Camellia flowers in my neighbourhood. Some say the flowers are a symbol of devotion or perfection.

The Yaquina Head Lighthouse, near Newport, Oregon. There are basking seals beached on rocks and tidal pools full of grass-green sea anemones below.

A waterfall on the hike around Multnomah Falls, in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge. The hike takes a little over an hour, and at the summit you get an excellent view of the Columbia River.

A view of Cove Palisades state park in Oregon. To get to this viewpoint, you hike through a juniper forest.