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Spectacular Sarapiqui

Spectacular Sarapiqui

by Scott Setterberg September 17, 2020

Sarapiqui is an expansive area in the northern part of the province of Heredia.  Bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Sarapiqui is known for sprawling farmland, tropical flowers, abundant wildlife, isolated waterfalls, and rustic bridges.  The massive Sarapiqui River flows through the heart of the region and provides irrigation for farmers, white water rafting for adventurers, and fantastic Costa Rica landscape photography opportunities.

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Beautiful Butte Creek Falls

Beautiful Butte Creek Falls

by Scott Setterberg August 18, 2020

The easy trail at Butte Creek falls is slightly more than one mile round trip and wanders through gorgeous rainforest and passes by two incredible and very different waterfalls.  Butte Creeks Falls offers several viewing platforms for incredible Oregon nature photography and is one of seven sensational locations we explore on the October Oregon Fall Colors photo tours.  

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White River Falls, Oregon

White River Falls, Oregon

by Scott Setterberg June 11, 2020

Hidden between ancient flood plateaus and high desert farmland in eastern Oregon's Tygh Valley, White River Falls State Park is home to an outstanding double-tiered waterfall that drops into a rugged basalt gorge near an abandoned hydroelectric power station that once energized and irrigated the region.

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Oregon's Silver Falls State Park

Oregon's Silver Falls State Park

by Scott Setterberg April 30, 2020

Located 25 miles east of Salem in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, Silver Falls State Park is known as the crown jewel of the Oregon state parks system, and rightfully so.  The 9,200-acre property is the largest and most popular state park in Oregon and contains 10 spectacular waterfalls - five of which are more than one hundred feet tall.

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