06/03/2026
Every photo tells a story, but some images are emblematic of the spirit. This year's Travel Guide cover features a strikingly unique perspective taken at one of Central Oregon's most recognizable landscapes: Smith Rock State Park. ๐๐ท
๐ง The silhouette of a lone climber emphasizes the sheer scale & granduer of the landscape, while also symbolizing perseverance, dedication, and an embrace of adventure. His view was earnedโnot easily captured from the parking lot.
A commitment reflected not only in the climber's journey, but also in the photographer's pursuit of this shot. Hear directly from the photographer who captured this moment:
"๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ผ๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ค ๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐-๐จ๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก, ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐-๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐. ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ค๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐๐-๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ."
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