Awe Inspiring Landscapes

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Meteor over Mount Fuji by H. Manabe:

At first glance, this might seem like a scary place for a hike. But take another look.


The hiker is actually walking next to a pool of water. Photographer Darrell Staggs took this breathtaking photo in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area near the Arizona/Utah Border.


Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone


The colors of the largest hot spring in the United States match most of those seen in the rainbow dispersion of white light by an optical prism: red, orange, yellow, green, and blue.


Arches National Park in Utah




Sequoia National Park, California




Mother Nature’s color palette. Broome, Western Australia




Lake Braies, Italy


Also known as the "Pearl of the Alps" due to its popularity among tourists, this natural lake originated from a landslide that blocked the river Braies, at the foot of the rock wall of Croda del Becco (2,810 meters).


Lake Saif ul Maluk in the mountains of Pakistan during a dark winter night:




Socotra Island, Yemen


The Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari) is an iconic symbol of Socotra. This otherworldly tree, with its unique umbrella-shaped canopy, can live for more than 1,000 years.

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The Ancient Greek temple of Apollo in Naxos island looks like a Star Gate in this photo by Athan Andreas.




Eclipse in Navajo Nation near Canyon de Chelly, AZ.




Paris Arc de Triomphe perfectly frames a glowing full Moon in this shot by Stefano Zanarello.




Perfect shadow on the great pyramid




Devil's Bridge, Germany




The forest reflected in a water droplet.




Mont-Saint-Michel is to France what the Great Pyramid is to Egypt.




A cherry blossoms tunnels made of millions of LED bulbs. Nabana No Sato, Japan.




Dune 45:


Sossusvlei red dune in Namib Desert, in the Namib-Naukluft National Park of Namibia. The name "Sossusvlei" is of mixed origin and roughly means "dead-end marsh". Vlei is the Afrikaans word for "marsh", while "sossus" is Nama for "no return" or "dead end". Dune 45 is so called because it lies 45 km past Sesriem on the road to Sossusvlei. It is 80 meters high and it is composed of 5-million-year-old sands.


The ocean in the sky


Theresa Lucas was driving in north-central Minnesota on June 18, 2022, when she captured this astounding cloud formation.