October 2010 Runner Up Reader Photos

Our readers send so many lovely pictures it's hard to pick a winner. These are the ones we loved but didn't pick for publication in the October 2010 issue.

Published Oct 8, 2010

Katie Herrel

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Great Sand Dune National Park (Shannon Thomas)

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Grizzly bear in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley. (Amanda Allard/Wild West Photos)

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Smokies Autumn Stream (Chuck Dillaman)

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Sunrise at Mt. Assiniboine (Inge Winkler)

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“THE BANDIT” (Rick Kratz)

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The view from Nikiski, Alaska across Cook Inlet in the winter sun. (John Drew)