LaPlace, Louisiana - Al Cholger participates in a kayak tour of Shell Bank Bayou near New Orleans. The "knees" of a cypress tree are in the foreground

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LaPlace, Louisiana - Al Cholger participates in a kayak tour of Shell Bank Bayou near New Orleans. The "knees" of a cypress tree are in the foreground. The tour was organized by Louisiana Lost Lands Environmental Tours, which educates visitors about the state's shrinking coastal wetlands.

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Size: 3451px × 5177px
Location: LaPlace, LA, USA
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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