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Carol Mellema, High altitude rhododendrons
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Mike Koenig, Hawksbill view
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Nate Nelson, Bear cubs
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Gary Gall, Chimney Rock Upper Falls
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Greg Passmore, “The Sign of Hope” over the Tuckaseegee River
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Brad Rohrich, On the Foothills Parkway near Walland, Tenn.
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Joseph Thomas, Water in Pisgah National Forest
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Kaye Gatlin, Beebalm at Grand Old Lady Hotel
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