Sankai Waterfall is located in Otaki Ward (formerly Otaki Village ) in Date City, Hokkaido . Drop 10m in three steps. The place name of "Otaki" is derived from this waterfall [1] . The area around the waterfall is maintained as "Mikai Taki Park". There is a spring called "Kanro-hosui" near the waterfall, and many local residents and other people come to collect it. It is also a famous place for autumn colors.

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wanaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps. . Lake Wanaka - The Lone tree, New Zealand. Mt Aspiring National Park is a very unique place by world standards, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Area. It is made up of soaring mountain peaks, 100's of spectacular glaciers, lush beech forest, braided rivers, alpine meadows and is home to a diverse variety of native New Zealand flora and fauna.

I couldn't find the English name of the Husband and wife ponds (夫婦池) but it actually consisted of 2 ponds; Kagami-lke pond (鏡池) + Sapphire pond (摺鉢池) at he 3rd Observation Deck of Mount Asahi (旭岳 Asahi-dake). The Kagami-lke pond is the bigger one that is on the right.

While still at city of Abashiri, we walked to the seashore of Sea of ​​Okhotsk. Abashiri that is actual the coast of Sea of ​​Okhotsk is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, the island of Hokkaido to the south, the island of Sakhalin along the west, and a long stretch of eastern Siberian coast along the west and north. The northeast corner is the Shelikhov Gulf. The sea is named after Okhotsk, the first Russian settlement in the Far East. (鄂霍次克海是西太平洋的邊緣海，介於東部的堪察加半島，東南的千島群島，南部的北海道島，西部的薩哈林島和漫長的山脈之間 西伯利亞東部沿海，沿西部和北部。 東北角是謝里霍夫灣。 大海以鄂霍次克人的名字命名，鄂霍次克人是遠東地區的第一個俄羅斯人定居點。)

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

Arrowhead Lake is a lake in the Arrowhead Provincial Park that is located north of Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Ontario Parks system. A portion of the shoreline of Glacial Lake Algonquin is visible in the park.

Lake Hangetsu (日本語: 北海道倶知安町・半月湖) is a volcanic lake located at the west foot of Mount Yotei, the landmark of Niseko. It is not that huge as a lake; about 1.3 square kilometers (about 320 acres) in area. As the name of the lake "Hangetsu (half moon) describes, it is shaped like a fat crescent moon viewed from above. It originally had a circular shape but it shrank to present form because some of the lake bed got elevated.

Surrounded by dense virgin forest, it is hard to see the whole picture of the lake. When you walk around the promenade around the lake, however, you will see the lake surface through the woods intermittently creating spiritual atmosphere. On a fine day, the area becomes the comfortable place embraced by the dim sunlight filtered through the trees and bird whispers

The Johnston Canyon trail quickly approaches the Lower Canyon Falls (1.2km, 30m elevation gain), The Lower Canyon Falls are a dramatic sight, tumbling down the canyon into a deep, turquoise pool. The gushing waterfall can be admired from the catwalk, which offers a fantastic view of the plunging water, but for a closer look, walk through the tunnel to the viewing platform. Be careful with your camera, as you are likely to get wet! from these two viewing points it’s easy to see the way in which the falls have sculpted the rocks of the canyon, carving dramatic shapes into the colorful rock.

Continuing from Lower Canyon Falls, there is another 1.4km and 150m of elevation gain to the Upper Canyon Falls. The route up Johnston Canyon continues to impress as you ascend, with brief views of the large canyon walls through the forest.

Like other, we needed to do a little hiking to see the beautiful sceneries at Mount Asahi (æ—-å²³ Asahi-dake). Since it has s heavy snowfall yesterday, My wife and me rented pairs of water boot for the hiking. The temperature got warm when the bright sun was overhead. At the same time, beautiful reflection where ever was a calm water of ponds. Here is one of the scene.

With fall foilage and Shiretoko mountain range at the background, A pano view of the long winding elevated wooden path over the wet plants at 知床五湖 国立公園 Shiretoko National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).

This picture again was produced by snitching a number of images shooting in vertical orientation in PS and post-edited in Lr.

The Snowdon Park Wetland and Forest Preserve Trails (Minden) Snowdon Park is a park in Haliburton Highlands located on Snowdon Park Road. Snowdon Park is situated south of Canning Lake, and northwest of Drag River.

In 2014, I visited Guizhou, China. Nearby the world famous Huangguoshu Waterfall ,there is a Yinlianzhuitan waterfall that is less well known but to me it is a marvelous scene. Yinlianzhuitan Waterfall is located at the upper left of the water stone forest in Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Area. The waterfall is more than ten meters high, with a funnel -shaped upper part and a trough-shaped melting pool at the bottom. Visitors can take a close look at the stone road next to the waterfall and hear the extremely powerful roar of the waterfall (銀鏈墜潭瀑布) 这个瀑布只有十余米高，上面成漏斗形，底部是槽状溶潭。在潭沿面上隆起的石包，象一张张下覆的莲叶，交错搭连，河水在每一张叶面上均匀铺开，纵情漫流，象千千万万条大大小小的银链，轻音嚷嚷地缓缓坠入溶潭，永远没完没了。三岔河水被钙华滩分成串串珠链，坠入深潭，是黄果树瀑布群中最秀美的瀑布。

银链坠潭瀑布位于天星桥景区水上石林区的，其形如斗，其声如歌，其状如链。在黄果树瀑布群中，它既不是以高取胜，也不是以阔或大惊人，而是以它那千丝万缕的情态和如泣如诉的瀑声

The boathouse, located at The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge that you could see in previous image is on the shores of Lac Beauvert is an one stop shop for adventure related activities like canoeing so you can get out and explore the hidden coves of this beautiful glacier-fed lake.

Old photo captured in 2013 and recently edited.

Potatso National Park, 3280 – 4160 meters above sea level, is also known as Pudacuo National Park. It is located in the southern part of the “Three Parallel Rivers” world natural heritage area, which belongs to the Heng Duan Mountain range – the one mountains that goes from North to South in China.

雲南普達措國家公園是一座位於中國雲南省迪慶藏族自治州香格里拉市境內的國家公園, 3280 – 4160米的地方, 它位於世界自然遺產“三大平行河”的南部，屬於橫斷山脈，這是中國從北到南的唯一山脈。

Natural Bridge, depending on your viewing angle, the span kind of seemed more like rocks being wedged together than a legitimate natural bridge. Further to the 2 previous images, this one gives you the real look of how the natural bridge like.

Taken on May 31, 2015, while my beloved English wife Theresa Jane Brown and I were visiting friends on the beautiful island of Evia, Greece.

LIMNI - ΛΙΜΝΗ

Limni, on the island of Evia, is a small port, beach and tourist resort, which is beautiful the whole year round. It is located 80 km NW of Chalkida and about 150 km from Athens.

The island of Evia lies along the Eastern coast of Central Greece, and is accessible to the mainland via two bridges, an old wooden bridge and a contemporary suspension bridge. There are also frequent ferries to several parts of the island. It is 175 km long and is the second largest island in Greece, and the third largest in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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The Three Sisters are a trio of peaks near Canmore, Alberta, Canada. They are known individually as Big Sister, Middle Sister and Little Sister. In 1883, Albert Rogers named these mountains the Three Nuns after a storm left a heavy veil of snow on the northern face of all three peaks. They were renamed the Three Sisters in 1886 by George Dawson and they are referred to individually as Big Sister, Middle Sister and Little Sister. Heavily associated with the town of Canmore in the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies known as Kananaskis Country, the Three Sisters may be the most recognized peaks in the Bow River Valley section of the TransCanada Highway (Hwy 1).

This photo was shot from the BlackStone Lodge in Canmore where we stayed throughout the trip.

Southern Alps seen from Lake Wanaka.

The Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana is a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the range's western side. The name "Southern Alps" generally refers to the entire range, although separate names are given to many of the smaller ranges that form part of it.

The Lake Toya is peaceful, especially at dawn and in the early morning beside the firework in the evening. Relax environment to be enjoyed. Lake Toya (Toyako), the third largest caldera lake in Japan, spreads out in front of Lake Toya Hot Spring. According to geologic research, this lake formed due to a gigantic eruption that occurred about 110,000 years ago, and four islands near the center of the lake were lava domes that rose and cooled about 50,000 years ago due to eruptive activity at the bottom of the lake. Lake Toya is regarded as one of Hokkaido’s three great landscapes for its beautiful lake views that change from morning to evening. This image "Morning of Lake Toya" was only one little corner of the lake that revealed its one of many beauty in the autumn.

Fenland Trail is an easy going, very level and well maintained walking trail in the Village of Banff, Alberta, Canada in the Banff National Park. Fenland is a nature trail and picnic area destination located in a wetland environment called a fen. A fen is a wetland marsh feed primarily by groundwater. It is a natural sanctuary for plants to thrive like sedges, moss and cat tails; trees like aspen, white spruce and poplar and wildlife like birds, elk and deer.