Nature Pics 2.0

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Austria.

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Volcano erupting in Chile right now.

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Marin County California

[blm]

Scrum, do you know where this is? My buddy took this photo today. He is camping there.

[Scrumhalf]

Is this in Oregon? If so, it can be a whole bunch of places east of the Cascades. The dry terrain and what looks like either pine or juniper vegetation means it's likely either just east of the Cascades or may be in the Wallowas which is another mountain range close to the Idaho border. Usually the vegetation west of the Cascades is more fir, spruce, etc which need more moisture.

[blm]

Yes, Smith Rock

[chuckz28]

Looks like some good climbing there.

[Scrumhalf]

Yes, Smith Rock

Fantastic place. Very good climbing if you are into it. Excellent hiking and overall scenery. One of the best place to see golden eagles, the king of the sky in the American West.

[Scrumhalf]

Oregon is generally known for its rain, but if you look on the map, 3/4 of the state, the entire central and eastern side are very dry because the Cascades block most of the moisture. Very beautiful country. Very sparsely populated, and at nights, the skies are DARK. I swear, you lie on your back and look up at the sky, you've never seen so many stars in your life. Probably some of the darkest skies in the country, because there are only sagebrush and jackrabbits out there.

[chuckz28]

Oregon is generally known for its rain, but if you look on the map, 3/4 of the state, the entire central and eastern side are very dry because the Cascades block most of the moisture. Very beautiful country. Very sparsely populated, and at nights, the skies are DARK. I swear, you lie on your back and look up at the sky, you've never seen so many stars in your life. Probably some of the darkest skies in the country, because there are only sagebrush and jackrabbits out there.

Maui so far has had the most visable stars for me but I haven't been to Oregon. Love it when you look up and see so many that it is just lit and you have a hard time finding the constellations buried in the seas of stars.

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Guatamala the other day.

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Colorado

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Arrowhead California.

[TKD]

From our vacation. This is behind my wife's parents place and the church is the one we got married in.