This mountain trail is edged on one side by a huge series of rock ledges overgrown by vines and on the other by a steep cliff. On the right side of this photo is the ledge and to the left and ahead are laurels and rhododendrons. Their branches are bent and twisted by the fierce winds blowing through this mountain pass. In the foreground are the last of this year’s rhododendron petals strewn on the ground.
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