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A backpacker above Liberty Lake on the Ruby Crest Trail, Ruby Mountains, Nevada.

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A backpacker at Evolution Lake on the John Muir Trail in Evolution Basin, Kings Canyon National Park.

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A backpacker hiking the Highline Trail past Elbow Lake in Wyoming's Wind River Range.

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