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Pine sapling reaching for the clouds

While hiking at Horsetooth Reservoir near Fort Collins, CO, I caught this lone sapling on the ridge of a hill. During uncertain times, people often feel alone in the wilderness; the perfect metaphor for how people of the world have struggled in 2020.

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Date Taken: 11.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
Copyright: © Brian Mason