{"id":918,"date":"2010-09-21T18:57:47","date_gmt":"2010-09-22T00:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=918"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:21:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:21:35","slug":"ive-added-a-new-favorite-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2010\/09\/21\/ive-added-a-new-favorite-location\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ve Added A New Favorite Location"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-174806 size-full\" title=\"Sunlit fence at the lower campground of Red Rock Lakes NWR, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-stormy-sunset-mia-mcpherson-2551.jpg\" 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