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Enter the 2013 Spirit of the Mountains Photo Contest

Get out your cameras and start taking photos in and around the Santa Monica Mountains for the upcoming Spirit of the Mountains 2013 Photo Contest sponsored by the National Park Service. The annual show features a wide variety of amateur photo subjects captured throughout Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

Entries will be taken between September 1 to September 30.

"Each year we are amazed by the ability of local photographers to capture the beauty and mystique of the Santa Monica Mountains," said Kate Kuykendall, park spokesperson, "The submissions never cease to amaze and inspire."

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This year's submissions will be on exhibit at King Gillette Ranch from October 19 
through November 17.

Entry forms, information and instructions are available online at http://www.nps.gov/samo/photocontest.htm

Winners will be announced at 1 p.m., October 19, at the opening of the 2013 Photo Contest at the Interagency Visitor Center

For more information, contact the National Park Service at 805-370-2301.

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