{"id":1503,"date":"2015-03-20T15:50:10","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T15:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/jadayounghatchett\/stunning-photos-that-prove-earth-isnt-so-bad"},"modified":"2015-03-20T15:50:10","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T15:50:10","slug":"18-stunning-photos-that-prove-earth-isnt-so-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/1503","title":{"rendered":"18 Stunning Photos That Prove Earth Isn’t So Bad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Suck it, Mars!<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzz_sub_buzz\" class=\"c suplist_dec_up suplist_list_show \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007522\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">1.<\/span> Need a reason to stop staring at your phone? Look up!<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-buzz-wide-19875-1424205684-27.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"661\" alt=\"Need a reason to stop staring at your phone? Look up!\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-buzz-wide-19875-1424205684-27.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Chris Zielecki \/ CC BY-NC-SA \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/zanthia\/16131487575#\">Flickr: zanthia<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Redwood National and State Parks, California, United States<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5016400\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">2.<\/span> Everything the light touches is beautiful.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/18\/11\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-buzz-wide-30642-1424276919-24.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"557\" alt=\"Everything the light touches is beautiful.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/18\/11\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-buzz-wide-30642-1424276919-24.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">StormSignal \/ CC BY-SA \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/stormsignal\/13895312003#\">Flickr: stormsignal<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">South Africa, Africa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007892\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">3.<\/span> See the marvelous architecture and brooding clouds? It’s like something out of <i>Lord of the Rings<\/i>.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr07\/enhanced-buzz-wide-2987-1424206731-9.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"659\" alt=\"See the marvelous architecture and brooding clouds? It's like something out of Lord of the Rings.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr07\/enhanced-buzz-wide-2987-1424206731-9.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Diana Robinson \/ CC BY-SA \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dianasch\/14787237209\">Flickr: dianasch<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Sant&rsquo;Agata de&rsquo; Goti, Italy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007423\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">4.<\/span> And that canoe in the middle? It’s exactly where you’d want to be.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-buzz-wide-8011-1424205155-33.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"389\" alt=\"And that canoe in the middle? It's exactly where you'd want to be.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-buzz-wide-8011-1424205155-33.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Shane Lin \/ CC BY-NC \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shanelin\/5555311126\">Flickr: shanelin<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Canada<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007342\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">5.<\/span> If you love the tropics, raise your hand.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr12\/enhanced-buzz-wide-18702-1424204763-48.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"663\" alt=\"If you love the tropics, raise your hand.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr12\/enhanced-buzz-wide-18702-1424204763-48.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Trish Hartmann \/ CC BY \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/21078769@N00\/8285570679\/\">Flickr: 21078769@N00<\/a> Creative Commons<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">El Yunque, Puerto Rico<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007275\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">6.<\/span> Or visit the mountains, if you prefer somewhere colder, but equally as epic.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr03\/enhanced-buzz-wide-9142-1424204433-26.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"412\" alt=\"Or visit the mountains, if you prefer somewhere colder, but equally as epic.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr03\/enhanced-buzz-wide-9142-1424204433-26.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Dominik \/ CC BY-NC-ND \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/sibilus_basilea\/8389314423\/\">Flickr: sibilus_basilea<\/a> Creative Commons<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Bernese Alps, Switzerland<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5008079\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">7.<\/span> In the fall, this kind of foliage will warm your heart.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/16\/enhanced\/webdr05\/enhanced-buzz-wide-1577-1424207367-27.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" alt=\"In the fall, this kind of foliage will warm your heart.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/16\/enhanced\/webdr05\/enhanced-buzz-wide-1577-1424207367-27.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Tatiana Bulyonkova \/ CC BY-SA \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ressaure\/8077733469\">Flickr: ressaure<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Yugansky Nature Reserve, Russia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007595\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">8.<\/span> Or you can take a dip in the center of natural symmetry.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-buzz-wide-11412-1424206096-41.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"330\" alt=\"Or you can take a dip in the center of natural symmetry.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-buzz-wide-11412-1424206096-41.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Hefin Owen \/ CC BY-SA \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/47515486@N05\/14268623861#\">Flickr: 47515486@N05<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Lake Padarn, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007255\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">9.<\/span> This could be the most beautiful walk of your life.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-buzz-wide-7353-1424204362-32.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"658\" alt=\"This could be the most beautiful walk of your life.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-buzz-wide-7353-1424204362-32.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Getty Images \/ iStockphoto yangphoto \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkstockphotos.com\/image\/stock-photo-china-great-wall\/150420792\">thinkstockphotos.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Great Wall, China<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007319\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">10.<\/span> And just look at that sunset!<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-buzz-wide-8791-1424204664-29.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"588\" alt=\"And just look at that sunset!\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-buzz-wide-8791-1424204664-29.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Mark Wassell \/ CC BY-NC-ND \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/61520356@N07\/6759430091\/\">Flickr: 61520356@N07<\/a> Creative Commons<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Uluru, Australia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007444\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">11.<\/span> This monumental landscape actually touches the sky.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-buzz-wide-2127-1424205267-12.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"743\" alt=\"This monumental landscape actually touches the sky.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-buzz-wide-2127-1424205267-12.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Paul Bica \/ CC BY \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dexxus\/5621252335#\">Flickr: dexxus<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Kalalau Beach, Hawaii, United States<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007308\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">12.<\/span> You don’t have to climb it, just admire it.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-buzz-wide-6677-1424204609-33.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"444\" alt=\"You don't have to climb it, just admire it.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-buzz-wide-6677-1424204609-33.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Rubem Porto Jr \/ CC BY-NC-SA \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rubempjr\/8096659995\">Flickr: rubempjr<\/a> \/ Creative Commons<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Pedra de G&aacute;vea, Brazil<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007206\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">13.<\/span> Even one of the busiest cities in the world can seem peaceful from a new angle.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr04\/enhanced-buzz-wide-24840-1424204033-20.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"530\" alt=\"Even one of the busiest cities in the world can seem peaceful from a new angle.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr04\/enhanced-buzz-wide-24840-1424204033-20.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Josh Liba \/ CC BY-NC-ND \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jliba\/8067975235\/\">Flickr: jliba<\/a> Creative Commons<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">New York City, United States<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007407\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">14.<\/span> These bizarre and brilliant shapes form an alternative skyline.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr09\/enhanced-buzz-wide-22669-1424205046-7.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"750\" alt=\"These bizarre and brilliant shapes form an alternative skyline.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr09\/enhanced-buzz-wide-22669-1424205046-7.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Christine und David Schmitt \/ CC BY-NC-ND \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheesy42\/161219309\">Flickr: cheesy42<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Reed Flute Cave, China<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007515\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">15.<\/span> And in beautiful storms like this, you won’t mind forgetting your umbrella.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-buzz-wide-23988-1424205627-12.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"390\" alt=\"And in beautiful storms like this, you won't mind forgetting your umbrella.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-buzz-wide-23988-1424205627-12.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">LJ Mears \/ CC BY-NC-SA \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lucasjames123\/8193235628\">Flickr: lucasjames123<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Queensland, Australia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007469\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">16.<\/span> Even deadly volcanoes have their charm.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-buzz-wide-16292-1424205397-13.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"661\" alt=\"Even deadly volcanoes have their charm.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-buzz-wide-16292-1424205397-13.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Tom Bricker \/ CC BY-NC-ND \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tombricker\/14008573718#\">Flickr: tombricker<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Halema&rsquo;uma&rsquo;u Crater, Hawaii, United States<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007437\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">17.<\/span> And don’t get us started on the wonders of the ocean.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr11\/enhanced-buzz-wide-15959-1424205199-9.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"659\" alt=\"And don't get us started on the wonders of the ocean.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr11\/enhanced-buzz-wide-15959-1424205199-9.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">USFWS – Pacific Region \/ CC BY \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/usfwspacific\/5565696408\">Flickr: usfwspacific<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, United States<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3662988_5007412\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">18.<\/span> Why travel to space, when there’s still so much to see on Earth?<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr10\/enhanced-buzz-wide-6173-1424205100-7.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"990\" height=\"557\" alt=\"Why travel to space, when there's still so much to see on Earth?\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr10\/enhanced-buzz-wide-6173-1424205100-7.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Tong Yong \/ CC BY-NC-ND \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tonyyong\/3490418187\">Flickr: tonyyong<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">Yunnan Province, China<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div><p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/jadayounghatchett\/stunning-photos-that-prove-earth-isnt-so-bad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/jadayounghatchett\/stunning-photos-that-prove-earth-isnt-so-bad<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suck it, Mars! 1. Need a reason to stop staring at your phone? Look up! View this image &rsaquo; Chris Zielecki \/ CC BY-NC-SA \/ Via Flickr: zanthia Redwood National and State Parks, California, United States 2. Everything the light touches is beautiful. View this image &rsaquo; StormSignal \/ CC BY-SA \/ Via Flickr: stormsignal &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/1503\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">18 Stunning Photos That Prove Earth Isn’t So Bad<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1504,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[773,774,298,775,776,777,778],"class_list":["post-1503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anxiety","tag-landscapes","tag-mars","tag-nature","tag-photos","tag-space","tag-stunning","tag-vacation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/14268234157555-18-stunning-photos-that-prove-earth-isnt-so-bad-2-5978-1424295964-4_dblbig.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1503"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}