r/PacificNorthwest • u/Fig_Fanatic • 4d ago

Tamolitch Blue Pool

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McKenzie River, Oregon. I didn’t believe it was really that blue until I saw it with my own eyes.

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u/Anecdotal_Yak 4d ago

That looks like the place I found by accident years ago. It's so pretty!

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u/IntoTheForestIMustGo 4d ago

Love that place. Unreal color and very chilly. Refreshing when you get back out on a hot summer day

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u/NathanArizona 4d ago

Coldest water maybe I’ve ever jumped in

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u/animal-danimal 3d ago

Yep! Sits around 38C. Even microorganisms think it’s too cold!

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u/djosephwalsh 3d ago

38C is about 100F. Did you mean 38F? Cause a 38C pool sounds just about perfect!

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u/animal-danimal 3d ago

Yep! My bad

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u/NathanArizona 3d ago

"38C"

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u/Neither-Attention940 3d ago

Sorry couldn’t help myself..

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u/Euphoric_Amoeba8708 4d ago

If you drink it you may live forever. Definitely hiking there this summer

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u/Old_Task_7454 3d ago

Either that or you died by dysentery.

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u/chiPersei 3d ago

I was about to ask how deep it is then remembered that's what search is for. For anyone wondering it's about 30-feet (9.1 m) deep.

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u/Wildphotos 4d ago

So beautiful!

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u/Makeyoufeelgood08 4d ago

That's definitely a Bucket list place to visit!!

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u/Slight-Wash-2887 4d ago

Stunning!!!

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u/rawmeatprophet 4d ago

Now get in

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u/MrBoomf 4d ago

I did! And I instantly regretted it. But I’m glad I did it in the long run

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u/snafu33 4d ago

I love that hike!

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u/TemperatureNo3775 4d ago

That is cool.

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u/Steamy_Creamies666 2d ago

Reminds me of the random pools near Tahoe,CA and placerville CA

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u/Cooziecuzzinz 1d ago

My friend died here jumping in while in college. Be careful out there.

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u/Free-Market9039 4d ago

Amazing, shame the time I went it was not blue at all