Hood River Tulips

Tulips and cherry blossoms in Hood River, Oregon.

Columbia Gorge Wildflower Bouquet

Lupine and Arrowleaf balsamroot are abundant along the Columbia River Gorge. This photo was taken on the Washington side, looking over at Mount Hood and The Dalles, Oregon in the distance.

Columbia Hills Spring Vista

Columbia Hills State Park in Washington provides a great view of The Dalles, Oregon, and Mt. Hood in the distance.

Columbia Hills Wildflower Dreamscape

The hillsides of Dalles Mountain Ranch are bursting with color from the annual wildflower bloom at Columbia Hills State Park.

Columbia Gorge Orchards in Spring

Fruit trees are in full bloom in Mosier, Oregon, along the Columbia Gorge Historic Highway.

Columbia Gorge Wildflowers Fence Posts

Mount Hood Orchard Blossoms

In Hood River, Oregon.

Rowena Crest Wildflowers

Arrowleaf balsamroot wildflowers blanket the Rowena Crest, with the city of Lyle, WA visible in the distance.

Weisendanger Falls

above Multnomah Falls

Enchanted Forest

I think this might be the path to Narnia, in Boardman, Oregon.

Bent

Boardman, Oregon

Magic Corridors

Everywhere you turn at this tree farm in Boardman, Oregon there are corridors and pathways that lead to a mysterious end. I know it’s just an orderly planting of hybrid poplars destined for the paper mill, but the soft light and pillowy forest floor left me feeling like this may be home to elves and trolls or Hobbits and Narnians. It’s a magical place.

Hood River Orchards Panorama