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Snowmelt waterfall & intricate tree roots in Rose Valley

Snowmelt waterfall & intricate tree roots in Rose Valley

Within Rose Valley, in California's Los Padres National Forest, a small waterfall bubbles continuously as fresh snow melt flows past tree roots and smooth rocks...
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Within Rose Valley, in California's Los Padres National Forest, a small waterfall bubbles continuously as fresh snow melt flows past tree roots and smooth rocks from the main Rose Valley Falls further up the trail.
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Canon EOS 20D

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Aperture f/16.0 ISO 100 Shutter 13/1

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Jun, 2013

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483

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+24

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