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Bear Lake is about half in Idaho and half in Utah. This photo was taken from the west side of the Utah end of the lake between Laketown and Garden City. The rocky bottom can be easily seen through the crystal clear water and there are sandy areas nearby that make it popular with swimmers in the summer. Of course everyone tries to see the famous Bear Lake Monster from here.
Geology: this limestone was formed beneath the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The continent of Europe and the continent of Africa are v - e - r - y g - r - a - d - u - a - l - l - y meeting each other over millions of years. So, the limestone is being forced up.
Capo Caccia
Capo Caccia is situated a few kilometres from Alghero, on the southern point of a huge limestone triangle that wedges out into the sea. There are characteristic, impressive cliffs (nearly 300 m high) on its west side.
Capo Caccia is renowned for the underground labyrinth of mysterious caves discovered in 1700. The most famous one is Grotta di Nettuno (2500 m long) that can be reached by sea or on ground climbing the 656 steps of Escala del Cabirol that lead to the cave. There is a beautiful transparent lake (La Marmora) with two small sandy beaches just at its entrance.
Capo Caccia is one of the wildest places in Sardinia. Inland, there is an extraordinary natural reserve established by Italian Botanic Association in 1970 and covering nearly three thousand hectares. It's a marvellous garden full of plants unique to the world. Capo Caccia is frequented by big birds of prey. Many of them are quite rare in other parts of the world.
Travelling towards the north you will come upon Porto Conto, a beautiful bay protected from winds by high cliffs. Nearby, past the village of Fertilia, the prehistoric Necropolis of Anghelu Ruju with 36 graves and the Nuraghe Palmavera can be visited. These are some of the most antique testimonies of the past in this area.
Capo Caccia is the perfect place for diving enthusiasts - there are about 20 different immersion points accessible thanks to scuba diving guides. The sea water is crystal-clear and the submerged caves are full of colourful fish and sea plants including red corral. Most of the underwater excursions are accessible by everybody and the average depth is 25 meters. Some of them are reserved only for the most expert scuba divers.
Capo Caccia offers an ideal environment for other sports enthusiasts for the likes of swimming to aqua gym, from windsurfing to water skiing and canoeing, from mountain biking to horse riding or hiking.
Numerous boat excursions are organised, for example the Riviera del Corallo excursion with its wonderful landscape used as a scenery for many films, Faradada Island (Isola Faradada) to the west of Capo Caccia, Piana Island to the north, Porto Conte Bay with its beautiful beaches, Punta del Giglio and the most spectacular excursions in the famous caves Grotta di Nettuno, Grotta Verde and Grotta dei Ricami.
There are many places and monuments to explore inland such as the antique towers (Torre del Bollo, Torre del Tramariglio, Torre del Pegna) or the Nuraghe Santimbena together with ruins of a Roman villa, and finally, the picturesque old town of Alghero.
Sardiniatourism.com
Shadows now cover the floor of the Feather River Canyon. Even with a bright blue sky above, the light in the canyon is subtle and soft. So are the waters at Rock Creek Reservoir near Belden. The locomotives trailing BNSF 3971 reflect perfectly on the calm waters of the river.
Not sure if I love this one...I don't think the composition is quite right....too much blank space in the upper right. Let me know what you think. Have a good Tuesday.
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I hope, God willin', to be standing here in a month breathing the cool, clean air and listening to the clear water lap the shores of Tenaya Lake up in the high country of Yosemite. Besides continuing my annual trek up to the Sierra Nevada, I should be able to spend a day without the COVID rules annoying me.
The River Derwent flowing through Borowdale in The Lake District in Cumbria. Standing on stepping stones to take this; after my glorious hike up nearby Castle Crag Fell.
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Perhaps the most beautiful lake in America, Lake Tahoe provides amazing views all along the loop drive.
Here boulders protrude from the crystal clear water at Zephyr Cove in Nevada. In the background, on the California side of the lake, can be seen the Sierra Nevada range of mountains.
The lake is divided down the vertical center between the two states.
So despite it being Spring we are still into Winter season. Yesterday was some more snow and later in the evening we had freezing rain/glitter. The only good thing about this is the fact is makes such pretty photo subjects. Taken for ODC "where the sidewalk ends" (this is at the end of our driveway) and also for The Flickr Lounge "leading lines" Have a great day everyone.
The infant River Meon, one of Hampshire's famously crystal clear chalk streams runs down the centre of the High Street.
Ye Olde George Pub with its fine sign just across the road.
La luna illumina la vallata Ampezzana. Il cielo punteggiato di stelle, il Cristallo, le luci di Cortina.
Foto scattata dal Giau
#cortina #giau #cristallo #dolomiti #ampezzo #passo #pass #luna #moon #stelle #stars #nuvole #clouds
Lisboa, 2011
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