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The Town of Portomarín, Spain

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Friends, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | May 29, 2019 at 10:26 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Portomarín holds the distinction of being the newest oldest town along the Camino. What is seen today is a transplanted version of the original town that originally...

Multnomah Scenes

Posted in: Botany, Flowers, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Travel | March 7, 2019 at 9:57 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Multnomah Falls, OR

Posted in: Botany, Colors, Commercial, Creative, Infrared Photography, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photo Retouching, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Travel | March 1, 2019 at 6:08 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Located 30 miles east of Portland in the Columbia River Gorge, the striking Multnomah Falls is accessible from the historic Columbia River Highway and I-84. Spanning two...

Various Watering Holes in Lorca, Spain

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | November 20, 2018 at 9:43 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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a bar… the Rio Salado… inside the Church of San Salvador… the water fountain… an albergue serving both food and drink… and last, but not least, perhaps...

Poppies of the Field

Posted in: Botany, Colors, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | November 1, 2018 at 6:20 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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And to think that when we began our journey, we thought the very first lone poppy we saw might be the last! I’m pretty sure I took...

Morning Departure from Puente de la Reina

Posted in: Architecture, Black and White Photography, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | October 30, 2018 at 10:19 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Our next day took us from Puente de la Reina to Estella, Spain – 22km. A somewhat early start this already-bright, blue-skied morning. Along with other fellow...

Bridge of the Queen

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | October 25, 2018 at 9:09 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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THE Puente de la Reina. Crossing the bridge is a requirement for pilgrims heading to Santiago de Compostela. It was Queen Muniadona who gave her name to the town...

Note to Self: Make Time for This!!

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | July 19, 2018 at 10:54 am , by Laurie Merritt

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On the banks of the Rio Arga admiring the Puente de la Rabia – Zubiri, Spain. ...

Leisure Time in Zubiri, Spain

Posted in: Architecture, Botany, Colors, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | July 17, 2018 at 9:15 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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After another day of fairly strenuous hiking, we throttled back for a more leisurely stroll before dinner. Some architectural gems of stone and/or brick with the ever-present...

The Town Next to the Bridge

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | July 17, 2018 at 8:30 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Entering the small village of Zubiri, Spain – “Zubiri” means ‘next to the bridge’ and refers to the 14th century bridge built over the Rio Arga. According...

Dawn and the Fog

Posted in: Botany, Commercial, Creative, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic | July 27, 2015 at 4:28 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Just a wee bit of gloating. To date, this is the only image I’ve felt comfortable with in NOT reducing the logo’s size! Golf cart path… A pastoral scene…...

Pastoral Scene

Posted in: Black and White Photography, Botany, Creative, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic | July 27, 2015 at 3:48 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Completely at a standstill. Not one smack of a club hitting a ball, not one iron snapped in half out of frustration, not one “fore!!” yelled down the fairway. ...