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Autumn on the Kettle River, Northeast Washington State

With autumn colors showing strong in the Kettle River Valley, I was out with camera on hand just before the afternoon sun settled behind a nearby mountain range. These cottonwood leaves caught in the shallows caught my attention as well.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Curlew, Washington, United States of America
Camera: COOLPIX P900
Copyright: © John Fanning