THE LARGEST TREE IN THE WORLD Photograph by JIM BAHN The General Sherman is a giant sequoia tree located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, California. By volume, it is the largest known living single stem tree on Earth. With a height of 83.8 metres (275 ft),…
VOLCANO FIRE PIT ON THE BEACH Photograph by KRIS KRÜG (kk+ on Flickr) My friend @TrusthSeerum sent me this awesome picture of a huge fire pit on the beach. It was probably a raging bonfire at one point in the evening; but as the fire burned down and only the glowing red…
THE LARGEST RAFT OF CANOES AND KAYAKS IN THE WORLD Photograph by NANCIE BATTAGLIA for National Geographic On September 24, 2011, over 2,200 paddlers showed up on the shores of the central Adirondack town of Inlet, New York (population, 400) to set a new Guinness World Record previously held by 1,619 boats…
THE THROAT OF FIRE ERUPTS IN ECUADOR Photograph by PATRICK TASCHLER This incredible capture by photographer Patrick Taschler was featured on NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day on April 2, 2012. In it we see the Volcano Tungurahua in Ecuador erupting in spectacular fashion. Molten rock pours down the sides of the…
ADAPTIVE ROOTS IN THE CONCRETE JUNGLE Photograph by HORST KIECHLE In this fantastic sighting by photographer Horst Kiechle, we see the roots of a tree in Bangkok, Thailand (Lat Yao, Chatuchak to be exact) growing into the grooves and cracks of an interlocking sidewalk. Not only do the colour of the roots…
THE KING OF THE RIVER Photograph by LARRY LYNCH for National Geographic | PRINTS AVAILABLE All hail the mighty alligator! Featured as yesterday’s Picture of the Day on National Geographic, this incredible shot by Larry Lynch shows an intimidating American alligator at night. In his own words: I made this image at…
THE INCREDIBLE HAMILTON POOL NATURE PRESERVE Photograph by DAVE WILSON PHOTOGRAPHY Although we’ve already featured this incredible place as the Picture of the Day on October 3, 2011, this second shot also by the talented Dave Wilson was too good to pass up. Offering a completely different yet equally dramatic view of…
A SUNNY DAY IN POSITANO, ITALY Photograph by Gerard Bryan (Lockk9) This beautiful shot shows a lovely sunny day in the picturesque village of Positano, on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. The Amalfi Coast (Italian: Costiera Amalfitana) is a stretch of coastline on the southern coast of the Sorrentine Peninsula in the…
THE WISDOM OF THE ANCIENTS Photograph via opoipo on Reddit Wise, inquisitive, skeptical; whatever comes to mind when you see this striking elder frog it certainly grabs your attention. What we do know is that it is a Phyllomedusa sauvagii, commonly known as the Waxy Monkey Leaf Frog, belonging to the subfamily…
7 FOOTER GOES AS SHORT GUY ON STILTS FOR HALLOWEEN Photograph by firstclass_scamp on Reddit 7-foot Irish Redditor, firstclass_scamp, posted this hilarious photo earlier today. Sure Halloween is still six months away but this was too clever not to share. And if you’re thinking that he looks a little like Cameron Frye…
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