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I'd past this stand of Lodge Pole Pines many times as I exited Yellowstone. I'd always liked the way the afternoon sun hit the trees, so I stopped my truck, hoped out and took the shot. Just then a Grizzly Bear appeared...no just kidding. No Grizzly.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: None, United States of America
Copyright: © Mark Howard