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Perfect Wilderness Sunrises and Sunsets

From Rialto Beach to the Roan Highlands of North Carolina, our readers captured these stunning sunrises and sunsets.
  • For a landlocked girl from Colorado, I'm still floored by every coastline I walk on. I was particularly impressed by Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, especially since I had perfect weather, a rarity in this part of the country.  (Jessica Barr)
  • Emigrant Wilderness Sunset, California (Marco Palilla)
  • Sunrise from Mt. Madison signifies the beginning of a long day on the Presidential Traverse. (Paul Houchens)
  • "Angry Morning Sky" (Sue Enlow)
  • Delicate arch during sunset and moon rise. (Jeff Budd)
  • Grizzly Lake (Brian Rueb <a href="http://www.brianruebphotography.com">www.brianruebphotography.com</a>)
  • Roan Highlands in North Carolina. (Shannon Szwarc)
  • Joshua Tree at sunset. (Lauren Ciabattari)
  • The sunrise peeking through the clouds, Castelhanos Beach, Ilhabela Brazil. (Douglas Capper)
  • Daybreak in Canyonlands (Erik Eichinger)
  • Gopher Tortoise Trail - Savannas Preserve State Park, Florida (Paul Strauss)
  • Desolation Wilderness "Lake Aloha" (Daniel Montelbetti)
  •  Kearsarge Pass Camp at Sunrise, Eastern Sierra Nevadas. ( William M. Rochfort, Jr.)
For a landlocked girl from Colorado, I'm still floored by every coastline I walk on. I was particularly impressed by Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, especially since I had perfect weather, a rarity in this part of the country.  (Jessica Barr)
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For a landlocked girl from Colorado, I'm still floored by every coastline I walk on. I was particularly impressed by Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, especially since I had perfect weather, a rarity in this part of the country. (Jessica Barr)

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