The Most Alien-Looking Place on Earth

South Africa has some really beautiful stuff as well. This site has some basic stuff:

africanadrenalin.com...

My Favorites:

Gods Windows
africanadrenalin.com...

Blyde River Canyon
africanadrenalin.com...

Bourkes Luck Potholes
africanadrenalin.com...

And a google search of the Sudwala and Cango caves in SA also will get you some pretty nice pics.

The Sudwala caves are the oldest known in the world

Check out their website:
www.sudwalacaves.co.za...

Enjoy

This may not 'qualify' as such as it is man made, but one has to marvel at the Kimberly hole in South Africa.

www.jewishweb.co.za...

And Boabab Trees

lh5.ggpht.com...

photos.igougo.com...

www.lifeinthefastlane.ca...

I have some much nicer pics I took when in the Kruger National Park, If I find them I'll post here...

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somebody needs to read the whole thread it was already discussed earlier :p its from star wars

Love this thread - many great images!

First pictures of the thread are Socotra Island if anyone is interested. Amazing place, would like to go and visit there.

Thought I should maybe include this place in this thread of amazing places:


The view from the top of the world.

And this place, purely because its just odd.



Laters, JC

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Beautiful pictures, all....

Is anyone capable of putting these on a CD? Unless they're copyrighted, of course....they would make a fabulous selecton of 'wallpaper' for a computer screen!

Originally posted by no name needed

Originally posted by ANoNyMiKE

Originally posted by Skyfloating

Where is that!?

I believe that is Anakin and Padme on Naboo. Am I right? LOL

Star Wars Episode II...

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Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!!

The Lucas-bots will be breakig down your doors, soon!

Run! Hide!

(I'm sorry it seems I can't be allowed to put direct links from the page, the original page is appearing also)

But here's the tale...

We landed on a strange coast..

It was the gate to a dreamy world..

untouched..

We found a strange cave that kept records of an old tale..

of a time when dream was indiscernible from reality..

shadows were lurking upon the world..

strange beings came to claim this dreamy place for their home

Then everything changed..

nothing was like before..darkness came..

nothing was left untouched..

but it wasn't to remain forever..when on a strange dawn..

an enormous presence was felt.. approaching

it filled the sky and the sea..

and the places that people dwelled..

and scared the shadows away,
and people and nature were happy and one again..

the people made a tribute to their saviors..so they never forget the old tale..



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Bryce Canyon should be added to this list...

Originally posted by no name needed
Here is a submerged forest. Wish I knew where it was at.

Great photos
but
I thought this was a painting ?

"Dreamscapes" began as an exercise in poured paint. I started the series with the non-objective "Breathing Under Water". As they progressed, the paintings took on evermore realistic features as I discovered trees and mountains taking shape on the canvas, so that the final painting in the series, "Sweet grass Spirit" is the most realistic of them all.

Poured paint is unpredictable and often as much a surprise to the artist as to the viewers. The titles of the paintings reflect my emotional response to the finished paintings. I invite the viewers to reject my titles and find their own dreams there.

All of the paintings in the series are 24x30 inch acrylic on canvas, $400.

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Cool pics....But have you ever been to San Francisco.


That place is all kinds of weird as hell.

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where in the world is this place????????

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If you're referring to the Original Post then it is Socotra Island off the coast of Yemen.

Laters, JC

Wow I really do like those trees. They do seem "out of this world". Nice post with great pictures.

amazing!

thanks for the post I would very much like to visit there!

I love traveling and have been everywhere from centrailia to the rooftop mor europe ice climbing to the underground catacombs of paris

Heres a great site with some with some very mysterious things on here, natural and man made.






Heres some ancient rock art.

Hey you guys,
I just want to thank you for this absolutely amazing thread...I have been all around the world and I have seen many great places, but what is to be seen in those pics here is breath taking...I def have to put them on the to see list....thx again!

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The pictures in that link are incredible! Though, I don't think the one who put them there took all of them(one of them had National Geographic on it).
If you scroll down and read the comments, the one by "Jesus" was unexpected and made me laugh.

Thank you to all who have contributed to this thread. Together it appears that we have created something special that has brought beauty and joy to the lives of many. Let's keep this thread alive with imagery that thrills the mind and excites the senses.

NNN

How about some rain forest images? These always remind me of something other worldly.