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  • A mountain goat rests at Hidden Lake by Bearhat Mountain in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus, or Rocky Mountain Goat) is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. It is an even-toed ungulate in the family Bovidae, in subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes), in the Oreamnos genus, but is NOT a true "goat" (or Capra genus). Since 1932, Canada and USA have shared Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, which UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site (1995) containing two Biosphere Reserves (1976). Rocks in the park are primarily sedimentary layers deposited in shallow seas over 1.6 billion to 800 million years ago. During the tectonic formation of the Rocky Mountains 170 million years ago, the Lewis Overthrust displaced these old rocks over newer Cretaceous age rocks. Glaciers carved spectacular U-shaped valleys and pyramidal peaks as recently as the Last Glacial Maximum (the last "Ice Age" 25,000 to 13,000 years ago). Of the 150 glaciers existing in the mid 1800s, only 25 active glaciers remain in the park as of 2010, and all may disappear as soon as 2020, say climate scientists.
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  • A mountain goat surveys Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus, or Rocky Mountain Goat) is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. It is an even-toed ungulate in the family Bovidae, in subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes), in the Oreamnos genus, but is NOT a true "goat" (or Capra genus). Since 1932, Canada and USA have shared Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, which UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site (1995) containing two Biosphere Reserves (1976). Rocks in the park are primarily sedimentary layers deposited in shallow seas over 1.6 billion to 800 million years ago. During the tectonic formation of the Rocky Mountains 170 million years ago, the Lewis Overthrust displaced these old rocks over newer Cretaceous age rocks.
    02GLA-05-03_Mountain-goat_Hidden-Lak...jpg
  • Sheep Gap Mountain rises above fog and colorful rocks on the hike to Gothic Basin in the Central Cascade Range, Washington, USA. Hike 10 miles round trip with 3300 feet gain along a mostly steep and rough trail, starting from the trailhead at Barlow Pass on the Mountain Loop Highway, 20 miles east of Verlot Visitor Center, in Mount Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest.
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  • Sheep Gap Mountain rises above fog and colorful rocks on the hike to Gothic Basin in the Central Cascade Range, Washington, USA. Hike 10 miles round trip with 3300 feet gain along a mostly steep and rough trail, starting from the trailhead at Barlow Pass on the Mountain Loop Highway, 20 miles east of Verlot Visitor Center, in Mount Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest.
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  • From atop Hanging Rock, you can view across a sea of autumn orange and red foliage to Moore's Wall, at Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. (Panorama stitched from 3 images.) The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago. Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    08NC-2170-2172pan_Hanging-Rock.jpg
  • From atop Hanging Rock, you can view across a sea of autumn orange and red foliage to Moore's Wall, at Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. (Panorama stitched from 4 images.) The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago. Panorama stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
    08NC-2182-2185pan_Hanging-Rock.jpg
  • Look across miles of autumn orange and red foliage at Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago.
    08NC-2179_Hanging-Rock-SP_NC.jpg
  • From atop Hanging Rock, view across a sea of autumn orange and red foliage to Moore's Wall, at Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. (Panorama stitched from 2 images.) The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago.
    08NC-2161_Hanging-Rock-SP_NC.jpg
  • From atop Hanging Rock, you can view across a sea of autumn orange and red foliage to Moore's Wall, at Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. (Panorama stitched from 2 images.) The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago. Stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    08NC-2157-2158pan_Hanging-Rock-NC.jpg
  • From atop Hanging Rock, you can view across a sea of autumn orange and red foliage to Moore's Wall, at Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. (Panorama stitched from 2 images.) The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago. Stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    08NC-2154-56pan_Hanging-Rock.jpg
  • From atop Hanging Rock, you can view across a sea of autumn orange and red foliage to Moore's Wall, at Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. (Panorama stitched from 3 images.) The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago. Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    08NC-2148-2150pan_Hanging-Rock.jpg
  • From atop Hanging Rock, you can view across a sea of autumn orange and red foliage to Moore's Wall, at Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. (Panorama stitched from 7 images.) The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago. Panorama stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
    08NC-2141-2147pan_Hanging-Rock.jpg
  • Look across miles of autumn orange and red foliage at Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago.
    08NC-2138_Hanging-Rock-SP_NC.jpg
  • Look across miles of autumn orange and red foliage at Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    08NC-2135+2137pan_Hanging-Rock.jpg
  • One of the largest masses of granite in the Eastern United States, Looking Glass Rock is excellent for rock climbing and gets its name from the shimmering effects of sunlight on its surface when wet. This "pluton monolith" crystallized from magma .slowly cooling below the surface. .Fall leaves color the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains) at Log Hollow Overlook (elevation 4445 feet) at Milepost 416.0 of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in North Carolina. Local trees release hydrocarbons into the atmosphere and create a characteristic blue haze. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469-mile (755 km) long scenic highway that connects Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following ridge crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    08NC-2435-2437pan_Looking-Glass-Rock.jpg
  • Look across miles of autumn orange and red foliage at Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago.
    08NC-2229_Hanging-Rock-SP_NC.jpg
  • Look across miles of autumn orange and red foliage at Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago.
    08NC-2220_Hanging-Rock-SP_NC.jpg
  • Look across miles of autumn orange and red foliage at Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago.
    08NC-2203_Hanging-Rock-SP_NC.jpg
  • Look across miles of autumn orange and red foliage at Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago.
    08NC-2200_Hanging-Rock-SP_NC.jpg
  • Look across miles of autumn orange and red foliage at Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    08NC-2192_Hanging-Rock-SP_NC.jpg
  • Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.  The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago.
    08NC-2177-p1_Hanging-Rock-SP_NC.jpg
  • Look across miles of autumn orange and red foliage at Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago.
    08NC-2117_Hanging-Rock-SP_NC.jpg
  • One of the largest masses of granite in the Eastern United States, Looking Glass Rock is excellent for rock climbing and gets its name from the shimmering effects of sunlight on its surface when wet. This "pluton monolith" crystallized from magma .slowly cooling below the surface. .Fall leaves color the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains) at Log Hollow Overlook (elevation 4445 feet) at Milepost 416.0 of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in North Carolina. Local trees release hydrocarbons into the atmosphere and create a characteristic blue haze. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469-mile (755 km) long scenic highway that connects Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following ridge crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.
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  • Look across miles of autumn orange and red foliage at Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago. Stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
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  • In mid October, enjoy vibrant fall foliage colors at Flat Rock Overlook on a 1.2-mile loop trail from Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 308.2 in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, USA. From Flat Rock Overlook, see Linville Valley and the Roan and Hump Mountains. This panorama was stitched from 9 overlapping photos from October 12, 2015.
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  • In mid October, enjoy vibrant fall foliage colors at Flat Rock Overlook on a 1.2-mile loop trail from Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 308.2 in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, USA. From Flat Rock Overlook, see Linville Valley and the Roan and Hump Mountains. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos from October 12, 2015.
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  • One of the largest masses of granite in the Eastern United States, Looking Glass Rock is popular for rock climbing and gets its name from the shimmering effects of sunlight on its surface when wet. Fall leaves turn orange and red in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains) at View Cherry Cove (elevation 4327 feet) at Milepost 415.0 of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in North Carolina. Local trees release hydrocarbons into the atmosphere and create a characteristic blue haze. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469-mile (755 km) long scenic highway that connects Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following ridge crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.
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  • Forest floor lichen rock pattern and fall foliage color, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Starting from Sunshine Meadows in Banff National Park, walk to Rock Isle Lake in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. To reach Rock Isle Lake, drive or shuttle 8 kilometers west of the town of Banff, ride the gondola to Sunshine Village, and hike 1.4 kilometers (1 mile) one way. This is part of the big Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. Panorama stitched from 2 images.
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  • Jefferson Rock is secured by posts to bedrock in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA. In his visit to this rock with daughter Patsy in 1783, Thomas Jefferson said: "The passage of the Patowmac [Potomac] through the Blue Ridge is perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in Nature... This scene is worth a voyage across the Atlantic." Although Jefferson was widely read and very well educated, surprisingly, he did not travel widely, apart from serving as minister to France from 1785 to 1789. Thomas Jefferson achieved remarkable feats as a horticulturist, statesman, architect (see Monticello, Virginia), archaeologist and inventor. He was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, the third President of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia. He instigated the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and launched the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806). The town of Harpers Ferry contains both Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and the populated Harpers Ferry Historic District (higher above the flood plain), at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers where the US states of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia meet. Historically, Harpers Ferry is best known for John Brown's raid on the Armory in 1859 and its role in the American Civil War.
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  • The short trail to Lower Cascade Falls passes through a split rail fence towards fall foliage, in Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.  The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury.
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  • The Wave, Coyote Buttes, located on the Arizona side of Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area, which is public land managed by the United States BLM. Over 190 million years, ancient sand dune layers calcified into rock and created "The Wave." Iron oxides bled through this Jurassic-age Navajo sandstone to create the salmon color. Hematite and goethite added yellows, oranges, browns and purples. Over thousands of years, water cut through the ridge above and exposed a channel that was further scoured by windblown sand into the smooth curves that today look like ocean swells and waves. For the permit required to hike to "The Wave", contact the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM), who limits access to protect this fragile geologic formation.
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  • The short trail to Lower Cascade Falls passes through a split rail fence towards fall foliage, in Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.  The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury.
    08NC-2275_Hanging-Rock-SP_NC.jpg
  • The short trail to Lower Cascade Falls passes through a split rail fence towards fall foliage, in Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.  The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury.
    08NC-2272_Hanging-Rock-SP_NC.jpg
  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.  This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos. (I digitally removed human graffiti from the rock.)
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  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. (I digitally removed human graffiti from the rock.)
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  • Fall colors in mid October brighten the curvy road at Tea Table Rock picnic area in Letchworth State Park, Portageville, New York, USA. The large park stretches 17 miles between Portageville and Mount Morris in the state of New York, USA. Drive or hike to many scenic viewpoints along the west side of the gorge. The best walk is along Gorge Trail #1 above Portage Canyon from Lower Genesee Falls (70 ft high), to Inspiration Point, to Middle Genesee Falls (tallest, 107 ft), to Upper Genesee Falls (70 ft high). The native Seneca people were largely forced out after the American Revolutionary War, as they had been allies of the defeated British. Letchworth's huge campground has 270 generously-spaced electric sites.
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  • Fall foliage turns orange and yellow from a variety of deciduous trees in Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.
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  • Fall foliage turns red, orange, and yellow from a variety of deciduous trees in Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.
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  • Fall foliage turns red, orange, and yellow from a variety of deciduous trees in Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.
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  • Sunset shines on Chimney Rock (11,781 ft) and Courthouse Mountain (12,152 ft), in the San Juan Mountains, near Ridgway, Colorado, USA. Yellow aspen fall colors were peaking on October 3, 2019. Drive up to Owl Creek Pass at 10,114 feet on the steep Owl Creek-Cimarron Road, an old cattle-drive trail winding through Uncompahgre National Forest.
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  • Sunset shines on Chimney Rock (11,781 ft) and Courthouse Mountain (12,152 ft), in the San Juan Mountains, near Ridgway, Colorado, USA. Yellow aspen fall colors were peaking on October 3, 2019. Drive up to Owl Creek Pass at 10,114 feet on the steep Owl Creek-Cimarron Road, an old cattle-drive trail winding through Uncompahgre National Forest.
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  • Fall foliage turns red, orange, and yellow from a variety of deciduous trees in Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.
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  • Fall foliage turns red, orange, and yellow from a variety of deciduous trees in Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.
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  • Fall foliage turns red, orange, and yellow from a variety of deciduous trees in Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.
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  • See a lovely sunset view of the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains) at Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook (Milepost 44.9, elevation 2485 feet) on the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Buena Vista, Virginia, USA. Local trees release hydrocarbons into the atmosphere and create a characteristic blue haze. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway connects Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.
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  • See a lovely sunset view of the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains) at Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook (Milepost 44.9, elevation 2485 feet) on the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Buena Vista, Virginia, USA. Local trees release hydrocarbons into the atmosphere and create a characteristic blue haze on pristine days as seen in this photo; but more often a white or gray haze obscures distant views due to air pollution. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway connects Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Overlook at Tea Table Rock picnic area. In Letchworth State Park, renowned as the "Grand Canyon of the East," the Genesee River roars northeast through a gorge over three major waterfalls between cliffs as high as 550 feet, surrounded by diverse forests which turn bright fall colors in the last three weeks of October. The large park stretches 17 miles between Portageville and Mount Morris in the state of New York, USA. Drive or hike to many scenic viewpoints along the west side of the gorge. The best walk is along Gorge Trail #1 above Portage Canyon from Lower Genesee Falls (70 ft high), to Inspiration Point, to Middle Genesee Falls (tallest, 107 ft), to Upper Genesee Falls (70 ft high). High above Upper Falls is the railroad trestle of Portageville Bridge, built in 1875, to be replaced 2015-2016. Geologic history: in the Devonian Period (360 to 420 million years ago), sediments from the ancestral Appalachian mountains eroded into an ancient inland sea and became the bedrock (mostly shales with some layers of limestone and sandstone plus marine fossils) now exposed in the gorge. Genesee River Gorge is very young, as it was cut after the last continental glacier diverted the river only 10,000 years ago. The native Seneca people were largely forced out after the American Revolutionary War, as they had been allies of the defeated British. Letchworth's huge campground has 270 generously-spaced electric sites. The panorama was stitched from 17 overlapping photos.
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  • Overlook at Tea Table Rock picnic area. In Letchworth State Park, renowned as the "Grand Canyon of the East," the Genesee River roars northeast through a gorge over three major waterfalls between cliffs as high as 550 feet, surrounded by diverse forests which turn bright fall colors in the last three weeks of October. The large park stretches 17 miles between Portageville and Mount Morris in the state of New York, USA. Drive or hike to many scenic viewpoints along the west side of the gorge. The best walk is along Gorge Trail #1 above Portage Canyon from Lower Genesee Falls (70 ft high), to Inspiration Point, to Middle Genesee Falls (tallest, 107 ft), to Upper Genesee Falls (70 ft high). High above Upper Falls is the railroad trestle of Portageville Bridge, built in 1875, to be replaced 2015-2016. Geologic history: in the Devonian Period (360 to 420 million years ago), sediments from the ancestral Appalachian mountains eroded into an ancient inland sea and became the bedrock (mostly shales with some layers of limestone and sandstone plus marine fossils) now exposed in the gorge. Genesee River Gorge is very young, as it was cut after the last continental glacier diverted the river only 10,000 years ago. The native Seneca people were largely forced out after the American Revolutionary War, as they had been allies of the defeated British. Letchworth's huge campground has 270 generously-spaced electric sites.
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  • The Tatoosh Range reflects in one of the unnamed tarns (mountain ponds) near Faraway Rock on the Lakes Trail, Mazama Ridge, near Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • The Tatoosh Range reflects in one of the unnamed tarns (mountain ponds) near Faraway Rock on the Lakes Trail, Mazama Ridge, near Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • The Tatoosh Range reflects in one of the unnamed tarns (mountain ponds) near Faraway Rock on the Lakes Trail, Mazama Ridge, near Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • One of the unnamed tarns (mountain ponds) near Faraway Rock on the Lakes Trail, Mazama Ridge, near Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Sunset shines on Chimney Rock (11,781 ft) and Courthouse Mountain (12,152 ft), in the San Juan Mountains, near Ridgway, Colorado, USA. In our RV, we drove up to Owl Creek Pass at 10,114 feet on the steep Owl Creek-Cimarron Road, an old cattle-drive trail winding through Uncompahgre National Forest.
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  • See a lovely sunset view of the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains) at Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook (Milepost 44.9, elevation 2485 feet) on the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Buena Vista, Virginia, USA. Local trees release hydrocarbons into the atmosphere and create a characteristic blue haze on pristine days as seen in this photo; but more often a white or gray haze obscures distant views due to air pollution. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway connects Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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  • Red maple leaves on rock, White Mountain National Forest, Kancamagus H. Route 112, New Hampshire, USA. The White Mountains (a range in the northern Appalachian Mountains) cover a quarter of the state of New Hampshire. Leaf peepers love the peak of autumn foliage around the first week of October.
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  • An orange, yellow, green leaf rests on polygons of orange and gray lichen on a rock in Denali State Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • An orange, yellow, green leaf rests on polygons of orange and gray lichen on a rock in Denali State Park, Alaska, USA.
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  • This cascade on the Roaring Fork tumbles a short distance below Grotto Falls, on the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. From its source, Roaring Fork drops 2,500 feet (760 m) over just two miles (3 km). The source of Roaring Fork is located nearly 5,000 feet (1,500 m) up along the northern slopes of Mount Le Conte, where several small springs converge. The Roaring Fork valley is underlain by Precambrian Class II sandstone of the Ocoee Supergroup, a rock formation formed from ancient ocean sediments nearly a billion years ago, as in most of the Smokies.
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  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 13 overlapping photos.
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  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
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  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 14 overlapping photos.
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  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on the Blue Ridge Parkway of Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 10 overlapping photos.
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  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.
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  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 12 overlapping photos.
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  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • In mid October, hike through yellow fall foliage colors on the popular Humpback Rocks Trail (2 miles round trip with 700 feet gain) at Milepost 6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway of Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. Humpback Rocks reward hikers with expansive views of the Rockfish and Shenandoah Valleys. Optionally connect to longer loops of 3 to 7 miles or to the 2182-mile Appalachian Trail. Adjacent to the trailhead, explore the restored 1890s Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm, which was originally a Land Grant tract dispensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to induce pioneers to settle, and later became known as the William J. Carter Farm. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.
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  • Fall foliage in mid October on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The popular Humpback Rocks Trail (2 miles round trip with 700 feet gain) starts here at Milepost 6 of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. On left is the log fence of Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm, a restored 1890s farmstead open to the public at Milepost 5.8. In summer, costumed interpreters demonstrate 1890s southern Appalachian mountain life. European settlers of the Appalachian Mountains forged a living from abundant native materials: hickory, chestnut, and oak trees provided nuts for food, logs for building, and tannin for curing hides; and the rocks were used as foundations, chimneys and stone fences. This farm was originally a Land Grant tract dispensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to induce pioneers to settle; and later it became known as the William J. Carter Farm. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway connects Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following ridge crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.
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  • Enjoy fall foliage colors in mid October at Grandfather Mountain on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, USA. This photo is from Beacon Heights Parking Area (Parkway Milepost 305.2, elevation 4220 feet) near the intersection with Hwy 221 (near Grandfather Mountain Entrance Road). Don't miss walking the Beacon Heights Trail, a half-mile round trip with 130 feet gain to a rock outcropping with vast views. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.
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  • Mount Chester rises above the Elephant Rocks and yellow larch trees in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. The Elephant Rocks are beautifully eroded limestone blocks of the Livingston Formation that have tumbled from slopes above. Chester Lake is a delightful hike of 5.2 miles round trip with 1000 ft gain through larch forest. Extending the hike to Three Lakes Valley is 7.8 miles RT with 1800 ft gain to a lake-dotted limestone barrens. Kananaskis Country is a park system in the Canadian Rockies west of Calgary.
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  • Mount Chester rises above the Elephant Rocks and yellow larch trees in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. The Elephant Rocks are beautifully eroded limestone blocks of the Livingston Formation that have tumbled from slopes above. Chester Lake is a delightful hike of 5.2 miles round trip with 1000 ft gain through larch forest. Extending the hike to Three Lakes Valley is 7.8 miles RT with 1800 ft gain to a lake-dotted limestone barrens. Kananaskis Country is a park system in the Canadian Rockies west of Calgary. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Mount Chester rises above the Elephant Rocks and yellow larch trees in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. The Elephant Rocks are beautifully eroded limestone blocks of the Livingston Formation that have tumbled from slopes above. Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus Larix, in the family Pinaceae. Chester Lake is a delightful hike of 5.2 miles round trip with 1000 ft gain through larch forest. Extending the hike to Three Lakes Valley is 7.8 miles RT with 1800 ft gain to a lake-dotted limestone barrens. Kananaskis Country is a park system in the Canadian Rockies west of Calgary. This panorama was stitched from 8 overlapping photos.
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  • Hike to expansive views of the Shenandoah Valley (left) and Rockfish Valley (right) on the popular Humpback Rocks Trail (2 miles round trip with 700 feet gain) from Milepost 6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway of Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. Optionally connect to longer loops of 3 to 7 miles, or to the 2182-mile Appalachian Trail. At adjacent Parkway Milepost 5.8, explore the restored 1890s Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 17 overlapping photos.
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  • Hike to expansive views of the Shenandoah Valley on the popular Humpback Rocks Trail (2 miles round trip with 700 feet gain) from Milepost 6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway of Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. Optionally connect to longer loops of 3 to 7 miles, or to the 2182-mile Appalachian Trail. At adjacent Parkway Milepost 5.8, explore the restored 1890s Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 18 overlapping photos.
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  • Hike to expansive views of the Shenandoah Valley on the popular Humpback Rocks Trail (2 miles round trip with 700 feet gain) from Milepost 6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway of Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. Optionally connect to longer loops of 3 to 7 miles, or to the 2182-mile Appalachian Trail. At adjacent Parkway Milepost 5.8, explore the restored 1890s Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 9 overlapping photos.
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  • Yellow fall colors at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, South Dakota, USA. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum designed and oversaw the project 1927–1941, with help from his son, Lincoln Borglum. Mount Rushmore features 60-foot sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). South Dakota historian Doane Robinson conceived the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills in order to promote tourism. Robinson's initial idea of sculpting the Needles was rejected by Gutzon Borglum due to poor granite quality and strong opposition from Native American groups. They settled on Mount Rushmore, and Borglum decided on the four presidents. Each president was originally to be depicted from head to waist, but lack of funding ended construction in late October 1941. Mount Rushmore is a batholith (massive intrusive igneous rock) rising to 5725 feet elevation in the Black Hills.
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  • Yellow fall colors at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, South Dakota, USA. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum designed and oversaw the project 1927–1941, with help from his son, Lincoln Borglum. Mount Rushmore features 60-foot sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). South Dakota historian Doane Robinson conceived the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills in order to promote tourism. Robinson's initial idea of sculpting the Needles was rejected by Gutzon Borglum due to poor granite quality and strong opposition from Native American groups. They settled on Mount Rushmore, and Borglum decided on the four presidents. Each president was originally to be depicted from head to waist, but lack of funding ended construction in late October 1941. Mount Rushmore is a batholith (massive intrusive igneous rock) rising to 5725 feet elevation in the Black Hills.
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  • Hike to expansive views of the Shenandoah Valley on the popular Humpback Rocks Trail (2 miles round trip with 700 feet gain) from Milepost 6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway of Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. Optionally connect to longer loops of 3 to 7 miles, or to the 2182-mile Appalachian Trail. At adjacent Parkway Milepost 5.8, explore the restored 1890s Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.
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  • The Bloedel Reserve was near its peak of fall colors on October 19, 2005. The Bloedel Reserve is a 150-acre forest garden on Bainbridge Island, Washington, made by the vice-chairman of a lumber company, under the influence of the conservation movement and oriental philosophy. The Bloedel Reserve has both natural and highly-landscaped lakes, immaculate lawns, woods, a traditional Japanese garden, a rock and sand Zen garden, a moss garden, a rhododendron glade, and a Reflection Garden. The Bloedel's French Chateau-style home is preserved as a Visitor Center, including many original furnishings. Reservations are required. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Fall foliage colors at the foot of Byobuiwa rocks in Yokoo Valley, Hida Mountains, Chubu-Sangaku National Park, in the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, near Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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  • Yellow fall colors at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, South Dakota, USA. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum designed and oversaw the project 1927–1941, with help from his son, Lincoln Borglum. Mount Rushmore features 60-foot sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). South Dakota historian Doane Robinson conceived the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills in order to promote tourism. Robinson's initial idea of sculpting the Needles was rejected by Gutzon Borglum due to poor granite quality and strong opposition from Native American groups. They settled on Mount Rushmore, and Borglum decided on the four presidents. Each president was originally to be depicted from head to waist, but lack of funding ended construction in late October 1941. Mount Rushmore is a batholith (massive intrusive igneous rock) rising to 5725 feet elevation in the Black Hills.
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  • Yellow fall colors at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, South Dakota, USA. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum designed and oversaw the project 1927–1941, with help from his son, Lincoln Borglum. Mount Rushmore features 60-foot sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). South Dakota historian Doane Robinson conceived the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills in order to promote tourism. Robinson's initial idea of sculpting the Needles was rejected by Gutzon Borglum due to poor granite quality and strong opposition from Native American groups. They settled on Mount Rushmore, and Borglum decided on the four presidents. Each president was originally to be depicted from head to waist, but lack of funding ended construction in late October 1941. Mount Rushmore is a batholith (massive intrusive igneous rock) rising to 5725 feet elevation in the Black Hills.
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  • The Bloedel Reserve was near its peak of fall colors on October 19, 2005. The Bloedel Reserve is a 150-acre forest garden on Bainbridge Island, Washington, built by the vice-chairman of a lumber company, under the influence of the conservation movement and oriental philosophy. The Bloedel Reserve has both natural and highly-landscaped lakes, immaculate lawns, woods, a traditional Japanese garden, a rock and sand Zen garden, a moss garden, a rhododendron glade, and a Reflection Garden. The Bloedel's French Chateau-style home is preserved as a Visitor Center, including many original furnishings. Reservations are required; visit www.bloedelreserve.org for more information.
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  • Fall foliage colors at the foot of Byobuiwa rocks in Yokoo Valley, Hida Mountains, Chubu-Sangaku National Park, in the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, near Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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  • In mid October, bright yellow cottonwood tree leaves frame Devils Tower in Belle Fourche River Campground, in Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, USA. Devils Tower is a butte of intrusive igneous rock exposed by erosion in the Bear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County. Devils Tower (aka Bear Lodge Butte) rises dramatically 1267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet from base to summit, at 5112 feet above sea level. Devils Tower was the first United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
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  • In mid October, bright yellow cottonwood tree leaves frame Devils Tower in Belle Fourche River Campground, in Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, USA. Devils Tower is a butte of intrusive igneous rock exposed by erosion in the Bear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County. Devils Tower (aka Bear Lodge Butte) rises dramatically 1267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet from base to summit, at 5112 feet above sea level. Devils Tower was the first United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
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  • In mid October, bright yellow cottonwood tree leaves frame Devils Tower in Belle Fourche River Campground, in Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, USA. Devils Tower is a butte of intrusive igneous rock exposed by erosion in the Bear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County. Devils Tower (aka Bear Lodge Butte) rises dramatically 1267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet from base to summit, at 5112 feet above sea level. Devils Tower was the first United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
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  • Aspen yellow fall colors in Devils Tower National Monument. Bear Lodge Mountains, Black Hills, Wyoming, USA. Devils Tower is a butte of intrusive igneous rock exposed by erosion in the Bear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County. Devils Tower (aka Bear Lodge Butte) rises dramatically 1267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet from base to summit, at 5112 feet above sea level. Devils Tower was the first United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
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  • The Bloedel Reserve was near its peak of fall colors on October 19, 2005. The Bloedel Reserve is a 150-acre forest garden on Bainbridge Island, Washington, made by the vice-chairman of a lumber company, under the influence of the conservation movement and oriental philosophy. The Bloedel Reserve has both natural and highly-landscaped lakes, immaculate lawns, woods, a traditional Japanese garden, a rock and sand Zen garden, a moss garden, a rhododendron glade, and a Reflection Garden. The Bloedel's French Chateau-style home is preserved as a Visitor Center, including many original furnishings. Reservations are required; visit www.bloedelreserve.org for more information.
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  • The Bloedel Reserve was near its peak of fall colors on October 19, 2005. The Bloedel Reserve is a 150-acre forest garden on Bainbridge Island, Washington, made by the vice-chairman of a lumber company, under the influence of the conservation movement and oriental philosophy. The Bloedel Reserve has both natural and highly-landscaped lakes, immaculate lawns, woods, a traditional Japanese garden, a rock and sand Zen garden, a moss garden, a rhododendron glade, and a Reflection Garden. The Bloedel's French Chateau-style home is preserved as a Visitor Center, including many original furnishings. Reservations are required; visit www.bloedelreserve.org for more information.
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  • The Bloedel Reserve was near its peak of fall colors on October 19, 2005. The Bloedel Reserve is a 150-acre forest garden on Bainbridge Island, Washington, built by the vice-chairman of a lumber company, under the influence of the conservation movement and oriental philosophy. The Bloedel Reserve has both natural and highly-landscaped lakes, immaculate lawns, woods, a traditional Japanese garden, a rock and sand Zen garden, a moss garden, a rhododendron glade, and a Reflection Garden. The Bloedel's French Chateau-style home is preserved as a Visitor Center, including many original furnishings. Reservations are required; visit www.bloedelreserve.org for more information.
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  • The Bloedel Reserve was near its peak of fall colors on October 19, 2005. The Bloedel Reserve is a 150-acre forest garden on Bainbridge Island, Washington, built by the vice-chairman of a lumber company, under the influence of the conservation movement and oriental philosophy. The Bloedel Reserve has both natural and highly-landscaped lakes, immaculate lawns, woods, a traditional Japanese garden, a rock and sand Zen garden, a moss garden, a rhododendron glade, and a Reflection Garden. The Bloedel's French Chateau-style home is preserved as a Visitor Center, including many original furnishings. Reservations are required; visit www.bloedelreserve.org for more information.
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  • In mid October, bright yellow cottonwood tree leaves frame Devils Tower in Belle Fourche River Campground, in Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, USA. Devils Tower is a butte of intrusive igneous rock exposed by erosion in the Bear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County. Devils Tower (aka Bear Lodge Butte) rises dramatically 1267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet from base to summit, at 5112 feet above sea level. Devils Tower was the first United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
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  • In mid October, bright yellow cottonwood tree leaves frame Devils Tower in Belle Fourche River Campground, in Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, USA. Devils Tower is a butte of intrusive igneous rock exposed by erosion in the Bear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County. Devils Tower (aka Bear Lodge Butte) rises dramatically 1267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet from base to summit, at 5112 feet above sea level. Devils Tower was the first United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
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  • In mid October, bright yellow cottonwood tree leaves frame Devils Tower in Belle Fourche River Campground, in Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, USA. Devils Tower is a butte of intrusive igneous rock exposed by erosion in the Bear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County. Devils Tower (aka Bear Lodge Butte) rises dramatically 1267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet from base to summit, at 5112 feet above sea level. Devils Tower was the first United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
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  • Byobuiwa rocks in Yokoo Valley, Hida Mountains, Chubu-Sangaku National Park, in the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, near Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Fall colors in the Applachians. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.
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  • Fall colors in the Applachians. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.
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  • Lake Michigan waves have tumbled and smoothed colorful pebbles into rounded shapes at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA. The scenic park includes the hilly shoreline between Munising and Grand Marais, Michigan. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Waves crash and recede over colorful rounded stones. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore hugs the shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA. The scenic park includes the hilly shoreline between Munising and Grand Marais, Michigan.
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