cliffs of Molokai, Hawaii
Athabasca River in Jasper National Park, Alberta
Mount Roraima in Estado Bolivar, Venezuela
Dead Horse Point with view to Colorado River, Canyonlands National Park, Moab, Utah
a herd of vicuñas in Quechua village, Peru
salt flats in Jujuy Province, Argentina
Saksun village's traditional grass roofs in Faroe Islands
a ski resort in St. Moritz, Switzerland
aerial view of boardwalk in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Temple of Karnak in Luxor, Egypt
a Samburu tribesman walking past colorful textiles at a market in Wamba, Kenya
African penguins near water on Mercury Island
cliff-side monastery in Georgia
Dancers in costume at Tsechu festival at Monastery, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
Chocolate Hills in Bohol Island Philippines
Glowworm Grotto in Waitomo Cave, New Zealand
alabatross nesting colony on South Georgia Island
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Molokai, HawaiiSome say Molokai is what the Hawaiian Islands looked like 50 years ago; others say this is what the world should strive to look like in the future. Untouched by mass development, this 10-mile-wide island has over a hundred miles of shoreline, hidden waterfalls, ancient ruins, and the proud native heritage of Hawaii. What it doesn’t have? Even a single traffic light.
Photograph by Peter French, Pacific Stock/Alamy Stock Photo

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