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More of that John Wayne stuff - View from just off the road on the way to my camp at Terlingua Abajo, Big Bend National Park, Texas.

More of that John Wayne stuff

View from just off the road on the way to my camp at Terlingua Abajo, Big Bend National Park, Texas.

Photo by: Travis Snelling

Location: Big Bend National Park, Texas
Camera: NIKON D300

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