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2009 NRT Photo Contest:

"America's great trails!"

National Recreation Trails
2009 Photo Contest

GALLERY 6 - NRT Photo Contest entries

American Trails presents the annual contest for photographs of designated National Recreation Trails across America. In celebration of these great trails we are presenting awards in several categories to highlight the diversity of NRTs, from backcountry trails to urban greenways. We thank the National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and Federal Highway Administration for their enthusiastic support.

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Cycling the Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve National Recreation Trail, Naperville, Illinois; Photo by Office of Public Affairs, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

White Wild Indigo, Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve National Recreation Trail, Naperville, Illinois; Photo by Office of Public Affairs, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Pickerelweed along Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve National Recreation Trail, Naperville, Illinois; Photo by Office of Public Affairs, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

White-tailed Deer, Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve National Recreation Trail, Naperville, Illinois; Photo by Office of Public Affairs, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Sunflowers along Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve National Recreation Trail, Naperville, Illinois; Photo by Office of Public Affairs, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Prescribed Burn, managing the Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve National Recreation Trail, Naperville, Illinois; Photo by Office of Public Affairs, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Spring Brook, Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve National Recreation Trail, Naperville, Illinois; Photo by Office of Public Affairs, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

American Tobacco Trail, Harris Lake County Park, North Carolina; photo by Tony D'Amico

American Tobacco National Recreation Trail, Harris Lake County Park, North Carolina; photo by Tony D'Amico

American Tobacco Trail, Harris Lake County Park, North Carolina; photo by Tony D'Amico

Gooseberry Mesa National Recreation Trail was the Bureau of Land Management's first official mountain bike trail in Washington County, Utah

Council Ring, Danada/Herrick National Recreation Trail, Danada Forest Preserve, Wheaton, Illinois; photo by Office of Public Affairs, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Purple Coneflower, Danada/Herrick National Recreation Trail, Danada Forest Preserve, Wheaton, Illinois; photo by Office of Public Affairs, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Bee on Common Mountain Mint, Danada/Herrick National Recreation Trail, Danada Forest Preserve, Wheaton, Illinois; photo by Office of Public Affairs, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Little bluestem grass, Danada/Herrick National Recreation Trail, Danada Forest Preserve, Wheaton, Illinois; photo by Office of Public Affairs, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Hero's Grove, Danada/Herrick National Recreation Trail, Danada Forest Preserve, Wheaton, Illinois; photo by Office of Public Affairs, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County