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rozoneill: Coreena gets this hike started
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rozoneill: Trillium was gracing the coastal forest floor
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rozoneill: Trillium flower, close up
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rozoneill: The path dropped onto the dunes
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rozoneill: Some of that Tahkenitch Dunes scenery
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rozoneill: John leads the conga line
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rozoneill: We trudge through the this small piece of the Oregon Dunes
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rozoneill: Father and son head into the forest
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rozoneill: Beetle tracks were all over the sand
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rozoneill: The place must just crawl with bugs in the night
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rozoneill: Scotch broom was blooming away
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rozoneill: Three Scotch broom blooms in a row
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rozoneill: Tahkenitch Creek as it nears the end
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rozoneill: Tahkenitch Creek reaches the sea in some pronounced S-curves
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rozoneill: The congregation gathers below
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rozoneill: Off we go on a slightly misted beach
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rozoneill: Far ahead, John goes wading in the surf
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rozoneill: The beach glistens on a spring day
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rozoneill: The ocean had receded on a very low tide
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rozoneill: Some of us hiked right along the water's edge
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rozoneill: Clouds form well offshore
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rozoneill: The texture of the beach
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rozoneill: Odd to see starfish on the beach, but there were some
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rozoneill: A starfish makes a dash for a sand dollar
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rozoneill: Starfish on the beach
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rozoneill: Seismic uplift on the tidal flats
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rozoneill: And the hike goes on right next to the tidal pools and flats
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rozoneill: Undefined amorphous clouds hang out over the ocean
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rozoneill: The sun seemingly sets the wet sand on fire
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rozoneill: Time for us to hike off the beach