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rozoneill: Let's go hiking, shall we?
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rozoneill: After its underground journey, the river runs amazingly clear
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rozoneill: The Metolius rounds a bend up ahead
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rozoneill: Ocean spray lights the way
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rozoneill: Deep waters run blue-green
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rozoneill: We had to detour around an unstable tree poised to slide across the trail
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rozoneill: The color of the river was stunning
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rozoneill: Texture and color of the river
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rozoneill: Springs tumbled into the river on the other side
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rozoneill: A spring waterfalls into the river
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rozoneill: A river, light, shade, and a whole bunch of springs
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rozoneill: Detail of the many-streamed spring entering the Metolius
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rozoneill: The river reflects
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rozoneill: The clear water allowed us to visually plumb the depths
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rozoneill: A log provides a home for grasses and other assorted vegetation
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rozoneill: Rapids on the Metolius River
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rozoneill: Boisterous cascade on the Metolius
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rozoneill: The ponderous bulk of the river pours over a small dropoff
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rozoneill: A well-aerated section of the Metolius River
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rozoneill: A bluish pool on the river
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rozoneill: The Metolius River Trail cuts through some riverside vegetation
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rozoneill: The always beautiful Metolius on a sunny and shady day
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rozoneill: About to enter some most welcome shade
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rozoneill: Fireweed thrives in the hot sun while we just generally melt
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rozoneill: Still waters run deep, or so they say
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rozoneill: The day was getting to be quite warm
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rozoneill: A small jungle on a mid-river island
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rozoneill: Oregon grape makes a fruity offering to the sun gods
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rozoneill: A blurry bee approaches a hedge nettle (stachys chamisonis)
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rozoneill: A small bee harvests a great hedge nettle (stachys chamisonis)