14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Decaying carcass somewhere in northwest Colorado.

Living on the road for much of the year, I often take the long way to see what I can see. While driving through northern Colorado near a town called Walden, I spotted some strange looking rocks on a hill and felt no reason to miss an opportunity to investigate. While running my hand along the grainy stone, I noticed a half-decayed carcass of a deer and peered into the symmetry of its rib cage.

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Date Taken: 10.2016
Date Uploaded: 12.2016
Photo Location: Colorado, United States of America
Copyright: © Xander Bianchi