A time-lapse compilation of images showing the same spot throughout the year, it’s pretty fantastic to see the changes that the landscape goes through over just 1 year’s time. One year in 40 seconds from Eirik Solheim on Vimeo.
Trees FTW!
January 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Given enough time trees will break through, grow around, and even grow over just about anything. Here are some trees that have done just that. Growing through houses, growing over signs and over benches. Source: http://www.funzug.com/index.php/nature/amazing-strength-of-nature.html
Landslide
October 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This video is a compilation of some epic land/mud/rock slides. It’s pretty amazing to see a bunch of dirt toss around trees, cars, and even houses.
Firefall
September 13, 2010 By 1 Comment
For a few weeks in February, if the water is flowing in Horsetail Fall at Yosemite National Park, photographers and park visitors gather in the waning evening light for an amazing natural display. The ‘natural firefall’ appears when the angle of the setting sun sets the waterfall ablaze with reds and oranges, like a fire [...]
Penitentes
August 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Penitentes, or nieves penitentes, are a snow formation found at high altitudes. They take the form of tall thin blades of hardened snow or ice closely spaced with the blades oriented towards the general direction of the sun. Penitentes can be as tall as a person. Source
The Cave of Crystals
July 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Cave of the Crystals or Cueva de los Cristales is a cave connected to the Naica Mine in Chihuahua, Mexico. The main chamber contains giant selenite crystals, some of the largest natural crystals ever found. The cave’s largest crystal found to date is 36 ft in length,13 ft in diameter and 55 tons in [...]
Trees are awesome
July 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a bunch of pictures of random awesome looking trees!
The Door to Hell
July 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In Uzbekistan there is a hole. In this hole, there is fire. Reportedly, a group of geologists where drilling in the area when they discovered large pockets of highly flammable gas. They attempted to burn the gas away so that they could safely reenter the hole but the fire never went out. But this is [...]
Sand dunes are awesome
July 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
These amazing images show sand dunes on the Northeastern coast of Brazil that trap and hold water from recent rains.
10 Strange Fruits
June 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Here are 10 fruits that are downright bizarre. Whether it’s because of their looks or what happens when you eat them, they all seem like they might be worth a try. Known for its unusual color and laxative properties, the dragon fruit grows in Central and South America, as well as some countries in Southeast [...]
