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Timothy Lake
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Mike walks the line at Timothy Lake
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Road 57 from Timothy Lake to Hwy 224 - a one-lane strip of pavement through the wilderness.
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Molalla and a lunch break
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Coming into Molalla on Hwy 211
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Hwy 213 past the hop fields and take a left up the hill to the Abbey
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Mount Angel Abbey entrance
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Riding up the hill past the stations of the cross.
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Yep, more flowers.
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Greenhouses and flowers everywhere
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More flowers.
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Walking up from the parking lot, the wide open grassy knoll is framed by beautiful buildings on all sides.
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Abbey flowers - this place smells so good!
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Monastery Church - pink, seafoam green and soaring woodwork
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The bikes wait patiently
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Monastery church soaring wood detail on side lofts.
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Abbey church Martin Ott Pipe Organ
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Shade, statuary, and serenity
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Old bells
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Abbey outbuilding - room with a view!
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Flowers and church bell towers.
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The view from the hill
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The Abbey church was completed and dedicated in 1952
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Butterfly and flowers.
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This was the largest red squirrel - he was having a great time eating acorns.
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Bear umbrella stand at the museum
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Mt. Angel Abbey museum - Buffalo and Deer oh my.
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Follow the small trail around the side of the church, hidden away in a basement is a tiny and quirky Museum. Turn the light off when you're done.
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Mt. Angel Abbey Church bell tower
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Hwy 214 outside of Silver Creek Falls
