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Spirit of the West

BOUNTIFUL WATERS. Don Heidenreich of Spokane secures his fly rods after fishing on an autumn evening at Hauser Lake in North Idaho. "I love fishing in the fall. The colors and the way the fish work the surface makes this a wonderful place to meditate. I've been fishing here for 20 years." - Don Heidenreich, fisherman

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