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Potato Lake


I spent a rainy afternoon in October at Potato Lake, one of the few natural ponds on the Mogollon Plateau in central Arizona's "high country".
I sought shelter from the rain beneath Ponderosa pine trees.

I sought shelter from the rain beneath Ponderosa pine trees.
Descending to Potato Lake through a stand of aspens.

Descending to Potato Lake through a stand of aspens.
Autumnal aspens ring the shore of Potato Lake.

Autumnal aspens ring the shore of Potato Lake.

I hid out from rain in the forest on the lake shore.

I hid out from rain in the forest on the lake shore.
A collection of aspen leaves and clovers on the forest floor.

A collection of aspen leaves and clovers on the forest floor.
A parting shot of Potato Lake in the pouring rain.

A parting shot of Potato Lake in the pouring rain.