On an early Spring night the Milky Way can be seen rising above the mountains of the New River Gorge in West Virginia, over the small town of Thurmond.

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On an early Spring night the Milky Way can be seen rising above the mountains of the New River Gorge in West Virginia and over the small town of Thurmond.

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Location: Southside Trail, Fayetteville, WV 25840, USA
Photo credit: © Jesse Thornton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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