October 23, 2005: Ruckel Ridge (Columbia River Gorge, Oregon)
mossy talus slope
weathered rock
Bonneville Dam
meadow with Garry oak (Oregon white oak)
basalt pinnacles
polypody ferns and moss
the trail
Mount Hood
basalt pinnacles
banana slug
"The Catwalk"
crustose lichen
sunbeams in the Eagle Creek Valley
clouds & sunbeams
manzanita
mossy log & big Douglas-fir
mossy log
woolly chanterelle mushrooms
Ruckel Ridge
vine maple leaves
Cascade Oregon-grape
steep meadow with Garry oak
trail through an October meadow
Bridge of the Gods (landslide)
Bridge of the Gods (man-made)
weird mossy landscape
moss- and fern-covered basalt pillars
mossy trees and boulders
Ruckel Creek
Queen Anne's lace & crab spider

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