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Country Roads

Country Roads

I personally always envisioned John Denver singing it like this: “Country roads, take me home.
To the place I belong.
Colorado, mountain mama.
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I personally always envisioned John Denver singing it like this: “Country roads, take me home.
To the place I belong.
Colorado, mountain mama.
Take me home, country roads.”
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SONY ILCE-7RM2

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Aperture f/16 ISO 100 Shutter 1/25 Focal Length 210/10

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Crested Butte, Colorado, US

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Nov, 2018

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