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Along the McKenzie River and scenic Highway 242 in the Oregon Cascades on a crisp day, one of season's last opportunities to see the area in fall dress. |
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As you move farther into the forest, the air cools and you
can feel the dampness.
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200 feet high, Proxy Falls roars as water plummets into a
small pool and then
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Closer view of the uppermost part of the falls. In person, it's truly breathtaking.
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Vine maples in dappled light turn a variety of bright pastel shades.
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In the cool shadows of tall Douglas firs, moss grows exuberantly.
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Upper Proxy Falls, not as tall as the main falls, but very pretty in their own right.
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Water tumbles down between moss-covered rocks. I've
always wanted to get
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Half an hour up the road the forest is noticeably drier, and
all of a sudden |
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