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Updated 1627 GMT (0027 HKT) February 4, 2013

The <a href="http://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm" target="_blank">tallest sand dunes</a> in North America can be found at <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1169347">Great Sand Dunes National Park</a> located in the San Luis Valley, Colorado.
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Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado – The tallest sand dunes in North America can be found at Great Sand Dunes National Park located in the San Luis Valley, Colorado.
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Crocodiles lounge around at <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1131192">Bannerghatta National Park</a> near Bangalore, India.
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Bangalore, India – Crocodiles lounge around at Bannerghatta National Park near Bangalore, India.
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Lichen-tainted rocks at Spikey Beach in Tasmania, Australia, "paint the world in peaceful orange," writes <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1184668">Steven Kemp</a>, a retired air traffic controller. "In a world of turmoil, orange can be meditative."
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Tasmania, Australia – Lichen-tainted rocks at Spikey Beach in Tasmania, Australia, "paint the world in peaceful orange," writes Steven Kemp, a retired air traffic controller. "In a world of turmoil, orange can be meditative."
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Each year, the <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1071189">Capitol Christmas Tree</a> is hung with some<a href="http://www.aoc.gov/press-room/holiday-tradition" target="_blank"> 5,000 handmade ornaments</a> made mostly by school children in the tree's home state.
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Washington, D.C. – Each year, the Capitol Christmas Tree is hung with some 5,000 handmade ornaments made mostly by school children in the tree's home state.
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Monsoon season in the American Southwest comes with extreme heat, crackling thunder and booming lightning. Photographer <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-814216">Andrew Pielage</a> captured this shot at exactly midnight in Scottsdale, Arizona, on July 12, 2012.
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Scottsdale, Arizona – Monsoon season in the American Southwest comes with extreme heat, crackling thunder and booming lightning. Photographer Andrew Pielage captured this shot at exactly midnight in Scottsdale, Arizona, on July 12, 2012.
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Bright Christmas decor adorns Puerto del Sol, a bustling square in <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1069767">Madrid, Spain</a>.
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Madrid, Spain – Bright Christmas decor adorns Puerto del Sol, a bustling square in Madrid, Spain.
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Independence, reclaimed: After two years of loss and change, <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1064304">Tiffany Cecil</a> took a West Coast holiday by herself. Sand flew in her face as she watched the crashing surf at Point Reyes National Seashore in California. "Even when you feel like your world is crashing down around you, there's still beauty left to be seen and felt."
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Point Reyes National Seashore, California – Independence, reclaimed: After two years of loss and change, Tiffany Cecil took a West Coast holiday by herself. Sand flew in her face as she watched the crashing surf at Point Reyes National Seashore in California. "Even when you feel like your world is crashing down around you, there's still beauty left to be seen and felt."
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A serene walk through Battery Park after dinner is the perfect way to end the day, says <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-849277">Julie Schao</a>.
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New York – A serene walk through Battery Park after dinner is the perfect way to end the day, says Julie Schao.
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Snow-covered mountains offer a dramatic backdrop to the roads running through <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-914817">Banff, Alberta.</a>
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Banff, Alberta – Snow-covered mountains offer a dramatic backdrop to the roads running through Banff, Alberta.
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A surfer rides a wave off the coast of <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1078219">San Diego, California</a>.
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San Diego, California – A surfer rides a wave off the coast of San Diego, California.
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