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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Psychedelic Rainforest

Though threatened by gentrification and growth, Oregon’s distinct flavor of libertarian rural-hippie counterculture has remained strong since the Grateful Dead played Eugene in 1972. A walk through its rainforests quickly reveals the natural environment which helped inspire that culture.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Lincoln City, Oregon, United States of America
Camera: iPhone SE (2nd generation)
Copyright: © Sean Fleming