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Robert Stephens
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![Bear-Trap-Gap.jpg Bear-Trap-Gap.jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2644/download/Bear-Trap-Gap.jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
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![Cowee-Afternoon.jpg Cowee-Afternoon.jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2646/download/Cowee-Afternoon.jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
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![Clingmans-Dome-Rd.jpg Clingmans-Dome-Rd.jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2645/download/Clingmans-Dome-Rd.jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
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![Craggy2.jpg Craggy2.jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2648/download/Craggy2.jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
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![Craggy-Pinn..jpg Craggy-Pinn..jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2647/download/Craggy-Pinn..jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
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![Pounding-Mill-BRP.jpg Pounding-Mill-BRP.jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2654/download/Pounding-Mill-BRP.jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
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![Fort-Mtn.jpg Fort-Mtn.jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2649/download/Fort-Mtn.jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
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![Looking-Glass-Rock.jpg Looking-Glass-Rock.jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2650/download/Looking-Glass-Rock.jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
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![Lookout-Mtn.jpg Lookout-Mtn.jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2651/download/Lookout-Mtn.jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
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![Lover's-Leap.jpg Lover's-Leap.jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2652/download/Lover%27s-Leap.jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
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![Mt.-Cheaha.jpg Mt.-Cheaha.jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2653/download/Mt.-Cheaha.jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
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![Waterrock.jpg Waterrock.jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2655/download/Waterrock.jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
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![Waterrock1.jpg Waterrock1.jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2656/download/Waterrock1.jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
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![Whiteside.jpg Whiteside.jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2658/download/Whiteside.jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
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![Woolyback.jpg Woolyback.jpg](https://blueridgecountry.com/downloads/2659/download/Woolyback.jpg?cb=e411ea1ff7eed967f0cb41e538a96466&w={width}&h={height})
Robert Stephens
Early morning and early evening are the key times for Robert Stephens to capture the sky. For more of his photos go to: fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-robert-stephens.html.