Hi all,

I just had the chance to take the S on a 3-week long journey up & down the west coast. Over 3000 miles later (top down 85% of the time! ), after several back-breaking moments in the car, visiting several friends, and mostly camping in various national & state parks along the way, I am back in one piece with lots of great memories and pictures. I have selected 35 to show y'all... I'll narrate a bit as we go, enjoy

Except for the panoramics, most shots are straight off the camera. Taken mostly with my 40D and others are with XT or SD200.

Washington & Oregon have both treated me very well. Much love for all the friendly peoples & amazing sceneries!

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a stop along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) near Morrow Bay


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another stop along the PCH, near Bixby bridge


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at my campsite in Big Sur


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one of the many stops at Big Sur


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the famous Bixby Bridge


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San Francisco


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Baby deers (fawns) at Lassen National Park


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Lake Helen at Lassen National Park


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Still (kinda) shiny!


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exploring caves at Lava Beds National Monument


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hiking up Mt. Ashland in southern Oregon


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a bit of off-roading duty...


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Rogue River, taken with infrared filter


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the amazing Crater Lake. small island is the "Phantom Ship"


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sunset from the east rim


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driving through the middle of nowhere


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reaching the Columbia River on the Oregon side. this was near Mayer & Memaloose State Park on the historic 30 highway (what a great little road!!)


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Multnomah Falls, also along the Columbia River Gorge


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driving up the Mt. Baker scenic drive (another awesome road to take the S on!)


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Mt. Baker in its frosty August glory


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skyline view of Seattle


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taking the ferry across the sound to the Olympic peninsula


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some nice roads there to vtec it up


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inside Olympic National Park... completely different habitat/ecosystem


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don't worry, this was taken at a much slower speed than it looks


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same with this!


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3 ducks hunting for food @ Hoh Rain Forest. still in Olympic National Park


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a small waterfall along the Hoh river trail


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fungus helping the fallen trees decompose


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coming from southern California... this is absolutely a completely different scene than I am used to. Gorgeous!


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rainbow over Lake Crescent


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the rugged, rocky, windy, and misty Washington coast


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note: speed limit here = 50
taken with my trusty modifry center console mount


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the Oregon side of Astoria bridge


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Alberta street fair in Portland (very, very cool town)

 

why can't i have your life?
let's trade.

 

wow, looks like it was tons of fun. thanks for the pics, i feel like i just went on vacation in 5 minutes

 

That looks amazing....you have some very good camera skills! Did you do this trip alone?

Where did you get your rear view mirror?

 

Nice pictures. Looks like you had a lot of fun

 

awesome man,

so how tan are you from all that top down driving

 

amazing photography! I've been to a few of the places noted in your photographical journal posted here in this thread.

 

man awesome pics!!!! pretty relaxing. beautiful scenery

 

sweet trip, and awesome pics!

where'd you get your bike rack thingy? (link for more info?)

 

skills son