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ERTHFX | By Oregon Field Guide

Published February 4, 2016 at 5:36 PM PST

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Oregon Field Guide assembles its largest, most complex expedition ever to take you on an unparalleled adventure of discovery. They travel deep into the wilderness to explore and bring back the first images of a hidden geologic wonder right here in Oregon.

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After hiking to the top of the close to 100-foot waterfall, the scouting team looked down and discovered a second waterfall. It came from a separate stream, converging at the same spot as the other waterfall. Jared Smith and John Waller scrambled down the steep hillside to the base of these falls and named the place “Shangri-La.”

<p>The safety and rigging team, Jared Smith, left, and Mike Williams, right, stand below the waterfall nicknamed "NE Shangri-La."</p> — The safety and rigging team, Jared Smith, left, and Mike Williams, right, stand below the waterfall nicknamed "NE Shangri-La."