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stan in san diego · 11-07-2008, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DawnW

Agreeing. I do love going to Washington, but California has the beauty and the weather and the diversity (mountains, ocean, lakes, etc....)

Dawn

Yep...

Candle · 11-10-2008, 07:22 PM

Continuing on from my last post here...
I don't take any credit for the following pictures. After this post I'll do one more on the Willamette Valley and southern Oregon.

Oregon Cascades:

Mt. Hood from Hood River Valley

Mt. Hood from Hood River Valley

Mt. Hood

Lots of snow on a road near Government Camp (base of Mt. Hood)

Summit of Mt. Hood

Sunset on Mt. Hood looking south

Near Government Camp (03/02/08)

Punch Bowl Falls (technically in the Gorge but close enough to Mt. Hood)

Hood River

Mt. Hood from the Hood River Valley
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One more picture of Mt. Hood

Mt. Jefferson

Mt. Washington

Proxy Falls

The Sisters

Mt. Bachelor

View from Mt. Bachelor

South Sister, Broken Top, Mt Bachelor

Mt. Bachelor

Raven and Crater Lake

Crater Lake in June 2007

Mt. McLoughlin

Three Fingered Jack Sunset

Three Fingered Jack sunrise

High Desert, Central Oregon, and Basin and Range regions:

Near Mitchell

Near Mitchell

Near Sisters

Near Christmas Valley

Near Lakeview

Lakeview

Antelope in Lakeview

Thunderstorm approaching Lakeview

Near John Day

HWY 395 between Burns and Lakeview

Cascades from La Pine
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Near Three Rivers

Deschutes River near Three Rivers

Northeast Oregon:

Near Enterprise (Wallowa Mountains)

Near Enterprise
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Wallowas from Enterprise

Enterprise

Near Joseph

Wallowa Lake

Near Joseph

Wallow Mountains
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Lostine Valley in Wallowa Mountains

Hurricane Creek Valley

Hurwall Divide

Eagle Cap in Wallowa Mountains

Burger Pass in Mid-July (~8000 feet elevation)

North Minam Meadows

Imnaha River Drainage near Hell's Canyon

Near Imnaha

15km from Zumwalt
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6km from Zumwalt
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Hells Canyon from Hat Point

Hells Canyon

Deepest Point inside Hells Canyon

Near Imnaha

Winter in Blue Mountains outside of Pendelton

Near La Grande

Columbia River Plateau

Boardman Sunset

Columbia River from Boardman

Hat Rock

Rufus

View of Oregon from Washington

Umatilla River in Pendleton

Near Pendleton

The dam in The Dalles

The Dalles and Mt. Adams

Dufur

Near The Dalles

Portland Area

Mt. Hood (sorry, I love Hood)

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Near Bonny Slope

Near Bonny Slope

Forest Park

Balch Creek

Japanese Garden

OHSU Tram

View from Broadway bridge

Convention Center MAX station

Waterfront

Another MAX station

Sunrise behind Mt. Hood from Mt. Tabor in Portland

Walkway on Mt. Tabor

Sunrise from Mt. Tabor

Walkway on Mt. Tabor

Westmoreland Park

Smith Lake

Sunrise at the airport parking

Mt. St. Helens from Powell Butte

Ok, I'm done for now.

cubsfan25 · 12-17-2008, 03:18 PM

my top 10 in no order

1. Connecticut
2. Colorado
3. California
4. Oregon
5. Massachusetts
6. upstate New York
7. New Jersey
8. Vermont
9. Wisconsin
10. Tennessee

CalGal953 · 12-18-2008, 01:52 AM

California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Arkansas, Hawaii

DieuChien · 12-18-2008, 01:58 AM

Texas, California, Hawaii and Arkansas

Widowmaker2k · 12-18-2008, 04:27 AM

Wow, it's hard to believe that this thread is still going...but anyway, I'd like to reaffirm my vote for California. Why? Simply for the sheer diversity in landscape. It's hardly fair, as California encompasses a vast amount of land that just so happens to be some of the most varied in the world. You want tall mountains? We got that, in spades (Sierra Nevada, Cascades). You like beautiful coastlines? Not a problem, just have a look at Big Sur, Catalina Island, Point Reyes, etc. You like big flat agricultural areas with meandering rivers? We have one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world in the central valley, with dozens of rivers and one of the world's few inverted river deltas. You like the desert? We have the hottest in the world (Death Valley), featuring sand dunes, salt flats, and an abundance of cacti. Perhaps you are more interested in plants and animals? We have the tallest, largest, and oldest single organism life forms on the planet, not to mention mountain lions, elk, bear, and all sorts of marine life.

I love California (born and raised), and the bottom line is, you're not going to find a more a diverse landscape anywhere in the United States, and probably not anywhere in the world. That's not to say that I don't like other states. I love Washington, Colorado (mountains are my favorite), and Hawaii as well. I haven't visited Alaska, but my all my family members have (and I have extended family up that way), so it's definitely on my 'to do list'. No offense to any East Coast folks, but it doesn't particularly interest me. The mountains aren't all that tall, and the marine life is less diverse (no sea lions?). Florida has nice and warm water, and some decent beaches, but the highest point is less than 1,000 feet, and that's a deal breaker for me. I can't stand flatland.

SilkCity0416 · 12-18-2008, 05:50 PM

I think all States have their own beauty in a unique way. For example: Most people would look at a State like NJ and think it's a dump; however, there are plenty of beautiful areas of the state that is often over look. Here are some pictures of the Great Falls of the Passaic in the winter.

texdav · 12-18-2008, 06:18 PM

Colorado is the prettiest state by far; IMO. But I'd have to own somewhere else to live in winter;as far as my favorite area.

LexusNexus · 10-21-2009, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by backdrifter

OREGON is Little America with everything from desert to rain forest. (All images are public domain.)

HIGH DESERT:

PRAIRIE and FARMLAND:

VINEYARDS:

MIXED FORESTS:

EVERGREEN FORESTS:

RAIN FORESTS and WATERFALLS:

CRATER LAKE:

And finally... COAST:

Thanks for these pics. I didn't know Oregon was so beautiful.

mike0421 · 10-21-2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexus

Thanks for these pics. I didn't know Oregon was so beautiful.

I just repped that post. That was probably the single greatest pictoral I've seen on this forum. I've been to Oregon before, but what I saw can not do justice to what those pictures conveyed.