clipped from izismile.com Ugly and Frightening Monsters from Your Nightmares (74 pics) I am sure that you are familiar with some of these scary looking and ugly monsters. You might have met them before, and the time has come to see more of images with monsters created by different artists. Be careful. Some illustrations are very obnoxious! You might also enjoy the Famous Monsters from Movies on Classic Paintings.

clipped from izismile.com Earthquake in Washington State (37 pics) The blast caused by this 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Washington State was heard for many miles around. It happened 30 years ago, and it’s still remembered because it set off a huge landslide exposing the superheated core of the volcano. Entire forests were flattened by the blast’s pressure wave, 57 people died and the erupting ash was deposited across 11 states. Take a look at that horrible event that happened in 1980 after the jump.

clipped from izismile.com Marvelous Lake Louise (30 pics) Named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Lake Louise is a beautiful “royal” hamlet in Alberta, Canada. This marvelous area is now one of the leader attractions of Banff National Park. The lake has a surface of 0.3 square miles (0.8 square kilometers) and is drained through the 3-kilometer-long Louise Creek into the Bow River. Lake’s water has emerald color that comes from rock flour. This place is ideal for weddings.

clipped from izismile.com 16-Year-Old Girl Crosses the World on Her Pink Boat (44 pics) 16-year-old Jessica Watson is the youngest sailor who voyaged around the globe without any assistance. Jessica Watson’s journey on her pink boat lasted 210 days, during this time she traveled 23000 nautical miles. She left Sydney on Oct. 18, 2009, crossed the Pacific Ocean, then the equator, she rounded the Cape Horn (the most southerly point of South America), swam across the Atlantic Ocean to South Africa and then swam across the Indian Ocean and along the southern coast of Australia. Earlier, the youngest participant of around the world was considered a 17-year-old Briton Mike Perham. Meanwhile, the record in a single nonstop solo circumnavigation belonged to Australian Jesse Martin, who made the voyage at the age of 18 in 1999. The Watson’s voyage, however, will not be recognized officially as a record in any case in order to discourage ambitious parents pushing younger children off to sea.

clipped from izismile.com Beautiful Space Illustrations (40 pics) Space art is eye-catching, peaceful and unique in its own way. I can spend hours looking at these space illustrations and “flying” away into my thoughts. Images you will find inside this post are created by such artists as Camille Besneville, Josef Barton, Jakub Skorutowski and others. Click to enlarge