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Small wonders of nature are a hiker’s best friend

A picture of Darley Newman on the outside part of a moving train.
When looking at the Hope Diamond for the first time, you’re not impressed by its size—even for a rare diamond, it isn’t that big. What immediately impresses is the sparkling magnificence and the hue of cobalt blue—its rarity.But this type of rare beauty isn’t just for diamonds. This very much applies to many amazing, smaller natural wonders in our vast national forests, grasslands, and public…
Gaudineer Knob, #MonongahelaNationalForest, #InyoNationalForest