Nature
September 17, 2015

Oregon’s “Lost Lake” Drains Down a Perplexing Hole

Mount Hood National Forest's Lost Lake is the source of a natural phenomenon that has Oregon residents stumped. When winter arrives, nearby streams drain into the lake and cause it to fill with water. While this occurrence isn't out of the ordinary, the lake does undergo a confusing transformation in the spring. As winter comes to a close, the lake drains like one ginormous bathtub.

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Art
September 16, 2015

Burning Man Sculpture Reveals Inner Child Glowing within Giant Wire-Framed Adult Bodies

Ukrainian artist Alexander Milov delighted Burning Man‘s festival-goers with a piece that allowed them to reconnect with their inner child. The Love sculpture features two wire adult figures sitting back-to-back. Inside their frames stand two children who are reaching out to one another. As the sun sets and the moon rises, the two young figures light up and set the surrounding area aglow.

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Art
September 15, 2015

Everyday Objects Whimsically Recreated with Unexpected Materials

Photographer and art director Vanessa McKeown reimagines everyday objects in delightfully colorful and quirky new ways. Fruits, vegetables, cakes, and candies have been constructed with unexpected materials that mimic their forms and reveal amusing surprises in every image. Balloons take on the shapes of grapes and tomatoes, while the inside of an orange is replaced with a miniature soccer ball. These clever-yet-unusual associations are a lighthearted way to show the brilliance of simplicity.

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Animals
September 15, 2015

Man Documents His Incredible Outdoor Adventures with His Gorgeous Wolfdog

Meet Loki, a wolf-dog hybrid who proves that dogs aren't man's only best friend. Loki, a low-content wolfdog who's a husky/Arctic wolf/malamute mix, goes on amazing hiking adventures with his human, Kelly Lund, in the great outdoors of Colorado and beyond. From backcountry skiing, to sleeping in hammocks under the stars, to roaming miles of forest, to climbing to the tops of snow-capped mountains, Loki has done it all.

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