{"id":6217,"date":"2012-12-24T08:59:49","date_gmt":"2012-12-24T08:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noi3.org\/site\/?p=6217"},"modified":"2012-12-24T08:59:49","modified_gmt":"2012-12-24T08:59:49","slug":"18-places-to-feel-dwarfed-by-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.noi3.org\/?p=6217","title":{"rendered":"18 places to feel dwarfed by nature"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\tThings can get large underground too. Here, spelunkers from CSA<\/a> explore „Mammoth Hall” in Romania<\/a>‘s Transylvania region. The light trail was produced by a fast-moving caver with a headlamp.Photo: Bela Nagy<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tUluru, Australia<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tThe massive rock – a.k.a. Ayers Rock – is climbed by 250 every day, despite pleas<\/a> from local indigenous groups to refrain from doing so.Photo: Chris Harrison<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tDiving with whale sharks<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tThe whale shark<\/a> is the world’s largest fish species and can grow to be longer than 40 feet. This shot was taken off Christmas Island, Australia<\/a>, in January 2005.Photo: Rob Hughes<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tCotopaxi summit, Ecuador<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\tThis volcano just south of Quito<\/a> reaches an elevation of 5,897m (19,347ft) – often higher than the clouds.Photo: david_rombaut<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tRedwood country, California<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tTaken in Stout Grove<\/a>, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park<\/a>, this picture shows me (in red) straining my neck next to the Stout Tree.Photo: Aya Padron<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tSea kayaking, solo<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tSea Kayaking, soloBig water, small boat. Shot taken walking the Southwest Coast Path<\/a> from Land’s End to Plymouth, England.Photo: nixwilliams<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tGreat Ocean Road, Australia<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tThe coast along one of the world’s most spectacular roads<\/a> is also good for a walk<\/a>.Photo: Andrew Ferrier<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tSpelunking in Ponoras Cave, Romania<\/h3>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tSummer snowboarding at Snowfields, Rocky Mountains<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is no photoshop. It’s Matador senior editor David Miller getting in some late-season turns in Rocky Mountain National Park<\/a>. Read about it in The Dharma Shack Chronicles<\/a>.Photo: David Miller<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tDesert near Ica, southern Peru<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\tSand accumulates into massive dunes in one of the driest deserts on Earth. Notice the city of Ica, Peru<\/a>, in the distance – also dwarfed.Photo: guilherme cec\u00c3\u00adlio<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tCamping under the stars<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tSo many stars. And camping<\/a> the best way to let them overwhelm you. This shot was taken near Maupin, Oregon.Photo: Ben Canales<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tMount Bromo volcano, Indonesia<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tThis very active Javanese volcano attracts lots of tiny visitors up to its steaming rim.Photo: Jiang<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tHalf Dome, Yosemite National Park<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tThat’s me again, this time feeling very small (and a little dizzy) at the top of Half Dome<\/a>. Notice the gloves – not a fashion statement, but what you use to pull yourself up the cables on the final ascent.Photo: Aya Padron<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tLake Fryxell, Antarctica<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tTravelers to Antarctica<\/a> report losing all sense of distance – the geographic scale is so immense and the ice fields so flat and white. This is Lake Fryxell.Photo: Nicolas Arthur Salava<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tPreikestolen, Norway<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tThis rock has a great view of Lysefjorden and is a good place to get close to the edge<\/a>.Photo: Sonya Kanelstrand<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tMont Blanc, France<\/h3>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tMalham Cove, England<\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tOn a cliff ascentThis one happens to be the curved limestone face of Malham Cove<\/a>, North Yorkshire, England.Photo: Dubris<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe majority of the falls lies in Argentina<\/a>, but according to the photographer, „the great thing about the Brazilian<\/a> side of Iguazu<\/a> is that there are no limits on taking pictures at any time of day….(unlike the Argentinian side).”Photo: SF Brit<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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