North Falls in Silver Falls State Park, Oregon, USA

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Lipari with the port marina Corta and the castle complex from the 16th century with the Cathedral of San Bartolomeo and the Chiesa delle Anime del Purgatorio in Sicily in Italy
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Hot springs of 46.7 degrees at the granite rocky beach of Yakushima island.
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Colorful buildings in downtown Silverton, Colorado
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Colorado River flowing through the heart of Glenwood Springs Colorado at dusk during blue hour. Sunset skies.
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Straight Section of Board Walk The The Marsh at Congaree National Park
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Bull Moose at Sprague Lake in the early morning light.
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Horseshoe bend seen from the lookout point, Arizona, United States
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Nature trail boardwalk over a bright-green moss-covered swamp trail at Highlands Hammock State Park in Sebring, Florida.
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View from the rugged cliff rocks to Bass Harbor Head Light. The lighthouse was built in 1858 and is located on the coast of the US state of Maine within Acadia National Park in Mount Desert Island.
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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve with mountains in distance at sunset, Alamosa, Colorado
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oh-Ahh Point on the South Kaibab Trail
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Historic Entrance of Mammoth Cave in Mammoth Cave National Park
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Aerial view of glass top igloos at night in lapland Finland
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A waterfall in Iceland
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A sloth hanging upside down in a tree in Costa Rica
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