There is something about a thick, slow moving fog that puts our hairs on end. It’s somewhat unnerving but undeniably beautiful in an eerie way. The kind of feeling where you’re unsure if you should take a step forward, or a step back. Check out these 12 photos and decide for yourself – unsettling or enchanting?

1. A foggy Sutliff Bridge looks unsettling, but intriguing.
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2. A sea of morning fog creeps slowly through the valley.
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3. These unearthly but magical clouds over a barn in Linn County.
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4. This lone shed in Mechanicsville has an eerie feel to it.
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5. A morning fog shrouds the Muddy Creek trail in Coralville.
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6. A thick mist blurs the mysterious forest behind this field.
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7. This home in Mount Vernon looks eerie but beautiful on a foggy morning
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8. This shot of a tree in Mount Vernon has an otherworldly beauty and intrigue to it.
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9. This starry, sundown sky in Worth, Iowa, looks truly magical.
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10. This snowy, untouched bridge between Orange City and Alton is both beckoning and mysterious.
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11. A perfectly captured shot of a storm over a rural Iowa field looks almost supernatural.
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12. The illuminating sun in Worth, Iowa, fills the whole sky with an unearthly beautiful orange haze.
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So, what do you think? Are these photos unnerving and eerie, or enchantingly beautiful? I would have to say both…

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