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Matt Boswell
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Quaker pastor at Camas Friends Church | Adjunct at UofPortland | PhD in Christian Spirituality (GTU) | Author of *The Way to Love* | PNW trail hiker | Mariners, sigh | he/him | Love mystic | mattboswellpnw.com
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This morning on the Oneonta Gorge Trail. #PNW
Triple Falls Looking past yellow leaves into the gorge Looking over red and yellows down to the creek Close-up of a yellow leaf
November 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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“When we’re hungry, love will keep us alive.”
~The Eagles, correctly
October 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Returning to a favorite this morning: the Salmon River Trail. #PNW
Fall colors on the river Light brown mushrooms Looking through red-orange leaves Purple mushrooms
October 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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My favorite place to run in Camas—the Heritage Trail (Lacamas Lake). #PNW
Fall colors on a forested, lakeside trail
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Peaceful protest with Quakers at the Portland ICE facility this morning. As my Friends’ signs say: stop the inhumanity. Love your neighbor.
Two people with signs that say “love your neighbor” and “stop the inhumanity” and one waving frog (me)
October 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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This morning on the east side of Sahalee Tyee (Indian Heaven Wilderness). Fall meets winter. #PNW
Fall colors on the ground Fall colors along the trial Snowy footbridge Path through the snow
October 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Finding Love on the trail.

Looking up from the inside of a burned, hollowed tree, near East Zigzag Mountain, Aug ‘23.

#PNW
Looking up from inside a burned, hollowed tree to a heart-shaped opening at the top.
September 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Remembering an early August hike around Timothy Lake (and nearby Little Crater Lake). #PNW
Morning sun shining on lake Mountain peak beyond lake Rocks and stump under the surface of the lake Blues and greens and light at Little Crater Lake
September 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Today at Steigerwald Wildlife Refuge. #PNW
Looking at wetlands through trees Yellow flowers (goldenrod) next to river Yellow flower in brown field Bright green wetland among trees and gray sky
September 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Pasqueflowers, one of my favorite summer finds at higher elevations. From Paradise Park (mid-August) and McNeil Point (early July). #PNW
Meadow of pasqueflowers (hairy-looking white flowers) and lupine (purple). Three pasqueflowers in a patch of red and pink flowers.
September 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Nice catch, spider! 🍁

(Fallen Leaf Park in Camas)
Yellow leaf that appears to be suspended in air (next to spider in its web).
September 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Asters at Paradise Park (mid-August). #PNW
Meadow of purple flowers, mountain in distance Close up of asters (purple)
September 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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A summer highlight: family road trip in late July to the Redwoods and up the southern and central Oregon coast. #PNW
A nurse log in the Redwoods. Five pairs of feet by the ocean.
September 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Yesterday’s hike to Soda Peaks Lake (Trapper Creek Wilderness).
Mountain lake in the forest on a clear day. Red huckleberry along the sun-exposed trail.
August 31, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Last week on the way up to Paradise Park. #PNW
Orange mushrooms on tree (“chicken of the woods”) Looking over edge to distant forests
August 29, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Hang on!

(Bandon, July ‘25)

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Starfish, with extended tentacles, clings to rock
August 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Nearing the end of the Paradise Park Trail (last Monday). #PNW
Split Rock and a lone tree on the mountain. Creek in green canyon, mountain in the distance.
August 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Monday at Paradise Park. #PNW
Paintbrush and asters Two pasqueflowers
August 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Paradise Park, west side of Wy’east (Hood). #PNW
Mountain wildflower meadow.
August 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Monday at Timothy Lake. #PNW
Stump on shore, large blue lake and blue sky, mountain peak in the distance
August 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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15 yrs! (anniversary yesterday)
Selfie of me and partner on country road, happy
August 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Vibrant red paintbrush on the Loowit Trail. #PNW
Red flowers with hills and mountain in distance.
August 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Paintbrush on the Plains of Abraham. #PNW
Red wildflowers in front of Loowit (Mt St Helens)
July 31, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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A morning leaf on the PCT (near Panther Creek). #PNW
Droplets on a leaf in the forest
July 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Pasqueflowers at McNeil Point. #PNW
Hairy-looking white flowers in mountain meadow
July 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM