Worlds Most Beautiful Roads You Should Drive In Your Lifetime

The scenic roads around the world that is absolutely sure to drive you to distraction, but these unbelievable photographs show that when it comes to scenic drives, there's a lot on offer. From glittering glaciers to African reserves, here are we’d like to share with you some of the most spectacular drives that should be high on any road trip list. The route winds through the heart of Rocky Mountains, parks, glaciers, lakes, cliffs, fields, offers spellbinding natural views. There’re number of routes in world, if you’re looking for animals who call the World Heritage site. We know, driving Highway one is an experience that lives long in the memory treated to intriguing sights caused by the micro-climates. There are a number of shorter scenic drives that loop off from the main journey providing an ever changing tapestry of colors and landscape. This majestic planet is home to a range of vast road expanse combined with dramatic scenery, making for an incredible road trip, from shining lakes and caves, to alpine highways and rocky formations, magical island has natural phenomena as far as the eye can see, from enchanting fjords, geothermal pools, black-sand beaches to volcanoes and pastel-colored villages. There is lots of invigorating than exploring a new road alongside a beautiful landscape. Our world has many roads to travel on, but below mentioned roads that rank among the most amazing in terms of beauty, navigation and pure experience.

US Highway 1 snakes along the dramatic coast through a wild wilderness. This picture was taken 100 miles from San Francisco

Trollstigen is a serpentine mountain road in Rauma, Norway, part of Norwegian National Road 63 connecting Åndalsnes in Rauma and Valldal in Norddal.

Transfagarasan also known as Ceausescu’s Folly is the second highest and most dramatic paved road in Romania and connects the Wallachia and Transylvania and the cities of Pitesti and Sibiu.

Tianmen Mountain Road, China – Located within Tianmen Mountain National Park, in Hunan Province. This 11 km (6.8 mi) road takes you to the top of the Tianmen mountain and to Tianmen cave.

The Valley of Fire Road in Nevada passes through beautiful red sandstone formations that look like they are on fire when reflecting the sun.

The route runs from Jasper to Lake Louise and features over 100 ancient glaciers, cascading waterfalls and sweeping valleys. The Valley of the Ten Peaks and glacial Moraine Lake in Banff National Park

The roads around the Amalfi Coast are not the easiest of drives as they are typically narrow and fairly windy. But the spectacular views make it one of the best driving experiences

The Road Leading To The Mountain Of Fitz Roy

The Pacific Coast Highway One is mile upon mile of scenic, ocean-side enchantment, with drivers treated to memorable views for most of the journey

The North Yungas Road in Bolivia is beautiful but also known as the world's most dangerous road because of its single lanes, tight turns, and steep drop-offs.

The Interstate 70, which runs through Utah, is most beautiful in winter, especially when it winds its way through the snow-covered Spotted Wolf Canyon.

The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage listed 243-kilometre (151 mi) stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Warrnambool.

The Garden Route boasts some of the most beautiful stretches of coastline, jam-packed with exotic activities to enjoy along the way

The eroded coastline of the Twelve Apostles at dusk, Port Campbell National Park in Australia

The Col de Turini (el. 1607 m) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in France.

The Blue Ridge Parkway runs from North Carolina to Virginia and is known for its views of rugged mountains and the Appalachian Highlands.

Stelvio Pass, Italy – This mountain pass in northern Italy is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps at an altitude of 2,757 m (9,045 ft).

Seven Mile Bridge, Florida, United States – This famous bridge is located in the Florida Keys and was constructed between 1909 and 1912.

See trains chug their way along the Outeniqua Choo Choo Garden Route as you drive

Scotland's NC500 has been named among the top six road coastal road trips in the world - after only being officially launched two months ago

Scenic Byway 163 stretches from the Arizona border through Monument Valley in Utah. During the 45-mile drive, you'll be able to admire the beautiful red rocks and desert.

Scenic Byway 12 also named as Highway 12 is a state highway that is located in Utah, USA. This highway is at an elevation of around 5,000 to over 9,000 feet above sea level

Perhaps one of the most famous road trips in the world, Route 66 has been the driving force behind many wanting to hit the road for their holidays

Norway’s picturesque Atlantic Ocean Road includes the iconic Storseisundet Bridge

Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road, United Arab Emirates

Iceland's Ring Road encapsulates some of the most stunning landscapes in the world. Pictured are the slopes of Iceland's highest mountain, Hvannadalshnukur - part of the Oraefajokull glacier

he North Coast 500 route in Scotland covers over 500 miles of spectacular Scottish scenery, including the stunning Kylesku Bridge

Going-to-the-Sun Road was completed in 1932 and is a spectacular 50 mile, paved two-lane highway that bisects Glacier National Park east and west.

Furka Pass, Switzerland – Another breathtaking mountain pass in the Alps, this time on the Swiss side. The pass is at an elevation of 2,429 meters (7,969 ft).

For those wishing to experience the spectacular Chilean Andes, why not get in the car and experience it on the road along the Trans-Andean Highway

Experience some of Canada's treasures along this 144-mile winding ribbon in the heart of two national parks. Pictured is the Icefields Parkway, Alberta

Drivers along the route are treated to breathtaking views of the valley as well as the river and nearby villages

Drive on a highway through snow-capped mountains, which is particularly captivating in autumn with the striking golden colours

Dadès Gorges, High Atlas, Morocco

Col de Turini, France

Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia is one of the most scenic drives in Canada, winding around the greater part of Cape Breton Island and offering views of both the woods and the ocean.

Be enchanted by the incredible blue Muncho Lake along Alaska Highway in British Columbia

Australia is home to a range of vast road expanse combined with dramatic scenery, making for an incredible road trip, especially along The Great Ocean Road, winding its way round the coastline

Atlantic Ocean Road is unsheltered from the North Atlantic Ocean, putting it at the mercy of the elements

Another point of interest for fans of the TV show is Ballintoy Harbour, used in the show for The Iron Islands

Along the way drivers can stop off at Antrim and see the regularly photographed natural phenomena, the Dark Hedges, which were used in Game of Thrones

A stunning new route opened in Hubei province, central China, on August 9 called Overwater Highway

A mix of tourists and transport use the Guoliang Tunnel, which is admired for its craftmanship

Atlantic Seaboard fall line in Eastern United States

The Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line or ”Fall Zone”, is a 1,400 kilometers escarpment where the “Piedmont” and “Atlantic coastal” plain meet in the eastern United States. Much of the Atlantic Seaboard fall line passes across the areas where no evidence of faulting is available now. Moreover, the fall line marks the geologic boundary of hard metamorphosed terrain “the product of the Taconic orogeny” and the sandy, relatively flat outwash plain of the upper continental shelf, created of unconsolidated Cretaceous and Cenozoic sediments. The main examples of the Fall Zone comprise the “Potomac River's Great Falls” and the rapids in Richmond, Virginia, where the James River falls across a series of rapids down to its own tidal estuary.

Before navigation improvements such as locks, the fall line was normally the head of navigation on rivers due to their fast-moving water or waterfalls, and the essential portage around them. The Great Falls of the Potomac River is one example. Due to the commercial traffic, requisite labor and accessibility of water power to operate mills; several cities were founded at the intersection of rivers and the fall line. United States Route 1 connects several of the fall line cities. In 1808, Treasury Secretary “Albert Gallatin” noticed the importance of the fall line as a hindrance to improved national communication and commerce among the Atlantic seaboard and the western river systems.   

The most well-known, though not maybe the most challenging obstruction in the navigation of the Atlantic rivers, comprises in their lower falls, which are ascribed to a presumed incessant granite ridge, rising about 130 feet above tide water. Although, the ridge from New York to James River inclusively arrests the ascent of the tide; the falls of every river within that space being specifically at the head of the tide; following thence southwardly a direction almost parallel to the mountains, it recedes from the sea, leaving in each southern river a coverage of good navigation between the tide and the falls. Other falls of less magnitude are found at the gaps of the Blue Ridge, from side to side which the rivers have forced their passage.Source: Charismaticplanet.com

500-million-year-old (Cambrian Period) crystalline bedrock outcrops are buried beneath younger Coastal Plain sediments and artificial fill east of Teddy Roosevelt Island and Rock Creek Park

Africa and North America collided, the sediments in the Iapetus Ocean were compressed and metamorphosed to become part of the bedrock in the Piedmont physiographic province

Great Falls, on the Potomac River, reveals the hard metamorphic rock of the Piedmont - and how rivers in flood stage carve channels

the Fall Line zone (black line) separates the Coastal Plain of eastern Virginia (yellow) from the hard bedrock of the Piedmont

Map showing part of the Eastern Seaboard Fall Line where the pale colored coastal plain meets the brightly colored Piedmont.

Lifetime Photo, Rainbow and Lightning Captured Together

Different people have different approach, likes, mindset, etc., they’d love to do something different in his approach. Just like in photography Greg McCown had been trying to photograph a lightning bolt and rainbow in one shot. He’s trying from last seven years, but unable to fulfil his effort. The 42 years old photographer finally took the spectacular image when driving to work in Arizona left such an impression that he knew he had to shoot it someday. 

He’s doing real estate salesperson job, and one day he finally succeeded with a basic DSLR camera. However, it’s not easy quest as you have to guess where the lightning will strike. You know, when you want to take special picture, you’ve to be ready any time, because your reaction time to see lightning and hit the trigger in time to catch it just are not fast enough. Therefore, i used a lightning trigger, this is a small device that sits on top of the camera, senses the lightning and fires the trigger.”

The Most Beautiful Fox in the world

We can imagine how much you people love foxes, so we got an idea to introduce you some of the most beautiful and striking types of foxes out there so you’d know which type of fox is your favorite! The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) normally comes into mind when you hear the word “fox,” diverse and adaptive genus has species all over the world which makes sense since it can be found throughout the Northern hemisphere all of which are particularly adapted to flourish in their environments. If you really love foxes then you have to think they look better in the wild than they do around someone’s neck, then you will certainly love seeing all of these foxes in their natural element! Well, Fennec foxes, mostly native to North Africa and the Sahara desert, for surely distinguished by their large ears, which serve to dissipate their body heat. These ears give them such good hearing that they can even hear their prey moving under the sand. The Fennec foxes cream-colored fur helps them deflect heat during the day and stay warm at night. However, the red fox is the largest, most wide-spread and, as a result, the most distinct species of all the foxes. They can be found throughout the Northern Hemisphere and in Australia as well. They are very agile hunters and have been known to jump over 2m tall fences.

The “arctic marble fox,” also a member of the red fox species, is not a naturally occurring coloration and it was bred for its fur by humans. Although gray fox, which lives throughout North America, is distinguished by its “salt-and-pepper” upper coat and black-tipped tail. This fox is one of the only canids capable of climbing trees. The silver fox is in fact the same species as the “red fox” they simply have diverse pigmentation variations. The silver fox was, at one time, one of the most valuable fur foxes that could be found ever. They’re still bred and farmed for their fur and can be found throughout the Arctic Circle. Moreover, their thick fur keeps them from shivering in extreme temperatures as low as -70 degrees Celsius (-94 Fahrenheit). These foxes have comparatively short legs and snouts, which supports them to keep their surface area down and retain heat. The cross fox is yet another color variant of the red fox. It is most common in North America. 

Linden is Tall, Fast Growing Shade Tree

Lindens are tall and fast growing, with an attractive, dense shape. They are used as shade trees and often as street trees.  They bear dangling clusters of fragrant white flowers in early summer. Little leaf Linden or Tilia cordata a European tree is among the best. It grows up to 90 feet tall in a dense compact pyramid and is hardy to zone 4. Small, heart shaped dark green leaves turn yellow in fall in cool climates. Greenspire I s a particularly well shaped, fast growing variety, American linden, or basswood T. ameriana is a bit shorter and a bit hardier but it lacks the good fall color. Silver linden (T. tomentosa, also known as T. alba and T. argentea has leaves with whitish undersides that give the tree a silvery look when the wind blows; it is hardy to zone 5.

Well, if you want to grow Linden, then you should grow in deep fertile, moist but well drained soil in sun or part shade. Plant them balled and burlapped. Young trees should be pruned in late winter to develop a strong central leader, and lower branches can be removed to allow movement under them; but in general lindens develop a handsome, symmetrical shape on their own. Old trees can be thinned to remove deadwood and admit light. Source: Charismatic Planet

Lokrum, Croatia.

Lokrum  is an island in the Adriatic Sea 600 metres (1,969 feet) from the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. According to legend, Richard the Lionheart was shipwrecked in 1192 after returning home from the crusades and was cast safely ashore on Lokrum. He pledged to build a church on the island but, at the plea of Dubrovnik citizens, the church was built on the nearby mainland instead. The island is now a popular destination with visitors to Dubrovnik.

The Congo River, Africa

The Congo River in the past also known as the Zaire River is a river in Africa and the world's deepest river with measured depths in excess of 220 m. It is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged. Additionally, its overall length of 4,700 km makes it the ninth longest river.

Royal Bengal Tigers do Battle in India!

these 2 sisters are not getting along here!  Both are 1 year old cubs of T19 Krishna, a beautiful female located in Ranthambore NP, which is south of New Delhi, about nine hours drive., though we fly into Jaipur, which is only 3 hours drive. We had 16 safaris planned for this tour, this happened on our very last drive, during the last 10 minutes!  Incredible luck!

Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland

Skógafoss is a waterfall situated on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline. After the coastline had receded seaward (it is now at a distance of about 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from Skógar), the former sea cliffs remained, parallel to the coast over hundreds of kilometres, creating together with some mountains a clear border between the coastal lowlands and the Highlands of Iceland.

The Barehipani Falls, India

The Barehipani Falls is located in the core area of Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Orissa. It is the 2nd highest waterfall in India. The waterfall is situated on the Budhabalanga River flowing over the Meghasan mountain. The Joranda Falls is located nearby. The Barehipani Falls has a total height of 399 metres (1,309 ft). It is tiered waterfall with two drops. The tallest single drop is 259 metres (850 ft).

Drone discovers Remarkable Glacier Hidden in the Himalayas, that nobody will photograph it again.

Polish photographer “David Kaszlikowski” is highly thankful to the help of a drone, when he captured a incredible scene atop a glacier near the K2 mountain, one that he wouldn’t have ever discovered otherwise. The expedition to discover an exclusive Himalayan locale started while he was shooting the upcoming documentary called “K2 Touching the Sky”. He looked-for a personal project to work on during his downtime, and so he decided to sent his “DJI Phantom drone” to look in the majestic scenery surrounding the world’s second-highest peak. Moreover, the device found a secluded spot near Concordia, which is the area below K2 where the “Baltoro” and “Godwin-Austen” glaciers converge.

He also carefully noticed that there was a section of glacier surrounded by a 65-foot-wide pool of water. Indeed, the place was very exclusive, making a very clean graphic frame, ad it was disappearing, melting, and changing its form every day. However, it was quite obvious nobody will shoot it again like me; nobody will see it the same way the next season. Well, to catch the breathtaking sight, he and his guide hiked to this special place at night, where he used a 30-second exposure shot with a Canon 5D Mark III. 

Although the shutter was open, he lightened the environment with an LED. The ultimate result is a surreal, eerily-glowing form that looks as though it’s from another planet. The unexpected location is one that he would’ve missed on his own. And as a veteran in the industry, he’s thought, like drones, can support photographers get the finest shot possible. The talented Photographer says he maybe would have missed the shot ten years ago, as he wouldn’t have had the drone that spotted the location in the first place, as the technology improves exponentially. These days with digital and access to various advanced tools, it’s much easier to get exceptional results. But one thing never changes; you have to follow your vision. Source: My Modernmet