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November: Reader Photo of the Month

Browse the finalists in November's Reader Photo Contest.
Do you have some great photos for the next Reader Photo Contest? Submit your photos: www.backpacker.com/photos.
  • The ruins of Hadrian's Wall looking east over the English countryside (Matt Durfee)
  • Turtles: "Sky is the limit of co-operation" (Sanjib Bhattacharyya)
  • Shenandoah National Park: Sunrise (David Anhold)
  • The view west from Black Rock Summit, looking toward Massenutten Peak and the Shenandoah Valley (David Anhold)
  • The Goat Rocks near Elk Pass, WA (Andy Nygaard)
  • Hiking the Narrows in Zion National Park (David Anhold)
  • Owl: "Piercing the Soul" (Greg McCrimmon)
  • Sunset light on Fremont Peak in the Wind River Range (David Nelson)
  • Fremont Peak after an early snow storm blew through (Dave Nelson)
The ruins of Hadrian's Wall looking east over the English countryside (Matt Durfee)
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The ruins of Hadrian's Wall looking east over the English countryside (Matt Durfee)

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