A dappled hiking path runs through a stand of gnarly old trees, logs and tree srumps in an alpine type forest high in Mount Mitchell State Park in Nor

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A dappled hiking path runs through a stand of gnarly old trees, logs and tree srumps in an alpine type forest high in Mount Mitchell State Park in North Carolina

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Location: Mount Mitchell State Park, North Carolina, USA
Photo credit: © Judith Bicking / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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