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A Ranger's Trek in the Arrigetch Peaks
A park ranger with a large backpack and trekking poles walks along a winding dirt path through a vast, tundra-filled valley towards the imposing, jagged Arrigetch Peaks under a bright, cloudy sky. Patches of snow cling to the dark mountain slopes, and the ground vegetation displays early fall colors.
A Ranger at the Arrigetch Peaks
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