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Trip Report: Friday at Mt. Rainier

September 30, 2014 by Ara R. in Adventure Reports, Personal

A couple of weeks ago, I had a day set aside just to visit Mt. Rainier.  It's a crazy time of year and it can be hard to put down work and run away for a day, but I'm so glad I did.  I needed lakes, mountains, forests, rivers, and a long drive with two wonderful women...

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September 30, 2014 /Ara R.
mt rainier national park, washington, landscape, comet falls, myrtle falls, paradise
Adventure Reports, Personal
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Engaged! Christine & Steve in the Columbia River Gorge

June 13, 2014 by Ara R. in Engagement Sessions

He asked her to marry him at a trailhead in the Gorge after he'd been pulled out of a sticky wilderness situation.  He'd had a lot of time to think about life and the future, he said.  And she was the one for him...

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June 13, 2014 /Ara R.
columbia river gorge, columbia hills park, washington, fields, summer, dog, mt hood, view
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Happily Ever After: Gina & Brooks’ Lake Crescent Elopement

May 30, 2014 by Ara R. in Elopements, Weddings

Imagine a mist-filled day in May, where the clouds blissfully dance over a deep blue lake in a corner of the Pacific Northwest. It’s bright out–diffused light makes the intense greens of the old forest glow, along with ferns and moss and fields of grass.

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May 30, 2014 /Ara R.
olympic peninsula, washington, elopement, lakeside
Elopements, Weddings
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View fullsize Oh, the happiest new year to you! I am so grateful for 2024--the people I spent it with, the places I saw, the deep feelings of awe and connection and smallness in nature... All of it. // These photos are self-portraits in Iceland and the Faroe Islan
View fullsize This wedding still feels like a happy dream, one where I get to photograph almost an entire event in snowshoes. Caitlin & Austin threaded a tiny weather needle to have perfect pillowy snow and still be able to access this incredible spot. They an
View fullsize Oh to be here again. Lindsay and Bobby’s wedding day in the North Cascades dripped with atmosphere and enchantment, herons and wildflowers and butterflies accompanying their merry little band of friends and family through the mist. #elopeadvent
View fullsize A dream of Tiana and Travis in sunbeams, moss, and golden green.  I want to dive through the looking glass back into the woods, smelling the evergreens and soaking in this moment. #elopeadventurously
View fullsize Riannon & Hunter, whose wild engagement session could only be one-upped by their backpacking wedding in the North Cascades (more on that soon). Down for anything, everything, and more than you think is possible, these two adventurers are absolute

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2574 NW Thurman Street - Portland, OR 97210

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