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Landslide asleep overpass in Taiwan (5 photos)

Nit — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:55:51 +0000

China was under water (30 photos)

Nit — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:53:25 +0000

Lunch at the volcano (10 photos)

Nit — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:53:40 +0000

Volcanic eruptions (12 photos)

Nit — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:09:52 +0000

Approximate photographs of the sun (12 photos)

Nit — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:34 +0000

National Geographic. Unique photos of wildlife (40 photos)

Nit — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:44:13 +0000

View from Above (17 photos)

baloo — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:00:25 +0000

ThatвЂ™s what the pilots see from their cabins! Some picturesque views to follow inside the post!

Amazing Antelope Canyon (15 photos)

baloo — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:00:17 +0000

Located on Navajo land in Arizona, Antelope Canyon is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest. It is extremely beautiful with just the ideal combination of depth, width, length, rock color and ambient light. It was also highly used by pop culture: a few movies, including the 1996 film Broken Arrow, and the Britney Spears video вЂњIвЂ™m Not a Girl, Not Yet a WomanвЂќ were shot at the canyon.

Amazing Wildlife Photos (25 photos)

baloo — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:00:17 +0000

Wildlife is a perfect subject for photographers! It is always interesting and appealing. That is true because not many things in this world can compete with wildlife in terms of beauty!

Mystical Crystal Cave of Giants Uncovered (5 photos)

baloo — Mon, 19 May 2008 03:00:26 +0000

Buried 1000 feet below the Naica mountain in the Chihuahuan Desert, MexicoвЂ™s Cueva de los Cristales вЂ” known as the Crystal Cave of Giants вЂ” is a magnificent natural wonder of the largest crystals of selenite (gypsum) on Earth, up to 4 feet in diameter and 50 feet long, weighing as much as 55 tons. Two miners excavating a new tunnel through the Naica fault made the spectacular discovery in 2000.

The crystals were formed by hydrothermal fluids emanating from the magma chambers below. The Cave of Swords is another chamber in the Naica Mine, containing similar monumental crystals.

The Naica mine was first discovered by early prospectors in 1794 south of Chihuahua City when they struck a vein of silver at the base of a range of hills called Naica by the Tarahumara Indians.

The renowned Cave of Swords was discovered just before the closure at a depth of 400 feet. Due to the incredible crystals, it was decided to try to preserve the cave. In one part there are so many crystals on one of the walls, they appear like an underwater reef moving in a gentle undulating motion in an ocean current. In April 2000, brothers Juan and Pedro Sanchez were drilling a new tunnel when they discovered the cave and informed the engineer in charge, Roberto Gonzalez. Gonzalez realized that they had discovered a natural treasure and quickly rerouted the tunnel. Some damage was done during this phase as several miners tried to remove pieces of the mega-crystals, so the mining company installed an iron door to protect the find.