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Sequoia National Park
A child playing in the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River in Sequoia National Park in California to celebrate NPS' centennial year.
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Nick Hall
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Sunset over Lone Cypress tree
in Pebble Beach, California.
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Katherine Gendreau
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