too high!

 

[AbsintheFather]

http://www.twitrcovers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Red-Flowers-Tulips-l.jpg