23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
The Ropes Remember Summer

The adventure park is closed, the laughter packed away with the flip-flops. Now, it belongs to the amber light of late October. The sinking sun threads the empty rope bridges and zip lines with liquid gold, casting long, wistful shadows. A monument to suspended joy, waiting for next season's warmth.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2025
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: Vaskelovo, Russia
Camera: DSC-HX20
Copyright: © Arsenii Golotenko