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surfered

(15,296 posts) Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:02 PM Wednesday

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Columbia River Gorge

Where the high was 63 yesterday

Mt Hood from the plane approaching Portland

Columbia River Gorge

Flowers of the NW

Horse Tail Falls

And did I mention there are wineries 🍷?

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Beautiful! SheltieLover Wednesday #1

The GREAT Pacific Northwest. Maru Kitteh Wednesday #2

The Glacier on the top of Mt. Hood is gone. Botany Wednesday #3

they are melting for sure... RT Atlanta Wednesday #7

Mt. Hood's Glacier used to cover the top 1/4 of the Mountain year round but now you can now see the rocks Botany Wednesday #9

Glacier National Park no longer has a glacier. That darn Chinese hoax again surfered Wednesday #8

Well when the Park was started there were 200 named glaciers as of 10 years ago there was 30. Botany Wednesday #10

Great video. It is interssting seeing the corporate images and hearing the reality voice-over. erronis Wednesday #12

Home, sweet home. pdxflyboy Wednesday #4

Envy your summers . Not sure about your winters. surfered Wednesday #5

So beautiful! Thanks for posting these. I feel livetohike Wednesday #6

Yeah, been to SC in July once. it's just too hot at home on the Gulf Coast. Would prefer to flee the heat of August, surfered Wednesday #11

Supposedly, it's going to be a quiet hurricane livetohike Wednesday #13

Yes. Last year was a La Nina year and forecast to be more active, surfered Wednesday #14

My absolute favorite place on earth! Mme. Defarge Wednesday #15

Beautiful. I clicked on this expecting a view from Vantage, Washington on I90 Ilikepurple Wednesday #16

The view from Vantage coming in from Spokane montanacowboy Wednesday #19

I've spent most of my BC time in Coastal or Eastern BC, but it all seems beautiful. Ilikepurple Wednesday #21

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Wednesday #17

wow. nice pics . AllaN01Bear Wednesday #18

Thanks, surfered, for those pics ReRe Wednesday #20

Nice. Peaceful. Unspoiled. Thanks! n/t SpankMe Thursday #22

Beautiful. FemDemERA Thursday #23

I love living in the PNW, for everything in Hassler Thursday #24

Plus we have MurrayDelph Thursday #25

I feel cooler already ! essaynnc Thursday #26

Beautiful love living in oregon Tree Lady Thursday #27

SheltieLover

(82,967 posts)

1. Beautiful!

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:05 PM

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Thx for sharing!

Maru Kitteh

(32,143 posts)

2. The GREAT Pacific Northwest.

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Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:06 PM

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Botany

(78,384 posts)

3. The Glacier on the top of Mt. Hood is gone.

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Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:09 PM

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Years ago I was hiking by the Three Sisters Mountains in Central Oregon and the Glaciers on their
Peaks were multiple feet deep in August.

RT Atlanta

(2,887 posts)

7. they are melting for sure...

Reply to Botany (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:15 PM

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Palmer is more of a snowfield these days than a glacier.

There is some ebb and flow too depending on the year's snowpack, with this year having been very light on the deep snow....

Botany

(78,384 posts)

9. Mt. Hood's Glacier used to cover the top 1/4 of the Mountain year round but now you can now see the rocks

Reply to RT Atlanta (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:28 PM

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peaking through even @ the top of the mountain and summer is just beginning. This is really
scary shit. The fossil fuel industries control so much of our government, media, and Trump
and the GOP are their employees. What I am seeing is no longer a glacier but left over snow
pack from last winter.

surfered

(15,296 posts)

8. Glacier National Park no longer has a glacier. That darn Chinese hoax again

Reply to Botany (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:15 PM

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Botany

(78,384 posts)

10. Well when the Park was started there were 200 named glaciers as of 10 years ago there was 30.

Reply to surfered (Reply #8)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:34 PM

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erronis

(25,118 posts)

12. Great video. It is interssting seeing the corporate images and hearing the reality voice-over.

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Wed Jul 1, 2026, 02:01 PM

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pdxflyboy

(973 posts)

4. Home, sweet home.

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:10 PM

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Thank you, surfered!

surfered

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5. Envy your summers . Not sure about your winters.

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Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:13 PM

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livetohike

(24,527 posts)

6. So beautiful! Thanks for posting these. I feel

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:13 PM

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cooler now since it’s presently 94 degrees here in SC.

surfered

(15,296 posts)

11. Yeah, been to SC in July once. it's just too hot at home on the Gulf Coast. Would prefer to flee the heat of August,

Reply to livetohike (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:47 PM

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but I feel the need to be home during hurricane season, just in case.

livetohike

(24,527 posts)

13. Supposedly, it's going to be a quiet hurricane

Reply to surfered (Reply #11)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 02:28 PM

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season. We’ll see.

surfered

(15,296 posts)

14. Yes. Last year was a La Nina year and forecast to be more active,

Reply to livetohike (Reply #13)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 02:33 PM

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yet there wasn’t any tropical system.

This year is supposed to be an El Niño year and less active, but Andrew ravaged Florida in an El Niño year.

You never know.

Mme. Defarge

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15. My absolute favorite place on earth!

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Wed Jul 1, 2026, 03:06 PM

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Ilikepurple

(837 posts)

16. Beautiful. I clicked on this expecting a view from Vantage, Washington on I90

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 03:22 PM

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As a frequent traveler between Seattle and Spokane, I was expecting a much less green view.

montanacowboy

(6,744 posts)

19. The view from Vantage coming in from Spokane

Reply to Ilikepurple (Reply #16)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 03:31 PM

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is truly magnificant. Roll on Columbia roll on......

Leaving Seattle area tomorrow for a week in Canada going up to Fraser River Valley. Packing three muts to a nice quiet Air BNB and get away from the madness of these gd fireworks.

Happy 4th everyone!!

Ilikepurple

(837 posts)

21. I've spent most of my BC time in Coastal or Eastern BC, but it all seems beautiful.

Reply to montanacowboy (Reply #19)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 04:53 PM

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I’ve lived in Spokane half my life and Seattle the other half and made 6-12 trips a year since I was 16, so I recognize the view winding down to that bridge coming from Spokane. It’s beautiful and a reminder that I was either halfway there or halfway home.
Enjoy the scenery, your dogs and your respite. Fireworks are just starting to kick in here.