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Warren White, Lancaster, Ohio
Photo Essay, June 2023
Stars and fireflies in the night sky as seen looking south from Qualla, North Carolina.
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Karen L. Beisel
Photo Essay, June 2023
Two men in a boat fishing on Harrison Bay, in Hamilton County Tennessee.
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Julia Nunnally Duncan, Pleasant Gardens, North Carolina
Photo Essay, June 2023
My husband Steve fly fishing at our pond. This is one of his favorite summer activities.
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Ralph Mayer
Photo Essay, June 2023
Riding a zipline near Saluda, North Carolina.
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Ralph Mayer, Saluda, North Carolina
Photo Essay, June 2023
The photographer’s son on a backyard zipline.
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Mary Ruden, Seymour, Tennessee
Photo Essay, June 2023
Mary Ruden painted six-foot fiddles with a quilt pattern to celebrate summer.
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Ralph Mayer, Saluda, North Carolina
Photo Essay, June 2023
Hiking near Skinny Dip Falls on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Bob Hopp
Photo Essay, June 2023
Summer at Mabry Mill.
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