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On a lucky mid-August day in Condon, Oregon, one can see the Sun is setting right in the middle of Mount Jefferson and Mount Hood.

Painted Hills are beautiful!

Multnomah falls is a popular destination.

Birch Bay, Washington stages a calm sunset with relaxed kayakers below and wispy cirrus clouds above.

Ice cap of Mount Rainier peaks in the backdrop as the White river meanders through the conifer covered canyon.

View from the top of the Beacon Rock, looking eastward over the Columbia river gorges.

Crater Lake, the deepest in the USA sits atop a collapsed caldera. A clear day offers a magnificent view of the lake. One must take the only boat ride to go and hike in the cinder cone, called the Wizard Island rising 750ft above the lake water - to get the full experience of the beauty of the lake.