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September 2008 Reader PhotosSeptember Winner: Alaska's Kenai Fjords National Park (Bob Wells)0908readerphotos_1 
Finalist: Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina (Michael Cook)0908readerphotos_2 
Finalist (Photo by Dave Taylor)0908readerphotos_3 
Finalist (Photo by Jonathan Lipka)0908readerphotos_4 
Finalist (Photo by Jennifer Hurst)0908readerphotos_5 
Finalist (Photo by Alan Johnson)0908readerphotos_6 
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Peak Lake, Wind River Mountains, Wyoming (Michael Einbinder)0908readerphotos_9 
Hurricane Pass, Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming (Drue Wolfe)0908readerphotos_10 
Emigrant Wilderness Area, California (Steve Aguiar)0908readerphotos_11 
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Mt. Orizaba, Mexico (Brian Larson)0908readerphotos_14 
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