It's carving time
Pumpkin field, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (© Shaun Cunningham/Alamy)

A mother's warmth in the cold
Polar bear mom and cub, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada (© Design Pics/plainpicture)

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A mother's warmth in the cold
Polar bear mom and cub, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada (© Design Pics/plainpicture)

Into the woods
Gespensterwald, Nienhagen, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany (© mauritius images GmbH/Alamy)

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Into the woods
Gespensterwald, Nienhagen, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany (© mauritius images GmbH/Alamy)

The heights of horror
The Mont Blanc massif, near Chamonix, France (© Simon Schöpf/Getty Images)

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The heights of horror
The Mont Blanc massif, near Chamonix, France (© Simon Schöpf/Getty Images)

Ghosts of the gold rush
Bodie State Historic Park, Mono County, California (© Julien McRoberts/Tetra Images, LLC/Alamy)

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Ghosts of the gold rush
Bodie State Historic Park, Mono County, California (© Julien McRoberts/Tetra Images, LLC/Alamy)

Stairway to nowhere
Madame Sherri Forest and the ruins of an old castle, New Hampshire (© yggdrasill/Shutterstock)

Stairway to nowhere
Madame Sherri Forest and the ruins of an old castle, New Hampshire (© yggdrasill/Shutterstock)

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Fearsome façade
Palazzo Zuccari, Rome, Italy (© Photon-Photos/Getty Images)

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Fearsome façade
Palazzo Zuccari, Rome, Italy (© Photon-Photos/Getty Images)

Standing tall in fall
Cypress trees in George L. Smith State Park, Georgia (© Chris Moore/TANDEM Stills + Motion)

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Standing tall in fall
Cypress trees in George L. Smith State Park, Georgia (© Chris Moore/TANDEM Stills + Motion)

Hanging in there
Three-toed sloth in Costa Rica (© Harry Collins/Getty Images)

Hanging in there
Three-toed sloth in Costa Rica (© Harry Collins/Getty Images)

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Uncovering the past
Temple of Hathor, Dendera Temple Complex, Qena, Egypt (© Nick Brundle Photography/Getty Images)

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Uncovering the past
Temple of Hathor, Dendera Temple Complex, Qena, Egypt (© Nick Brundle Photography/Getty Images)

Falling for Central Park
Autumn in Central Park, Manhattan, New York (© mapman/Shutterstock)