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A mountain landscape photo of the Presidential Range in autumn, with vibrant fall foliage in reds, oranges, and yellows covering the forested slopes below rocky peaks lit by golden morning light.

Autumn Morning Light on the Presidential Range

I took this photo on a frigidly cold morning in early October from a ledge overlooking Pinkham Notch. As the sun rose at my back, the light drifted down the high peaks of the Presidential Range, slowly illuminating the colorful fall foliage in the woods in the notch.

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