We say it's a small world. And, with the power of flight and the internet, it can certainly feel that way. That there's little left undiscovered -- there are no animals to stumble upon in the forest and mistake for gods or ghosts, no directionless stretches of ocean to mystify us with possibility, no tracts of unexplored frontier to dive headfirst into.
And that's where you're wrong. It's new. It's all new. We know the names of things, but we don't know them. Every nook in every forest is new until you've seen it firsthand. And there's some amazing things left to discover.
Down below is a collection of images taken by people who really went out there and stepped into the wild just to see what they see, shared on one of the more interesting and appropriately named subreddits, r/EarthP-rn.
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u/Stefano_Jacopo:
If I ever disappear, you will find me back here. Strawberry Point, Olympic NP, WA, USA
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u/ChristophZee:
Eye of the Highlands, Iceland
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u/inkvine83:
A lonely tree - Vancouver/Canada [OC][1642 × 920]
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u/mrcnzajac:
Fog hugging Northern California hills at sunrise
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u/crasyostrich:]
Kuang Si Waterfall, Luang Prabang, Laos.
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u/andrewrimanic:
A foggy morning in BC
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u/DanielJStein:
I spent all night under the stars enjoying the magic of the Eastern Sierra mountains in California. This is my favorite Milky Way shot from that night, what a show!
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u/novalaker:
An island in the sun - Lake Kivu, Rwanda [nickcarneyphotography]
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u/mayankhare:
Longs peak, Colorado (USA)
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u/rutbah
Morning in Monument Valley, AZ
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u/Chasingwawaterfalls
The Tree of Life after being battered by winter storms, Kalaloch Beach, WA
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u/michalsadowski:
Apocalyptic view over the Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland
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u/crasyostrich:
Railay Beach, Thailand.
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u/TriangleGalaxy:
A braided river in Iceland
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u/crasyostrich
The isle of Staffa, Scotland.
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u/lukascwb:
Lynn Headwaters Regional Park - British Columbia
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u/andrija_ilic_images:
One of many the hidden lakes in the hills of Faroe Islands.
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u/partiallycylon:
"Liminal Colors", Oregon Coast
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u/Schlafhose
Mossy trees in Sweden, Västra Götalands län
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u/CharlesBrooks:
A cave in New Zealand lit solely by Glow Worms