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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Red and Gold, Painted Hills, Mitchell, Oregon

The mars-like surfaces of Oregon's Painted Hills, in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, is other-worldly for sure. You can get some very unique colors and compositions. Here, red and yellow-gold hills work together with a blue sky and white clouds for a striking yet simple scene.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Mitchell, Oregon, United States of America
Copyright: © Matt Sievers