Every spring, various areas of the Gorge EXPLODE with colorful wildflowers. It's a fantastic time of the year, as the hills are still green, cherry blossoms are at full bloom, and temperatures begin their climb to Jesse-approved levels. We took a drive up past Columbia Hills State Park recently to explore the area and snap a few pictures of this annual awesomeness.
It was a beautiful day and we arrived just as the sun was starting to tuck itself below the mountains to the West. Jesse doesn't really like getting pictures taken of herself, but I insisted, because Jesse is a full-blown beach angel of the West Coast. : )
It was a beautiful day and we arrived just as the sun was starting to tuck itself below the mountains to the West. Jesse doesn't really like getting pictures taken of herself, but I insisted, because Jesse is a full-blown beach angel of the West Coast. : )
One of the first things I noticed about Jesse when I first met her was how naturally beautiful she was. I'm so thankful that she doesn't smear cake batter on her face and call it make-up. It takes her about 5 minutes to put her make-up on, and I love her for it. She'll never admit it, but she is beautimous. (Sound it out)
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Even though I felt awful about ugly-ing up the picture, I had jump in for a quick shot as well. We've never been good at timing countdown pictures of ourselves, so we were satisfied with this result.
Meanwhile, directly behind the camera was this beautiful scene featuring the soft glow of Mt. Hood. The mountain has been tucked behind clouds quite a bit recently, so this grand view of the mountain was received with much fanfare. Welcome back, old chap.
