A tree clings to a pile of rocks with its bare root system along the Oconaluftee River near Cherokee, NC, USA.

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In the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, in the USA.

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Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Great Smokey Mountains National Park, North Carolina , USA
Photo credit: © Scott Nodine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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