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Oregon, My Oregon

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Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. Unfortunately, I cannot read it in the available format. Thank you.

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An amazing collection of beautiful photographs that will make one want to travel to Oregon immediately! Page after page, from ocean vistas to desert landscapes, waterfalls to charming city portraits, this book has it all. As a resident of nearby Washington State, I had no idea of the exciting areas that Oregon has to offer. As soon as this darned pandemic is controlled, I will definitely be traveling there to explore!

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I love Oregon, and this book only made me fall in love more deeply. The photos are divine. Oregon's magestic nature gorgeously captured. Photography that timed the setting and natural character of it's landscapes so perfectly. It takes a lot of love to craft a collection like this. The perfect coffeetable book for relaxing and exploring what makes the PNW magical. I definitely discovered many locations within this book that I now want to see in person and explore.

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Gorgeous book with breathtaking photos! I'm planning a road trip to Oregon soon and I was excited to see this book. There's no much to read, it's mostly photos and where they were taking. The photos are awesome and professional and I really enjoyed seeing each one of them. I'm saving some of places names so I can stop there to see it with my own eyes. I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

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Thank you to Netgalley and Timber Press for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

I’m a big travel and photography enthusiast and this book is full of gorgeous photos of Oregon and makes me want to pack up my bags and heat there right away ! The photos in this book are too gorgeous to try to describe with mere words !

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If I was from Oregon but no longer lived there, this is the kind of book I would want to peruse through when feeling homesick. I wish I had one for my own home province. The pictures are stunning and made me realise how underrated of a state Oregon is. I hope to visit there someday, but for now, I'm happy that this book exists so I can flip through it. I especially appreciated the map at the beginning that showed the different regions of the state, and the colour-coded photos, making it easy to imagine where all these gorgeous locations are located.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.
The cover of this book is what got my attention. And my favorite part of this book is the beautiful picture of the landscapes. Oregon has such a wide variety of environments. I've lived in eastern Oregon when I was a kid so I remember a lot of rolling hills and dust storms. I find the western and coastal areas of Oregon the prettiest. This book would make a great coffee table book.

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Stunning photographs of the natural wonder and beauty from every corner of the state, reminding me exactly what I loved about living in Oregon (and why I love to visit).

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I've lived in Oregon all my life - I love it here, it's gorgeous, but there are vast areas of the state that I've never actually seen. Like the Steens Mountains or Lake Abert....so many areas of the South and East of the state that I've never seen because they're roughly a 6- or 8-hr car ride away. I'm endlessly fascinated by the sheer amount of variety that exists in my home state - there's deserts, rain forests, ocean, mountains, redwoods, volcanic rock formations....and just when I think I'm familiar with what Oregon is like (I mean, I've lived here for 30 years) books like these come out and show me things I've never seen before. Oregon, my Oregon, you gorgeous bastard, I love you forever. Just like Hobbits, you can learn everything to know about the state in a month, but even after living here for 30 years, this place can still surprise me. Love it love it love it.

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This book is absolutely stunning! So many beautiful photos that show the diversity of Oregon's landscapes. This would be a great book to pick up if you're looking to travel to Oregon as you can find beautiful waterfalls, gardens, etc. to visit. All the photos were laid out so nicely and there's not that much else to say except that if you're looking for a book of excellent photographs of Oregon, you must get this one.

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This is a beautiful book of photos of Oregon taken by a small group of Oregon photographers. The photos are stunning and really highlight the diverse beauty of landscapes in Oregon. Both of my oldest two kids travel to Oregon a lot to visit friends and I once almost moved there. (After living all over the country and knowing I had to get out of Kentucky I was torn between Oregon and Minnesota for grad school as they were my two favorite states. After a rather unpleasant letter exchange with Oregon's governor where he told me off for writing about endangered wildlife, Minnesota won -- much to my appreciation as it led me to my husband and our five kids.)

One thing I really appreciated is that the intro talks about the good and the bad of Oregon's history, including it's rather horrifying racist past (laws, massacres and more against many groups of people). That was followed by a remarkable story of the only air strike on American soil by a Japanese pilot on an Oregon town and what happened between the man and the town years later. All of it was interesting, honest and moving.

The bulk of the book is the photos though, and they are stunning. If you haven't been to Oregon you'll see why you need to make a visit when the world is up to travel again. In the meantime, it's great for daydreaming and giving you a dose of beauty in a state that really knows how to do natural beauty.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

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Unfortunately this is a df file which I cannot read on my Kindle. The book cover however is extremely attractive.

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The Pacific Northwest is my favorite part of the United States. This book is a collection of photos taken all around Oregon state. The photos are beautifully shot and demonstrate the range of landscapes around the state. I really enjoyed looking through this book.

Thank you to Timber Press and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

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I have just added Oregon to my bucket list thanks to this book. I never knew anything about all the beauty of Oregon. Its one of those states you just never hear a lot about. I had no idea there were so many waterfalls and other stunning views. I am hooked now. This book shows so many amazing views or Oregon. The pictures I know probably do not do the real thing justice but they are absolutely beautiful shots. There is short captions telling where and what by each photo but other then that no reading. Of course the pictures say everything that need to be said. There are no real words to describe the beauty in this book. This is a true coffee table book. I could look at it again and again.

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