Chasing unique waves and giant splashes during King Tides. . #45thphoto #kingtide #ocean #waves #capedisappointment #lighthouse #surge #pnw #willamettevalleylife #ilwaco #oceanbeauty #naturalbeauty #nature #wondersofnature #worldofwonder #roam #wherelumixgoes #lumixusa #lumixg9 #leica1260 #stormysea #pacificnorthwest #pnwadventures #washingtonstate #destinstionpnw (at Cape Disappointment State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnzyjTBvZbp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A very clear Autumn day above Oregon City. Two volcanoes, a river, and a waterfall. . #45thphoto #willametteriver #willamettevalleylife #river #willamettefallslegacyproject #oregoncity #oregon #pnw #oregonbeauty #pnwbeauty #cityscape #landscape #roam #outdoors #naturalbeauty #manmade #vista #scenic (at Oregon City, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmaULMEyNAC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

"Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that way." -- William Shakespeare . #45thphoto #wildgeese #birds #cacklers #canadageese #wildlife #birdsofinstagram #waterfowl #sunset #silhouette #nature #willamettevalleylife #tualatinnationalwildliferefuge #lumixusa #lumixg9 #leica100400 #birdphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLnQ7GJRH6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

You can't stop the waves that life throws at you, but with wisdom you can learn to ride them out. Here's another giant wave crash at Cape Disappointment in Washington. This one is rendered in black and white with a touch of increased contrast. . #45thphoto #washingtonstate #capedisappointment #waves #kingtide #ocean #lighthouse #surge #surf #pnw #ilwaco #willamettevalleylife #roam #oceanbeauty #naturalbeauty #nature #wondersofnature #worldofwonder #lumixusa #wherelumixgoes #lumixg9 #leica1260 #stormysea #pacificnorthwest #pnwadventures #washingtonstate #destinstionpnw (at Cape Disappointment State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn-uiLKpZD1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I guess I'm taking the red-eye. . #45thphoto #wildlife #wildbeauty #woodduck #bird. #nature #birdsofinstagram #naturalbeauty #willamettevalleylife #waterfowl #shorebird #pondlife #feathers #iridescent #colorful #lumixg9 #leica100400 #lumixusa #wherelumixgoes #wildbird #microfourthirdsgallery #outdoors #beautifullife #intensecolors https://www.instagram.com/p/CpD1gU9yU4E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This female fox squirrel on a picnic table, without once stopping her munching, warily watched me slowly approach closer and closer, until I had crossed some boundary invisible to me, upon which she took her nut and scampered 12 feet up a nearby tree, leaving a small pile of nut-dust behind. . #45thphoto #squirrel #wildlife #squirrelsofinstagram #animal #nature #naturalbeauty #pnw #willamettevalleylife #lumixg9 #leica100400 #lumixusa #microfourthirdsgallery #foxsquirrel #wildlifephotography #foxsquirrelsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cni9IvLyepT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A Sandhill Crane keeps a watchful eye out while foraging. “Those who pass through life without stopping to admire the beauty, organization, melody or habits of birds rob themselves of a very great share of the pleasures of existence.” –– Jacob Giraud #45thphoto #willamettevalleylife #wildlife #bird #birdphotography #birdplanet #birdsofinstagram #sandhillcrane #nature #pnw #naturephotography #pnwbeauty #naturalbeauty #beautyinnature #beatifulbirds #birding #animal #lumixg9 #leica100400 #life #wondersofnature (at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnVmIFlSPXC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Should I start taking bets on how many more Autumnal sunrises this leaf will witness? . #45thphoto #sunrise #foliage #sunriseoftheday #leaf #dawn #backlit #backlitleaf #nature #autumn #autumnleaves #naturalbeauty #beautyinnature #lumixg9 #leica1260 #lumixusa #microfourthirdsgallery #willamettevalleylife #pnw #oregon #oregonbeauty https://www.instagram.com/p/CmM2f1RyDQG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

With a vantage point from across the Willamette River, one can easily see how Oregon City is beautifully snuggled in amongst so many trees. . #45thphoto #fallcolors #fall #fallleaves #autumncolors #autumn #autumnleaves #pnw #oregoncity #oregon #oregonbeauty #pnwbeauty #willamettevalleylife #natrual #naturalwonders #naturalbeauty #wherelumixgoes #lumixusa #lumixzs70 #trees #colorful #oregoncityelevator (at Oregon City, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkzIMlvycBL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It’s no coincidence that every depiction of paradise seems to include a waterfall. This is South Falls in Oregon's Silver Falls State Park, one of four waterfalls you can walk behind while hiking the Trail of Ten Falls. . #45thphoto #silverfallsstatepark #oregonbeauty #oregonisbeautiful #oregon #willamettevalleylife #waterfallsofinstagram #waterfall #waterfall_lover #nature #lumixusa #wherelumixgoes #lumixg9 #leica1260 #microfourthirdsgallery #landscapephotography #landscape #landscapelovers #naturalbeauty #pnwparadise #pnw #roam #earthpix (at Silver Falls State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkY6lOshbjp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Autumn is the time of year when everything seems to squeeze with all its might its last energetic burst of beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the fireworks grand finale. . #45thphoto #fallleaves #fallcolors #autumncolors #autumnleaves #autumn #fall #october #colors #fallenleaves #trees #landscape #naturalbeauty #pnwparadise #pnwwonderland #oregonbeauty #willamettevalleylife #lumixg9 #changeofseasons #leica1260 #wherelumixgoes #lumixusa #microfourthirdsgallery https://www.instagram.com/p/CkOxBtly0HZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The only thing better than waterfalls and sunsets are waterfalls at sunset. . #45thphoto #horsetailfalls #oregon #columbiagorge #oregonbeauty #columbiarivergorge #sunset #pnw #oregonoutdoors #sunsetlovers #roamtheplanet #getoutside #peaceful #waterfallsofinstagram #waterfall #oregonwaterfalls #sky #willamettevalleylife #lumixg9 #wherelumixgoes #lumixusa #leica1260 (at Horsetail Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjB8Ln9Jy9s/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Stopping at a lighthouse really gives one time to reflect. We need to be reminded to not forget that maybe we can be a lighthouse in someone’s storm. The 93 foot tall Yaquina head Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse on the Oregon coast, is located on a narrow point of land jutting due west nearly 1 mile into the Pacific Ocean north of Newport. Winds and rain have buffeted this lighthouse since its beginning in 1872, and it took approximately one year, and over 370,000 bricks to construct. The light has been active since the evening of August 20, 1873. At that time the oil burning fixed white light was displayed from sunset to sunrise. Today, the fully automated Fresnel lens runs on commercial power and flashes its unique pattern of 2 seconds on, 2 seconds off, 2 seconds on, 14 seconds off, 24 hours a day. . #45thphoto #newportoregon #yaquinaheadlighthouse #pnw #oregonbeauty #oregoncoast #lighthouse #oregonoutdoors #lighthousesofinstagram #oregon #sunsetlovers #sunset #twilight #twilightscapes #bluehour #willamettevalleylife #roam #destinationoregon #lumixg9 #wherelumixgoes #leica1260 #lumixusa #microfourthirdsgallery #oregonphotographer #seascape (at Yaquina Head) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiTOfkZPgVW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Portland's South Waterfront and Skyline. For me, this view never gets old. . #45thphoto #portlandoregon #southwaterfront #cityscape #skyline #willamettevalleylife #thatoregonlife #oregonoutdoors #oregonisbeautiful #portland #portlandia #willametteriver #wherelumixgoes #lumixusa #lumixzs70 #lumixtz90 #pnw #outdoorsoregon #outandabout (at Portland Waterfront) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiD_-fRvTYX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

During the current heatwave, here's a little help to put your mind on cooler days ahead. 😀 Koosah Falls, also known as Middle Falls, is second of the three major waterfalls of the McKenzie River, plunges about 74 feet over an abrupt lava shelf to the waiting pool below. . #45thphoto #koosahfalls #oregon #oregonwaterfalls #oregonbeauty #mckenzieriver #nature #outdoors #outdoorsoregon #waterfall #waterfallsofinstagram #roam #roamtheplanet #forest #trees #willamettevalleylife #outdoors #hikingadventures #centraloregon #naturalbeauty (at Koosah Falls) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgvpzGMp3GL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The luminous, silver stream of the Milky Way, the river of heaven, spills over the Three Sisters. . #45thphoto #milkyway #astrophoto #astrophotography #nightsky #stars #darksky #wherelumixgoes #lumixusa #lumixg9 #leica1260 #microfourthirdsgallery #oregon #oregonbeauty #onlyinoregon #pnw #pnwwonderland #roamtheplanet #willamettevalleylife #threesisters #night #mountains #nature #awesome #amazingplaces (at Dee Wright Observatory) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgkKwQ3BAEO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=