Latitude: 35.1927828
Longitude: -83.372719
Elevation: 690 meters / 2264 feet
Barometric Pressure 933KPa

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Stasis by Jeff NC, Franklin, NC

#5 from a morning walk on Monday, August 13, 2018.

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Water pressure by Jeff NC
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Shelf falls by Jeff NC
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Reciprocal by Jeff NC, Filed under "Mistakes".

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Between the river and the fog by Jeff NC, Franklin, NC

#3 from a morning walk on Monday, August 13, 2018.

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Between the river and the fog by Jeff NC
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Lobelia (X) by Jeff NC
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On the rocks (X) by Jeff NC
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Lobelia (||) by Jeff NC
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For when U need it by Jeff NC
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Wild Garden (X) by Jeff NC
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Almost sunset, mountain view, Franklin, North Carolina by Paul McClure DC
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Peaceful View by Darrell Duke
Wild Garden (||) by Jeff NC, NB: This is a <a href="https://stereoscopy.blog/2019/08/04/how-to-view-stereoscopic-3-d-images-basic
Wild Garden (||) by Jeff NC
For everything there is a season by E Dragoi, Cullasaja Falls in October and February
For everything there is a season by E Dragoi
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Cullasaja Falls by mcmillend
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