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Organ Mountains: The Beauty of America's Newest National Monument (PHOTOS)
The campaign to protect the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks area in southern New Mexico has been 10 years in the making, but last week, President Barack Obama designated nearly a half-million acres of the rugged — and spectacular — desert terrain as the country's newest national monument. The proclamation, which Obama signed at the Department of Interior Wednesday, creates the largest national monument of Obama's presidency so far, according to the Washington Post. The Organ Mountains, named for their similarity in...
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Scary Runway Forces Planes to Land Close to Beach (PHOTOS)
An airplane flies over Maho beach as it arrives at Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Maarten. (Josef and Jakob Hoflehner) On Maho Beach, located on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten, airplanes soar dangerously close to beachgoers and Austrian father-son photography duo Josef and Jakob Hoflehner captured it all on film. “We have always been fascinated by airplanes, and our projects require travel by plane on a fairly regular basis,” Josef Hofleher told weather.com. “For all projects, we are...
Taroko Gorge: The Marble Mountains of Taiwan (PHOTOS)
Taiwan is home to eight national parks, all established after 1972, and one of the country's most popular is Taroko National Park. Named for the Truku aboriginal tribe that once lived in the region and were renowned for their weaving and hunting skills, today their hunting paths have been transformed into the dozens of trails that snake through the rocky terrain. At the heart of the park is the Taroko Gorge, a mammoth rock formation made of limestone and marble,...
Stunning Light Displays at Vivid Sydney (PHOTOS)
Sydney Opera House lights up as part of Vivid Live at Sydney Opera House on May 23, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. Vivid Sydney is an annual event celebrating the themes of music, light and ideas throughout the city. (Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images) Vivid Sydney is part music festival, part celebration of art and part extravagant display of technology. Combined, the effect is more harmonious than might be expected and offers something everyone who can travel to Australia's shores in late May...
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