Clear, clean water rippling over black rocks set in brown concrete, creating golden patterns. Feeling of motion as water runs over rocks; background

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A stairway in Balboa Park has running water going down each side in a little rock embedded concrete channel or culvert; the running water creates ripple patterns when the sun shines on it. To me it almost looks like snake skin!

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, United States
Photo credit: © Susan Heller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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