Jan

3

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More Dillon Falls

Roaring Dillon Falls just south of Bend on Central Oregon’s sometimes rugged and always beautiful Deschutes River.

Sep

3

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Dillon Falls

a few miles from Bend the Deschutes River plunges through a narrow channel creating turbulence and sound

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tranquil water just above the falls

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here come the falls …

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over the first drop how long has this log been wedged here?

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sitting with the roar at the edge of the rapids

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the chute through lava banks

surrounded by sound, a kind of meditative experience

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once again calm the river enters a meadow below

Aug

25

By Gordon and Debby

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The Big Eddy – Bend, Oregon

Just a few miles west of downtown Bend is The Big Eddy.  A local and tourist favorite rafting adventure.

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Aug

31

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Benham Falls

Benham Falls is located on the Deschutes River several miles south of Bend, Oregon.

Jan

17

By Gordon and Debby

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Dramatic Sahalie Falls

Spectacular 120-foot high falls on the upper McKenzie River, in west central Oregon, about an hour from our home. There are scores of beautiful waterfalls in Oregon, where there is of course plenty of rain to nourish them!