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North Cascades National Park, Washington Morning at Diablo Lake, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, surrounded by North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S. Landsat satellite image of North Cascades National Park Service Complex (outlined in red), northwestern Washington, U.S. Boston Glacier, southern North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S. Skagit River Gorge, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, northwestern Washington, U.S. Winter snows on Mount Shuksan, the second highest peak in North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S. Stand of mixed evergreen and broad-leaved trees along the Cascade Pass Trail, southern North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S. Lush growth of ferns in the forest near Newhalem, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, northwestern Washington, U.S. giant mountain aster mountain lake
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North Cascades National Park, Washington
Morning at Diablo Lake, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, surrounded by North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S.
Landsat satellite image of North Cascades National Park Service Complex (outlined in red), northwestern Washington, U.S.
Boston Glacier, southern North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S.
Skagit River Gorge, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, northwestern Washington, U.S.
Winter snows on Mount Shuksan, the second highest peak in North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S.
Stand of mixed evergreen and broad-leaved trees along the Cascade Pass Trail, southern North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S.
Lush growth of ferns in the forest near Newhalem, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, northwestern Washington, U.S.
giant mountain aster
mountain lake
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