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Travel

surfered

(8,599 posts) Tue Jul 8, 2025, 11:10 AM Jul 8

Columbia River Gorge

Vistas

Waterfalls

Lavender

Snow covered volcanoes and vineyards

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Columbia River Gorge (Original Post) surfered Jul 8 OP

Beautiful. We visited last year. Onthefly Jul 8 #1

One of my most favorite places on earth EYESORE 9001 Jul 8 #2

Agree. Heading to Whidbey Island in a couple of weeks. Onthefly Jul 8 #3

I've been there EYESORE 9001 Jul 8 #4

Can be foggy and windy. Great mussels in Coupeville! Onthefly Jul 8 #5

Onthefly

(1,007 posts)

1. Beautiful. We visited last year.

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 11:17 AM

Jul 8

Shad fishing too!

EYESORE 9001

(28,797 posts)

2. One of my most favorite places on earth

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 11:42 AM

Jul 8

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

Onthefly

(1,007 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 8

EYESORE 9001

(28,797 posts)

4. I've been there

Reply to Onthefly (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 03:40 PM

Jul 8

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

(1,007 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 8

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