Punchbowl Falls

Cascade Range, Oregon

California › Central Coast (Winter/Spring)

Gone.

This serene-yet-magnificent scene is no more. A pure Oregon classic, tragically a fire swept through this area, which led to this location being changed forever. Due to the weakening of the terrain as a result of the fire, a huge slab of the rock cliff to the right of this image collapsed into the creek. The exact spot where I stood to capture this photo is now eternally buried under tons of rock.

One of the most picturesque views in all of North America is now, simply, gone.

The more I walk this earth, the more I realize things pass on. Whatever good comes with each season in life, I’ve learned I need to just embrace it and praise God for it. And then, once it’s gone, I need to just move on. No dwelling on it, or getting lost in the brutality of what could have been or should have been. Simply on to the next horizon with contentment and thankfulness—because with God, there’s always a new horizon waiting.

“The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the Word of our God stands forever.”
– Psalm 40:8 –

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