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Three Sisters Wilderness
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Minutes after the snowstorm clouds parted, the dawn pours a blush wine color over the Three Sisters and Broken Top, while The Cone frames the scene.
Three Sisters Wilderness
 
              
              
                
                  
                  The dawn light seems to suspend the coming winter storm over the High Steens.
East side of Steens Mountain Wilderness
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Mt. Jefferson faces into a gleaming late afternoon sun, while dark clouds build in the distance.
Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, Oregon
 
              
              
                
                  
                  A lone hill of colorful paleosols hides off trail, away from the tourist crowds.
Painted Hills National Monument, Oregon
 
              
              
                
                  
                  The North Fork Little Santiam River streams past a mossy respite.
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Fred’s Mountain, at Grand Targhee, provides a dramatic and lesser seen view of the west side of the Grand Tetons.
Grand Targhee Ski Resort, Wyoming
 
              
              
                
                  
                  The main canyons breaching the face of the fault block mountain catch the sunset light.
Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Looking through the carved valley of the Bend Glacier on Broken Top, to the glacial moraines and beyond to the Sisters, the meager remains of the glacier remind us of what we have lost.
 
              
              
                
                  
                  A galaxy of yellow suns float as if suspended, in a garden of pastel daisies. White House Orchard, Hood River, Oregon
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Beautiful scenery, fascinating geologic formations, wildlife, and wildflowers all await the intrepid explorer of this remote mountain range.
Pueblo Mountain Wilderness Study Area
 
              
              
                
                  
                  A pink sunrise and an early fall snow on Mt. Bachelor teases skiers into waxing up for the coming season.
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Sunset’s last rays illuminate the ridge of Fall Canyon.
Oregon Canyon WSA
 
              
              
                
                  
                  DeGarmo is the only canyon on the Hart Mountain fault block that slices all the way through.
 
              
              
                
                  
                  Shade finally arrives in Fall Canyon.
Oregon Canyon WSA
 
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
           
        
        
      
    