Author Archives: TKGilb

Timberline Lodge – A Work of Art

Timberline Lodge is a cherished icon of the Pacific NW. Located on the southern slope of Mount Hood, this bustling ski lodge attracts more than two million visitors annually. Continue reading

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The Real Rose Red Mansion – Thornewood Castle

Much of Stephen King’s Rose Red mini-series was filmed onsite at Thornewood Castle in Lakewood, WA. Continue reading

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Autumn Shots II

Autumn foliage at the Columbia Gorge Hotel. Continue reading

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Autumn Shots

Autumn foliage at the Columbia Gorge Hotel. Continue reading

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Ghostly Fishing Village

The Lone Pine Tree Indian Village is a ghostly cluster of old weathered buildings that date back to 1896. The fishing village was built by Henry Gulick for his wife, Harriet. Gulick was a Scottish immigrant who came to the area in the 1890’s. Harriet was a member of the native Wasco tribe. Continue reading

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Long Beach Boardwalk II

The 1/2 mile Long Beach Boardwalk snakes across the top of the dunes, running parallel to the ocean. On both sides, beachgrass undulates in the offshore breezes like the green-gold waves of an inland sea. Acres and acres of beachgrass. Continue reading

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Long Beach Boardwalk

The 1/2 mile Long Beach Boardwalk snakes across the top of the dunes, running parallel to the ocean. On both sides, beachgrass undulates in the offshore breezes like the green-gold waves of an inland sea. Acres and acres of beachgrass. Continue reading

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South Falls II

Silver Falls State Park is a waterfall lover’s paradise. Ten gorgeous waterfalls along a five mile loop trail, and South Falls is definitely one of the crown jewels. It’s the tallest free-falling waterfall found along the Canyon Trail. Continue reading

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South Falls – A Dizzying Drop!

South Falls is the tallest free-falling waterfall found along the Canyon Trail in Oregon’s Silver Falls State Park. 177 feet straight down from the top of the canyon rim. Continue reading

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Graveyard of the Pacific

The waters off the Northwest’s rugged coastline have long been known as the “Graveyard of the Pacific.” From Oregon’s Tillamook Bay to the entrance of the Juan de Fuca Strait, as many as 2000 ships and upwards of 1000 lives have been lost since the early 1800’s. Continue reading

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