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APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

GALLERY DESCRIPTION:

Forested mountain landscapes and temperate climate wildlife photographs from a series of ancient eastern United States ranges extending from Alabama to Maine

U.S. STATES:

Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine

A hazy over the hills and forest of the Great Smoky Mountains

Fog rolling in over the trees of the Great Smoky Mountains

Wisps of fog and haze blanket a valley in the Great Smoky Mountains

Fog in the Great Smoky Mountains

Mountain view of the Great Smoky Mountains

View from atop the 6,643 foot high Clingmans Dome mountain

Walkway to the top of Clingmans Dome

An American Robin calls out

Elk walking through a field of tall grass in Cataloochee Valley

Cataloochee Valley

Elk grazing in a field with fog rolling over the trees above in Cataloochee Valley

White-Tailed Deer along Parson Branch Road

White-Tailed Deer

White-Tailed Deer

White-Tailed Deer

White-Tailed Deer

Cades Cove Methodist Church

The sun works to burn off morning fog in Cades Cove

Cades Cove valley

Morning fog over Cades Cove

Wild Turkeys at Cades Cove

Wild Turkey

Rich Mountain Road in the western part of the park

Rich Mountain Road

Rays of sun filter down through forest trees

Sun rays beam down over Rich Mountain Road

Black Bear cub climbing a tree

Laurel Falls

Eastern Harvest Mouse

Eastern Harvest Mouse

Eastern Harvest Mouse

Eastern Harvest Mouse on the run

Striped Lynx Spider

Striped Lynx Spider

An emerald green beetle, called the Spanish Fly

Water droplets collected on the leaves of Moutain Laurel

Bowman's Root flower

Whorled Loosestrife

Mountain Laurel flowers

Redring Milkweed (aka White Milkweed)

A water droplet on a broadleaf vine

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

Orange Spindle Coral mushroom

Salamander in a stream

Salamander in a stream

Centipede (or Earwig species)

Water Strider insects

Rusty Crayfish

Rusty Crayfish

Water droplets on moss and small plant petals

Five-Lined Skink

Five-Lined Skink

The Ebony Jewelwing is the only black-winged Damselfly

An Ebony Jewelwing broad-winged Damselfly radiates a metallic blue-green shine

Red-Sided Flat Millipede

Cataract Falls

Under a mountain forest canopy in spring

American Elm trees

Eastern Hemlock needles

Mountain Laurel

Water droplets on a broadleaf

Mountain Winterberry shrub

Walking bridge over Le Conte Creek on Rainbow Falls Trail

Spring Salamander

Land Snail

Dark-eyed Junco

Le Conte Creek

Catawba Rhododendron

Rainbow Falls

Forest Land Snail

Red Squirrel

White Oak Creek

American Elm and Eastern Hemlock trees growing along the White Oak Trail

From Honey Creek Overlook, the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River carves its way through sandstone and shale bedrock of the Cumberland Plateau

The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River from Honey Creek Overlook atop the Cumberland Plateau

The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River from Honey Creek Overlook

Through leaved Red Maple and American Beech tree branches, a massif of cracked and eroded sandstone sits as a central block of the Cumberland Plateau

Looking up at a sedimentary rock face of sandstone and shale layers riddled with unique pockets and cavities of weathering, including a distinct vertical fault to the left

Blue Ridge Blueberry berries

Rosebay Rhododendron (aka Great Laurel) tree shrub with white flowers growing on a steep forested slope

On the banks of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River

Big South Fork of the Cumberland River

Overlook of Natural Arch

Natural Arch Scenic Area

Natural Arch Scenic Area

Looking up at Natural Arch, a natural arch formed out of sandstone through a long process of weathering from rain and ice

Cumberland Falls

Cumberland Falls

On the banks of the Cumberland River just below the 69-foot high Cumberland Falls

Referred to as "Little Niagara", Cumberland Falls drops 69 feet along Cumberland River

The Cumberland Falls pours over rock along the Cumberland River

Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls

Indian Creek Covered Bridge

Little Stony Creek

Black Tupelo (aka Blackgum) tree

Wild Geranium flowers

Nodding Wild Onion flower (or Purple Phacelia)

Groundhog (aka Woodchuck)

Livid Entoloma mushroom

Cascade Falls

Falls of Dismal

New River

Sandstone Falls in spring

Sandstone Falls in spring

Sandstone Falls in spring

An introduced species, the Japanese Honeysuckle is woody vine plant that grows well in the temperate woods of Appalachia

A Green Leafhopper bug on a Lance-Leaf Coreopsis flower

Ninebark flower

Ground vegetation and yellow flowers carpet an area near the banks of the New River

A Common Snapping Turtle peeks its head above water

Ohio River

Little Muskingum River

Little Muskingum River is a tributary to the Ohio River

Shagbark Hickory

The sun shines through the branches and leaves of Shagbark Hickory trees

Sugar Maple and Burr Oak trees growing on a steep embankment above Burr Oak Lake

Chinkapin Oak tree

American Sycamore tree

The north peak (left) and south peak (right) of Seneca Rocks, a natural sandstone formation, rises above the forest below

Seneca Rocks formation in northeast West Virginia sits above the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River, which feeds into the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Dark Hollow Falls

Dark Hollow Falls

Rose River Falls

Cascade along Doyles River

Upper Doyles River Falls

Upper Doyles River Falls

Black Bear looking out from a cluster of wild flowers

Black Bear

White-Tailed Deer

Saxifrage

Longspur Violet

Spring Salamander

Spring Salamander

A Pleasing Fungus Beetle feeding on fungi

A Pleasing Fungus Beetle with a small tick riding on its back

Tree seed

Dandelion seed

Shenandoah Valley in spring

A solutional cave, the Luray Caverns formed millions of years ago when carbonic acidic water dissolved the limestone over time

The Luray Caverns are home to many different cave deposit formations

Flowstone and Drapery

Stalacites (from the ceiling) and Stalagmites (from the floor) come together in some cases to form small cylindrical Columns

Stalacite formations hanging from the ceiling

Cave formations in Giant's Hall

Dripstone formation on a cave wall

Calcite Drapery formation called Titania's Veil

A well-formed drapery structure called Saracen's Tent

Drapery formation resembling bacon strips

Column formation

Column formation

Drapery formation

Popcorn formation on a cave ceiling

White flowstone

Chocolate colored flowstone

Flowstone and Drapery

A pool of water collected in a cave

Ferns, mosses, and grasses paint a water-logged low-lying section of forest shaded by Eastern Hemlock trees

Interrupted Clubmoss and a dense cluster of Golden Trumpet mushrooms growing on a fallen tree log along the Red Eft Trail

Hemlock Polypore fungi growing on the trunk of a large, mature Eastern Hemlock tree

Old growth Eastern White Pine and Eastern Hemlock trees growing in the Forest Cathedral Natural Area

Morning sun rays shine through an opening between towering old growth pines and hemlocks in the Cook Forest, a National Natural Landmark designated in 1967

A stream flowing through a mixed hardwood forest makes it way down towards the Clarion River

Clarion River

Common Merganser mom with chicks

Common Merganser mom with chicks swimming in the Clarion River

Delaware River

The verdant, forested, sloping banks of the Delaware River

Tulip Tree leaves and flower bud

Virginia Meadow Beauty starting to bloom after some spring rain

Eastern Box Turtle

Eastern Box Turtle

Eastern Box Turtle

Falls along Dingmans Creek

Dingmans Falls along Dingmans Creek in Pennsylvania

Abandoned barn near Millbrook Village in New Jersey

White-Tailed Deer

A thick, verdant deciduous forest blankets the upper canyon walls descending into a gorge carved by the Genesee River

Steep cliffs comprised of a mix of exposed limestone, sandstone, and shale layers tower high above the Genesee River below in what is referred to as the "Grand Canyon of the East"

At a lookout high above the Genesee River, a cascade seen to the lower right drops through a ravine along Wolf Creek to the river below

From Tea Table Rock, a riparian habitat along the Genesee River flourishes below

A glimpse of Lower Falls along the Genesee River from Letchworth Gorge Trail

Upper Falls along the Genesee River

Upper Falls along the Genesee River with an arch bridge spanning the gorge cliffs above

Upper Falls along the Genesee River with an arch bridge spanning the gorge cliffs above

Paper Birch trees comprise a forest canopy far below the summit of Mount Greylock

Paper Birch trees

A grove a Paper Birch trees

Looking up as the sun peaks through the leaves of Northern Red Oak trees along a side trail on the lower slopes of Mount Greylock

Interrupted Ferns

Cypress Spurge wildflower

Balsam Fir trees growing in a subalpine "boreal" forest environment just below the summit of Mount Greylock

Goldenrod flowers grow in a grassy slope aside a crop of Balsam Fir trees, leading up to a tower beacon originally dedicated in 1933 to the fallen men and women of the first World War

Path leading to the War Memorial Tower and light beacon at the summit of the 3,491 foot high Mount Greylock

Goldenrod wildflowers grow in a clearing of a boreal forest of Balsam Fir trees at the summit of the highest point in Massachusetts

Patches of exposed schist bedrock is visible atop the summit of Mount Greylock with the War Memorial Tower positioned above

Overlook from the side of Mount Greylock in the Berkshire Mountains

Water cascades over granite boulders along Notch Brook above Bingham Falls

Bingham Falls drops 25 feet into a punch bowl shaped pool

Song Sparrow

Red Squirrel

Barnes Camp Wetlands along Notch Brook is part of the headwaters to the West Branch of the Little River

A small pond in the Barnes Camp Wetlands at the southern end of Smugglers' Notch

Pond in the Barnes Camp Wetlands at the southern gateway to Smugglers' Notch

Barnes Camp Wetlands beaver pond

American Bullfrog

Smugglers' Notch with Spruce Peak (3,320 feet) rising to the right

Northern Red Oak tree

Jack O'Lantern mushrooms growing alongside a log

American Pelecinid Wasp

Harvestmen (Daddy Long-Legs) spider

White Hickory Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Map Lichen growing on Quartz and Schist rock

The hard mineral of Sillimanite embedded in Schist forms a pattern of Sillimanit Tracks, often referred to as "turkey tracks"

Glacier carved groves in metamorphic rock with Sillimanite mineral tracks peppered throughout

Dwarfed Red Spruce grow along the glaciated slopes of Mount Monadnock, a registered National Natural Landmark (1987)

View from Mount Monadnock summit at 3,165 feet in elevation

Covered bridge over the Pemigewasset River

Boulder (Glacial Erratic) possibly left from a glacier during the last ice age

Pemigewasset River in late spring

The Flume Brook in Franconia Notch State Park

The Flume Brook in Franconia Notch State Park

Moss and ferns growing on the moist rock along Flume Brook

The Flume Gorge

The Flume Gorge

Water cascading off of granite rock along the Flume Brook into the Flume Gorge

Avalanche Falls cascades 45 feet down into the Flume Gorge

The Flume Brook

The Flume Brook

The Flume Brook

The Flume Brook

Covered bridge over the Flume Brook

Eastern Chipmunk

The forested White Mountains in spring

Waterfall in the White Mountains

Huntington Ravine on the slopes of Mount Washington

Granite rock boulders along the Huntington Ravine Trail

Quartz and Granite rock on Mount Washington

View from near the summit of Mount Washington

Sheep Laurel

The forested hills and valleys with White Mountain peaks in the distance viewed from the Champney Falls Trail near the summit of Mount Chocorua

View of the White Mountain peaks from Mount Chocorua summit

View from Mount Chocorua summit

Late summer along the Old Bridle Path in Franconia Notch

Looking down over Franconia Notch from high up on the slopes of Mount Lafayette

Luna Moth caterpillar

Pungent Russula mushroom

False Caesar's Mushroom (Amanita Parcivolvata)

Morning fog penetrates pine and hardwood trees growing from a moss covered forest floor

Mixed hardwood forest of the northeast

Reindeer Lichen

Smooth Rock Tripe lichen

Granddaddy Long-Legs spider

Yellow Spindle Coral Fungus

Short-Stemmed Russula mushroom growing from a bed of moss

Short-Stemmed Russula mushroom growing from a bed of moss

False Turkey Tail Mushrooms

Yellowdrop Milkcap mushroom

Yellow Coral mushroom (Ramaria Flava)

Strict-Branch Coral fungus (Ramaria Stricta)

Spectacular Rustgill mushrooms

Dryad's Saddle mushroom (Pheasant's Back mushroom)

Purple-Bloom Russula (Russula Mariae) mushroom

Decorated Pholiota mushrooms

Wild mushroom growing in a bed of moss

Wild mushroom growing in moss

Red Squirrel

Red-Breasted Nuthatch perched on the branch of a Red Spruce (aka Eastern Spruce) tree

The north woods of Maine is littered with ponds and lakes

Snowshoe Hare

Snowshoe Hare

Mount Katahdin on a clear day

Baxter Peak at 5,267 feet stands out above the rest of the Mount Katahdin mountain massif

A young Tamarack tree

Needles and cones on the branch of a young Tamarack (aka Eastern Larch) tree

Bunchberry

A white variant of the Pink Lady's Slipper

A white variant of the Pink Lady's Slipper

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly drawing nectar from a Wintercress flower

Tadpoles swimming in a pond

A pond in the Katahdin north woods

Horned Lark

Granite rock with mixed hardwood trees in Autumn

Forested mountain slopes in early Autumn

Rustic Sphinx moth caterpillar

Northern Pine Sphinx moth caterpillar

American Toad

Hairy Woodpecker

From the far southern end of the Appalachian Mountains, a thick deciduous forest in spring spreads out

Tree stump of an Elm tree

Common Greenbrier plant vine growing along side a tree

Eastern White Oak acorn

Leaf-like, light green Foliose Lichen growing on tree bark

Slate rock

Mushroom Rock Boulder along Little River Canyon Parkway

A look down into the Little River Canyon in early autumn

Little River Canyon rim and bluffs in late afternoon

Dawn just outside Russel Cave

The morning sun shines through trees onto rock in front of Russell Cave

Russell Cave is a prehistoric archaeological site once inhabited by hunter gatherers

Russell Cave

Rafting down the white water rapids of the Ocoee River

Forest Land Snail

Mistflower

DeSoto Falls

The single arch New River Gorge Bridge spans 3,030 feet over the New River Gorge

Looking straight out from directly under the 876-foot high New River Gorge Bridge

Looking down through fog into the New River Gorge

A truss bridge over New River at Glade Creek

Trumpet Creeper flower

Sandstone Falls in late summer/early fall

Rapids along New River

A creek in autumn on the south-eastern edge of the park

Rosebay Rhododendron shrubs flank the left side of a stream

Wisps of mist hover over the Great Smoky Mountains in autumn

From the Cherokee tribe's description, plumes of "blue-like smoke" clouds seemingly rise from a forested mountain slope

The leaves of the deciduous forest start their march into autumn

Trunks and foliage of American Sycamore and Red Mulberry trees

A tunnel entrance through the Great Smoky Mountains

The Blue Ridge Mountains silhouetted in a blue haze before sunrise

Autumns colors radiate out at dawn over the Blue Ridge Mountains

The Blue Ridge Mountains in autumn

The sun rises over the Blue Ridge Mountains

Clouds and fog burn off as the sun hits the colorful slopes of the Great Smoky Mountains

Sunrise on the Great Smoky Mountains in autumn

Looking out over Shenandoah Valley from Skyline Drive

A mix of deciduous and coniferous trees in autumn along the southern portion of Skyline Drive

Autumn colors along Meadow Spring Trail

American Grasshopper along Meadow Spring Trail

A Common Walkingstick insect on the Meadow Spring Trail

Remnant of an old stone chimney

American Mountain Ash tree

Morning fog over a field along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia

A variety of maples and oaks line the Parkway

Autumn colors along side the Blue Ridge Parkway

Red Maple leaves

Autumn along the Blue Ridge Parkway

Autumn colors paint the hillside along the Blue Ridge Parkway

The Blue Ridge Parkway hugs the rocky slopes of the South Appalachian Mountains in autumn

Falls colors of the Southern Appalachian Mountains

Southern Appalachian Mountains in autumn

Rays of sun filter through the clouds over Pisgah National Forest and the Black Mountains

Clouds and fog cover the Black Mountains

A dramatic sky at dusk over the Black Mountains in North Carolina

Waynesville at night

The Sassafras tree's yellow and pinkish colored autumn leaves stand out in the diffuse fog enveloping the forest trees

The brilliant yellow-orange-red leaves of the Black Tupelo (aka Black Gum) tree in autumn

Blue Ridge Two-Lined Salamander

Looking down at a cascading stream of water making its way through trees sporting yellow and orange fall foliage

Looking west towards Shenandoah Valley and Shenandoah Mountain

Fall foliage over a stream in George Washington National Forest

Skyline Drive in autumn at sunset

Shenandoah Valley at sunset

Sun setting over Shenandoah Valley

Upper Doyles River Falls

A Black Bear forages for tree nuts along Skyline Drive

Branches of an Oak tree over the wild and scenic Allegheny River

From Tidioute Overlook, a view of a fork in the Allegheny River

A portion of the 325-mile Allegheny River flowing south-west on its way to the Ohio River

Autumn in the Allegheny National Forest

Autumn in the Allegheny National Forest

The sun shines through the forested Hickory Creek Wilderness

Deciduous trees in the Hickory Creek Wilderness

Beach trees and White Pines in the Hearts Content Scenic Area

White Pine tree

A large White Ash tree with its distinctive deep-fissured diamond-patterned trunk bark

The scally trunk bark of two buttressed Black Cherry trees

The Hearts Content Scenic Area was registered as a National Natural Landmark in 1977

Eastern Marsh Fern

The Catskill Mountains near Hunter Mountain cloaked in Autumn colors

Fall foliage along a trail in the Catskill Mountains

Quartzite rock with patches of lichen along the Ice Bed Trail

"White Rocks" mountain peak carved by ice age glaciers with piles of eroded, broken quartzite rock boulders scattered below

View of "White Rocks" mountain peak from a rock ledge at the end of the Ice Bed Trail

Overlook at the end of the Ice Bed Trail

A collection of eroded Cheshire Quartzite rock boulders below "White Rocks" mountain peak

Forested valley below "White Rocks" between the Green Mountains and the Taconic Mountains

Bush and tree leaves turn shades of red, orange and yellow in Autumn amongst green coniferous trees aside boulders of quartzite rocks

The sun illuminates a quartzite rock ledge at the Ice Beds and pine, hemlock, and maple trees leading into a valley between mountain peaks

Paper Birch tree growing in the forested Green Mountains

Rocks and fallen logs covered in moss below Paper Birch and Eastern Hemlock trees along the the Long Trail, which is part of the Appalachian Trail

A large strip of Paper Birch bark lies on the the forest floor with scattered fallen leaves

Spots of fungi growing on a fallen Paper Birch tree leaf on the Long Trail leading to White Rocks

Christmas Fern

Dung Fly on a fern leaf

Intermediate Wood Fern

Shining Clubmoss

Cinnamon Fern

Cinnamon Fern

Intermediate Wood Ferns cover a shaded area of forest floor below Eastern Hemlock trees

A stone cairn garden of quartzite rock below a forest of Eastern Hemlock trees

Eastern Hemlock trees grow around glacial erratic boulders of Cheshire Quartzite that were carried and deposited by ice age glaciers

View from the White Rocks Cliffs of the Route 7 Valley and the Taconic Mountains

View from atop the White Rocks Cliffs

Valley view to the north from the side of the White Rocks Cliffs

At the White Rocks Cliffs, a weathered slab of white Cheshire Quartzite protrudes up between Red Spruce trees

Red Spruce tree

Red Spruce tree and a small American Beech tree

Red Maple tree leaves

Forested valley dense with birches, maples, pines, and helmlocks in Autumn

Looking down from atop the White Rocks Cliffs, Autumn colors of birch and maple trees paint the forested valley below shades of yellow, orange and red

A section of the Long Trail/Appalachian Trail making its way through forested mountain slopes covered by ferns and the yellow, fall leaves of Paper Birch trees

The Hancock Branch stream flows through a forest of Eastern Hemlock and maple trees

Texas Falls along the Hancock Branch, formed out of melting glacial ice of the last ice age some 10,000 to 12,000 years ago

Texas Falls waterfall in the Green Mountains

A glacial pothole formed out of eroded quartz-chlorite schist bedrock at Texas Falls along the Hancock Branch

A lower section of Texas Falls pours over quartz-chlorite schist rock into a glacial pothole pool

North branch of the Voter Brook running along the south-eastern base of Mt. Moosalamoo

Hobblebush growing under a foggy forest along Moosalamoo Trail

Hobblebush leaves radiating their vermilion Autumn color under a fog-shrouded forest at the start of the Moosalamoo Trail

Fog envelopes forest trees in the Green Mountains

Intermediate Wood Fern grow below American Beech trees on a foggy morning

American Beech tree along Moosalamoo Trail

Looking up through forest trees cloaked in fog

White quartz rock along Moosalamoo Trail

Northern Maidenhair fern

Intermediate Wood Fern

Moss and fallen leaves on a rock along Moosalamoo Trail

Intermediate Wood Fern hanging from a large boulder carpeted by a blanket of verdant, thick moss

Shining Clubmoss and Intermediate Wood Ferns

A light, green variety of a lecanoromycete, type of lichen, growing atop darker, green Broom forkmoss

Forest trees and plants in their Autumn colors near the south vista of Mount Moosalamoo

American Beech trees in Autumn at the summit of the 2,625 foot high Mount Moosalamoo

Moss and patches of lichen grow over the trunk and branches of an Amercian Beech tree at the summit of Mount Moosalamoo (2,625 feet in elevation)

Alder Meadow Brook along Route 100 in the Green Mountains, Vermont

Moss Glen Falls along Route 100

Moss Glen Falls

Moss Glen Falls descends from rock along Deer Hollow Brook

Fall foliage in the Green Mountains

Paper Birch (aka White Birch), Sugar Maple, and Eastern Hemlock trees

Autumn colors on the hills of the Green Mountains

Quechee Gorge

Quechee Gorge

The 165-foot deep Quechee Gorge

The Swift River along the Kancamagus Highway

Fall foliage along the Swift River

Fall foliage along the banks of Echo Lake

Fall foliage reflecting in Echo Lake

Reflection of White Horse Ledge in Echo Lake

Echo Lake

Echo Lake and White Horse Ledge

The colorful leaves of Birch and Maple trees reflecting off of Echo Lake

White Horse Ledge and Echo Lake in Echo Lake State Park

Mallard duck

A pair of Mallard ducks

Mallard duck

Chocorua Lake in autumn

Chocorua Lake

Swift River

Swift River covered bridge

Cathedral Ledge lookout

Looking out over the valley through which the Saco River flows from the edge of Cathedral Ledge Lookout

Rocky granite ledge in winter

At top-right, the Mount Washington Observatory is visible on the summit of the 6,288 foot peak

New Hampshire's White Mountains' Presidential Range with the peak of Mount Washington at center and the red roofed Mount Washington Hotel below

Ammonoosuc River flowing below the Mount Washington Hotel and the snow cover peak of Mount Washington

A stream flowing off the lower flanks of Mount Washington

Snow covered trail heading up to Mount Washington

Pine trees covered in snow

Winter scene in the White Mountains

The bowl-shaped glacial cirque of Tuckerman Ravine on the southeast side of Mount Washington

White Mountains blanketed in snow during winter

Snow caked on the trunks of trees in the White Mountains

The summit of Mount Washington is visible in the distance through an opening of snow-covered pine trees

Dwarfed pine trees growing at higher elevations are exposed to the effects of snow, ice, and wind

White Mountains in winter

High up on Crawford Path, part of the Appalachian Trail, leading up to Mount Eisenhower

In winter, from near the summit of Mount Eisenhower, a rock cairn is encased in snow and ice with Mount Washington visible beyond

Valley view in winter from Arethusa Falls trail

Ice climbing up the frozen Arethusa Falls

Arethusa Falls in winter

Arethusa Falls ice climbing

Arethusa Falls ice climbing

Frankenstein Cliff in winter

Ice draped over Frankenstein Cliff

Ice climbing at Frankenstein Cliff

Ice formation over Frankenstein Cliff

Trestle bridge covered in snow

Young and mature Eastern Hemlock trees covered in snow along the Valley Way Trail

Trail to the summit of Mount Adams is masked by ice fog

Winter weather in the White Mountains

Snow weighs down a branch

Winter in the White Mountains

Frost and snow cling to branches of pine trees

Winter in the White Mountains

Hoar frost drapes from a large boulder high up in the White Mountains

Trees encased in snow along a trail in the White Mountains

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