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1. Top of the World As some of you might know, I learned to snowboard when living in California, no kidding. The greatest place on earth to ski and snowboard, though, is in this tiny village called Livigno, a tax and customs-free Italian outpost in the Swiss Engadin Alps region. Vast regions of unbelievably long runs, countless express lifts to never wait more than a minute or two, if at all, pretty much a snow guarantee, and a great party atmosphere. There are great places to stay, it is affordable, and you can always make it down to the Italian Bagni Vecchi, the historic thermal baths in Bormeo, for those sore muscles. The third time that I spent a week there, and for sure not the last time. Photo Data: File ID - 16555. Camera Model Name - Canon PowerShot S230. Shooting Date/Time - 13.03.2004 02:44:54. Shooting Mode - Manual. Photo Effect Mode - Vivid. Tv (Shutter Speed) - 1/1500. Av (Aperture Value) - 7.1. Metering Mode - Evaluative. Exposure Compensation - -1. ISO Speed - 50. Lens - 5.4-10.8mm. Focal Length - 5.4mm. Digital Zoom - None. Image Size - 2048x1536. Image Quality - Superfine. Flash - Off. White Balance - Daylight. AF Mode - Single AF. File Size - 1362KB. Drive Mode - Single-frame shooting. |
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2. Midnight Sun The view from my room in Angmagssalik (Tasiilaq) on Greenland, just before midnight. Over a month past summer solstice, yet still light. |
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3. Cerro Fitz Roy Leaving hiking heaven El Chalten, it only takes about two hours to get this fantastic view of the famous Patagonia mountain range. |
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4. Below Sea Level Looks like rugged desert mountains, doesn't it? Well, yes, they are... just a few hundred meters below sea level on the way to the Dead Sea. |
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5. Lesotho The Kingdom in the Sky, with its lowest point higher than that of any other country on earth, at its Gate of Paradise pass. |
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6. Fujiyama The famous Japanese volcano Mt. Fuji unfortunately shrouds itself in thick layers of clouds. This was as good a view as I could get. |
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7. Port of World's End That's the name of the port of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. The mountains in the background give it the real kick, though. |
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8. Vatnajökull This gigantic glacier calves icebergs into Jökullsárlón, a beautiful lake at the foot of Hvannadalshnúkur mountain in Iceland. |
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9. Torres del Paine Chile's favorite hiking paradise offers postcard-perfect mountain ranges to climb, wander around, or just look at. |
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10. Naples Volcano No wonder Herculanevm and Pompeji were destroyed... Vesuvio is a sight that demands respect! |