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25 Photos of Breathtaking Winter Landscapes

Stunning shots of winter wonderlands around the world
Related: Travel, Winter

By Laura Blum Nov 19, 2012

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    The sun rises at El Capitan in California's Yosemite National Park.

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    Snow covers Monument Valley, Utah.

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    Pools formed by calcite deposits add color to the winter landscape in Huanglong, China.

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    A snowboarder shreds the slopes in Vail, Colo.

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    Ice floats across Alexandra Fjord, Ellesmere Island, Canada.

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    People cross Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.

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    The lights of Hirschegg, a village in Kleinwalsertal, Austria, shine during a winter night.

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    An ice sculpture of a Russian Orthodox church stands at the Ice Lantern Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.

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    Travelers snowshoe through the Pyrenees Mountains in the Aragon region of Spain.

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    The sun sets over drift ice in Shiretoko National Park in Hokkaido, Japan.

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    Rows of houses overlook Austria's Lake Hallstatt.

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    A man ice skates on Siberia's Lake Baikal at sunset.

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    Maroon Bells in Colorado's Elk Mountains tower over the Maroon Creek valley.

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    A ski resort in Écrins National Park in the French Alps shines brightly at dusk.

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    An ice climber ascends an ice formation in Engadin, Switzerland.

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    Pedestrians walk along Wisconsin Avenue in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

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    Merced River in Yosemite National Park, Calif., reflects the Half Dome at sunset.

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    Ski chalets in Chamonix, France, are covered in white snow.

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    Fog rises over Jilin Province, China.

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    A silex pool in Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., steams on a cold winter day.

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    Darkness falls over the arctic town of Kirkenes, Norway.

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    Soda Butte Creek flows through Lamar Valley, Wyo.

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    Snow-covered trees are reflected in clear waters at Russia's Altai State National Reserve.

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    Climbers hike across the snowcapped Swiss Alps.

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WUNDERSCHòHN!!

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Oh Yeh MERRY CHRISTMAS every one!!

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This is where I want to be some Christmas in the near future!! Merry Merry!!

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i love this scenery in Austria because that is where my husband from

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