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surfered

(10,044 posts) Tue Jul 8, 2025, 11:10 AM Jul 2025

Columbia River Gorge

Vistas

Waterfalls

Lavender

Snow covered volcanoes and vineyards

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Columbia River Gorge (Original Post) surfered Jul 2025 OP

Beautiful. We visited last year. Onthefly Jul 2025 #1

One of my most favorite places on earth EYESORE 9001 Jul 2025 #2

Agree. Heading to Whidbey Island in a couple of weeks. Onthefly Jul 2025 #3

I've been there EYESORE 9001 Jul 2025 #4

Can be foggy and windy. Great mussels in Coupeville! Onthefly Jul 2025 #5

Onthefly

(1,072 posts)

1. Beautiful. We visited last year.

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 11:17 AM

Jul 2025

Shad fishing too!

EYESORE 9001

(29,253 posts)

2. One of my most favorite places on earth

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 11:42 AM

Jul 2025

I never had enough time to explore like I wanted to.

Onthefly

(1,072 posts)

3. Agree. Heading to Whidbey Island in a couple of weeks.

Reply to EYESORE 9001 (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 03:33 PM

Jul 2025

EYESORE 9001

(29,253 posts)

4. I've been there

Reply to Onthefly (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 03:40 PM

Jul 2025

but the weather was atrocious. What I saw was still beautiful. Our ship occasionally went to a much smaller island that had a fuel depot. As fueling operations didn’t include me, I always took the opportunity to take a hike and explore. I once found myself in a clearing with around 15 deer, who were as indifferent to my presence as sheep. Seems hunting had been illegal on this government installation for decades already.

Onthefly

(1,072 posts)

5. Can be foggy and windy. Great mussels in Coupeville!

Reply to EYESORE 9001 (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 08:02 PM

Jul 2025

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