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LIGO Hanford Observatory

Richland, Washington

LIGO Hanford Observatory

One of two observatories in the U.S. that routinely detect gravitational waves.

Haystack Rock

Cannon Beach, Oregon

Haystack Rock

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A view of Crescent Beach from Ecola Point.

Cannon Beach, Oregon

Crescent Beach

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse Columbarium

Seaside, Oregon

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse Columbarium

Where Nor'easters go to die.

Old Apple Tree Park.
Permanently Closed

Vancouver, Washington

The Old Apple Tree

The oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest.

Beacon Rock

Stevenson, Washington

Beacon Rock

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

Goldendale Observatory State Park

Goldendale, Washington

Goldendale Observatory State Park

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

Painted Rock Beach

Seaside, Oregon

Painted Rock Beach

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

Gravity Hill starting line.

Prosser, Washington

Gravity Hill

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

Elsie Cemetery.

Seaside, Oregon

Elsie Cemetery

This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.

Hornby Island Bald Eagle Nest Camera

Comox-Strathcona K, British Columbia

Hornby Island Bald Eagle Nest Camera

Webcam that broadcast the hatching of Bald Eagles to millions of viewers.

The stonework fireplace and sculpted staircase that is heated by warm water flowing through the handrails.

Whistler, British Columbia

The Mushroom House

Home inspired by the crystal rock formation of the Emerald Estates.

The most iconic of the graffiti left at Parkhurst.

Whistler, British Columbia

Parkhurst Ghost Town

An abandoned logging settlement nestled in the woods near a popular ski town.

I took this photo in January of 2020

Ridgefield, Washington

Ridgefield's Heritage Sequoia

The largest non-native tree in Washington

Peter Iredale

Warrenton, Oregon

The Wreck of the Peter Iredale

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

Whistler Train Wreck

Whistler, British Columbia

Whistler Train Wreck

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

Hisey Dinosaur Park

Granger, Washington

Hisey Dinosaur Park

In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."

Cemetery entrance

Astoria, Oregon

Hillside Cemetery

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

Astoria Column

Astoria, Oregon

The Astoria Column

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

Goonie Trails

Astoria, Oregon

Goonie Trails

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

Skookumchuck Narrows, with rapids as seen from Roland Point.

Egmont, British Columbia

Skookumchuck Narrows

The water swaps direction twice a day, whipping into a frenzy of whirlpools and rapids.

The Spotted Lake (Kliluk)

Osoyoos, British Columbia

The Spotted Lake (Kliluk)

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

Wreckage of the SS Valencia along the shore of Pachena Bay.

Pachena Beach, British Columbia

Wreck of the SS Valencia

The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."

Oblique view of the falls.

Coulee City, Washington

Summer Falls

This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.

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