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  • Visitors ride a shuttle boat across Lake Kozjak in Plitvice Lakes National Park (Nacionalni park Plitvicka jezera, in Croatia, Europe). Lake Kozjak connects the Lower Lakes (Donja Jezera) with the Upper Lakes (Gornja Jezera). The park was founded in 1949 and is honored by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. Waters flowing over limestone, dolomite, and chalk in this karstic landscape have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams, beautiful emerald lakes and waterfalls. Warming conditions after the last Ice Age (less than 12,000 years ago) allowed the natural dams to form from tufa (calcium carbonate) and chalk depositing in layers, bound by plants. Plitvicka Jezera is a municipality of Lika-Senj County, in the Republic of Croatia.
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  • Visitors ride a shuttle boat across Lake Kozjak in Plitvice Lakes National Park (Nacionalni park Plitvicka jezera, in Croatia, Europe). Lake Kozjak connects the Lower Lakes (Donja Jezera) with the Upper Lakes (Gornja Jezera). The park was founded in 1949 and is honored by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. Waters flowing over limestone, dolomite, and chalk in this karstic landscape have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams, beautiful emerald lakes and waterfalls. Warming conditions after the last Ice Age (less than 12,000 years ago) allowed the natural dams to form from tufa (calcium carbonate) and chalk depositing in layers, bound by plants. Plitvicka Jezera is a municipality of Lika-Senj County, in the Republic of Croatia.
    13CRO-037_Plitvice-Lakes-Croatia.jpg
  • Boardwalks traverse the Lower Lakes (Donje jezera), in Plitvice Lakes National Park (Nacionalni park Plitvicka jezera, in Croatia, Europe), which was founded in 1949 and is honored by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. Waters flowing over limestone, dolomite, and chalk in this karstic landscape have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams, beautiful emerald lakes and waterfalls. Warming conditions after the last Ice Age (less than 12,000 years ago) allowed the natural dams to form from tufa (calcium carbonate) and chalk depositing in layers, bound by plants. Plitvicka Jezera is a municipality of Lika-Senj County, in the Republic of Croatia.
    13CRO-214_Plitvice-Lakes-Croatia.jpg
  • Visitors crowd boardwalks in the Lower Lakes (Donje jezera), in Plitvice Lakes National Park (Nacionalni park Plitvicka jezera, in Croatia, Europe), which was founded in 1949 and is honored by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. Waters flowing over limestone, dolomite, and chalk in this karstic landscape have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams, beautiful emerald lakes and waterfalls. Warming conditions after the last Ice Age (less than 12,000 years ago) allowed the natural dams to form from tufa (calcium carbonate) and chalk depositing in layers, bound by plants. Plitvicka Jezera is a municipality of Lika-Senj County, in the Republic of Croatia.
    13CRO-213_Plitvice-Lakes-Croatia.jpg
  • Visitors crowd boardwalks in the Lower Lakes (Donje jezera), in Plitvice Lakes National Park (Nacionalni park Plitvicka jezera, in Croatia, Europe), which was founded in 1949 and is honored by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. Waters flowing over limestone, dolomite, and chalk in this karstic landscape have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams, beautiful emerald lakes and waterfalls. Warming conditions after the last Ice Age (less than 12,000 years ago) allowed the natural dams to form from tufa (calcium carbonate) and chalk depositing in layers, bound by plants. Plitvicka Jezera is a municipality of Lika-Senj County, in the Republic of Croatia.
    13CRO-203_Plitvice-Lakes-Croatia.jpg
  • Plitvice Lakes National Park (Nacionalni park Plitvicka jezera, in Croatia, Europe) was founded in 1949 and is honored by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. Waters flowing over limestone, dolomite, and chalk in this karstic landscape have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams, beautiful emerald lakes and waterfalls. Warming conditions after the last Ice Age (less than 12,000 years ago) allowed the natural dams to form from tufa (calcium carbonate) and chalk depositing in layers, bound by plants. Plitvicka Jezera is a municipality of Lika-Senj County, in the Republic of Croatia.
    13CRO-184_Plitvice-Lakes-Croatia.jpg
  • Multiple streams of the beautiful waterfall Veliki prstavac plunge 28 meters. Plitvice Lakes National Park (Nacionalni park Plitvicka jezera, in Croatia, Europe) was founded in 1949 and is honored by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. Waters flowing over limestone, dolomite, and chalk in this karstic landscape have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams, beautiful emerald lakes and waterfalls. Warming conditions after the last Ice Age (less than 12,000 years ago) allowed the natural dams to form from tufa (calcium carbonate) and chalk depositing in layers, bound by plants. Plitvicka Jezera is a municipality of Lika-Senj County, in the Republic of Croatia.
    13CRO-173_Plitvice-Lakes-Croatia.jpg
  • A map of North Island, New Zealand, suggests favorite parks and sights.
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  • Emerald Lakes reflect a sharp peak (the edge of an unnamed ridge). In the Bishop Creek watershed, enjoy a scenic hike from Lake Sabrina to beautiful Blue Lake, Emerald Lakes, and Dingleberry Lake in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. The good trail is 8.5 miles round trip with 1850 feet cumulative gain. (Beyond Dingleberry Lake, the trail splits to Midnight Lake and Hungry Packer Lake.) This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
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  • Emerald Lakes, on the Tongariro Crossing, Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand. In 1990 and 1993, UNESCO honored Tongariro National Park as a World Heritage Area and Cultural Landscape. Tongariro National Park served as a location for fictional Mordor and Mount Doom in the "Lord of the rings" Motion Pictures.
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  • Hallett peak (left) and Flattop Mountain (right) rise above Emerald Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. From Bear Lake Trailhead, hike a scenic circuit with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks, on well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Hallett peak (left) and Flattop Mountain (right) rise above Emerald Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. From Bear Lake Trailhead, hike a scenic circuit with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks, on well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
    1709US1-1175-79-Pano.jpg
  • Lake Haiyaha. Hike a classic loop from Bear Lake Trailhead with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Walk a scenic circuit of well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle.
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  • Dream Lake. Hike a classic loop from Bear Lake Trailhead with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Walk a scenic circuit of well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle.
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  • Hallett peak (left) and Flattop Mountain rise above Dream Lake. Hike a classic loop from Bear Lake Trailhead with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Walk a scenic circuit of well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
    1709US1-1132-33-Pano.jpg
  • Mt Thompson (13,494 feet) and Thompson Ridge (left) rise above beautiful Blue Lake in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. In the Bishop Creek watershed, enjoy a scenic hike from Lake Sabrina to beautiful Blue Lake, Emerald Lakes, and Dingleberry Lake. The good trail is 8.5 miles round trip with 1850 feet cumulative gain. (Beyond Dingleberry Lake, the trail splits to Midnight Lake and Hungry Packer Lake.) This panorama was stitched from 11 overlapping photos.
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  • Mt Thompson (13,494 feet) and Thompson Ridge (left) rise above beautiful Blue Lake in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. In the Bishop Creek watershed, enjoy a scenic hike from Lake Sabrina to beautiful Blue Lake, Emerald Lakes, and Dingleberry Lake. The good trail is 8.5 miles round trip with 1850 feet cumulative gain. (Beyond Dingleberry Lake, the trail splits to Midnight Lake and Hungry Packer Lake.)
    1507CAL-2093.jpg
  • Lake Sabrina reservoir, in Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. In the Bishop Creek watershed, enjoy a scenic hike from Lake Sabrina to beautiful Blue Lake, Emerald Lakes, and Dingleberry Lake in John Muir Wilderness. The good trail is 8.5 miles round trip with 1850 feet cumulative gain. (Beyond Dingleberry Lake, the trail splits to Midnight Lake and Hungry Packer Lake.)
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  • Nymph Lake. Hike a classic loop from Bear Lake Trailhead with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Walk a scenic circuit of well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Pine tree panorama at The Loch. Hike a classic loop from Bear Lake Trailhead with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Walk a scenic circuit of well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Sky Pond in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Hike a classic loop from Bear Lake Trailhead with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks on well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
    1709US1-1417-28-Pano.jpg
  • A duck swims across an intricate pattern of leaves reflected in the emerald and blue waters of Lake Bled (Blejsko jezero), in the Julian Alps, Slovenia, Europe. Lake Bled hosted the World Rowing Championships in 1966, 1979, 1989, and 2011. The lake is 35 kilometers from Ljubljana International Airport.
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  • A duck swims across an intricate pattern of leaves reflected in the emerald and blue waters of Lake Bled (Blejsko jezero), in the Julian Alps, Slovenia, Europe. Lake Bled hosted the World Rowing Championships in 1966, 1979, 1989, and 2011. The lake is 35 kilometers from Ljubljana International Airport.
    13SLO-1371_Lake-Bled-Slovenia.jpg
  • Morning fog breaks to reveal the President Range above Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The Emerald Triangle makes a fine hike of 20 km (12 miles, with 3200 feet gain) around Emerald Lake and over Burgess Pass and Yoho Pass. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984. The panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping images.
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  • Rent canoes for paddling on pristine waters at Emerald Lake Lodge in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984. The panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping images.
    1209CAN-122-125pan_Emerald-Lake-cano...jpg
  • A red canoe paddles towards Emerald Lake Lodge, beneath Mount Burgess (2599 metres / 8527 feet) in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. This is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. For 17 years, Mount Burgess was featured on the Canadian ten dollar bill. Published in Wilderness Travel 2004 Catalog of Adventures.
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  • Emerald Lakes, on the Tongariro Crossing, Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand
    07NZ_7232-Emerald-Lakes.jpg
  • Walk the trail behind Lower Emerald Pool waterfall in Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah, USA. The North Fork of the Virgin River carved spectacular Zion Canyon through reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone up to half a mile (800 m) deep and 15 miles (24 km) long. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateaus lifted the region 10,000 feet (3000 m) starting 13 million years ago. Zion and Kolob canyon geology includes 9 formations covering 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation, from warm, shallow seas, streams, lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments. Mormons discovered the canyon in 1858 and settled in the early 1860s. U.S. President Taft declared it Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. In 1918, the name changed to Zion (an ancient Hebrew name for Jerusalem), which became a National Park in 1919. The Kolob section (a 1937 National Monument) was added to Zion National Park in 1956. Unusually diverse plants and animals congregate here where the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert meet. The panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
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  • Upper Emerald Pool waterfall, Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah, USA. The North Fork of the Virgin River carved spectacular Zion Canyon through reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone up to half a mile (800 m) deep and 15 miles (24 km) long. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateaus lifted the region 10,000 feet (3000 m) starting 13 million years ago. Zion and Kolob canyon geology includes 9 formations covering 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation, from warm, shallow seas, streams, lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments. Mormons discovered the canyon in 1858 and settled in the early 1860s. U.S. President Taft declared it Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. In 1918, the name changed to Zion (an ancient Hebrew name for Jerusalem), which became a National Park in 1919. The Kolob section (a 1937 National Monument) was added to Zion National Park in 1956. Unusually diverse plants and animals congregate here where the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert meet. The panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
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  • Patterns of desert varnish coat canyon walls near Lower Emerald Pool waterfall in Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah, USA. Manganese-rich desert varnish requires thousands of years to coat a rock face that is protected from precipitation and wind erosion. The varnish likely originates from airborne dust and external surface runoff, including: clay minerals, oxides and hydroxides of manganese (Mn) and/or iron (Fe), sand grains, trace elements, and usually organic matter. Streaks of black varnish often occur where water cascades over cliffs, but wind doesn't sculpt its shape. Varnish color varies from shades of brown to black. Manganese-poor, iron-rich varnishes are red to orange, and intermediate concentrations are shaded brown. Manganese-oxidizing microbes may explain the unusually high concentration of manganese in black desert varnish, which can be smooth and shiny where densest. More about Zion: The North Fork of the Virgin River carved spectacular Zion Canyon through reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone up to half a mile (800 m) deep and 15 miles (24 km) long. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateaus lifted the region 10,000 feet (3000 m) starting 13 million years ago. Zion and Kolob canyon geology includes 9 formations covering 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation, from warm, shallow seas, streams, lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments. Mormons discovered the canyon in 1858 and settled in the early 1860s. U.S. President Taft declared it Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. In 1918, the name changed to Zion (an ancient Hebrew name for Jerusalem), which became a National Park in 1919. The Kolob section (a 1937 National Monument) was added to Zion National Park in 1956. Unusually diverse plants and animals congregate here where the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert meet.  The panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    1303UTC-5013-5017pan_Zion_Emerald-Fa...jpg
  • Topo map of Bear Lake Loop, hike 13 miles with 2600 feet gain, in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Hike a classic loop from Bear Lake Trailhead with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks. Walk a scenic circuit of well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle.
    1709-Bear-Lake-loop-map.jpg
  • Gnarly pine tree at Lake Haiyaha. Hike a classic loop from Bear Lake Trailhead with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Walk a scenic circuit of well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
    1709US1-1229-31-Pano.jpg
  • Gnarly pine tree at Lake Haiyaha. Hike a classic loop from Bear Lake Trailhead with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Walk a scenic circuit of well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle.
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  • Timberline Falls. Hike a classic loop from Bear Lake Trailhead with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Walk a scenic circuit of well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle.
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  • Hike a classic loop from Bear Lake Trailhead with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Walk a scenic circuit of well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
    1709US1-1123-27-Pano.jpg
  • Dingleberry Lake panorama, in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. In the Bishop Creek watershed, enjoy a scenic hike from Lake Sabrina to beautiful Blue Lake, Emerald Lakes, and Dingleberry Lake. The good trail is 8.5 miles round trip with 1850 feet cumulative gain. (Beyond Dingleberry Lake, the trail splits to Midnight Lake and Hungry Packer Lake.) This panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
    1507CAL-2140-46pan.jpg
  • Ice on branches, Lower Emerald Pool waterfall, Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah, USA. The North Fork of the Virgin River carved spectacular Zion Canyon through reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone up to half a mile (800 m) deep and 15 miles (24 km) long. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateaus lifted the region 10,000 feet (3000 m) starting 13 million years ago. Zion and Kolob canyon geology includes 9 formations covering 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation, from warm, shallow seas, streams, lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments. Mormons discovered the canyon in 1858 and settled in the early 1860s. U.S. President Taft declared it Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. In 1918, the name changed to Zion (an ancient Hebrew name for Jerusalem), which became a National Park in 1919. The Kolob section (a 1937 National Monument) was added to Zion National Park in 1956. Unusually diverse plants and animals congregate here where the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert meet.
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  • Cliff near Upper Emerald Pool waterfall, Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah, USA. The North Fork of the Virgin River carved spectacular Zion Canyon through reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone up to half a mile (800 m) deep and 15 miles (24 km) long. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateaus lifted the region 10,000 feet (3000 m) starting 13 million years ago. Zion and Kolob canyon geology includes 9 formations covering 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation, from warm, shallow seas, streams, lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments. Mormons discovered the canyon in 1858 and settled in the early 1860s. U.S. President Taft declared it Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. In 1918, the name changed to Zion (an ancient Hebrew name for Jerusalem), which became a National Park in 1919. The Kolob section (a 1937 National Monument) was added to Zion National Park in 1956. Unusually diverse plants and animals congregate here where the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert meet.
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  • Ice on branches, Lower Emerald Pool waterfall, Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah, USA. The North Fork of the Virgin River carved spectacular Zion Canyon through reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone up to half a mile (800 m) deep and 15 miles (24 km) long. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateaus lifted the region 10,000 feet (3000 m) starting 13 million years ago. Zion and Kolob canyon geology includes 9 formations covering 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation, from warm, shallow seas, streams, lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments. Mormons discovered the canyon in 1858 and settled in the early 1860s. U.S. President Taft declared it Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. In 1918, the name changed to Zion (an ancient Hebrew name for Jerusalem), which became a National Park in 1919. The Kolob section (a 1937 National Monument) was added to Zion National Park in 1956. Unusually diverse plants and animals congregate here where the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert meet.
    1303UT-1209.jpg
  • Ice on branches, Lower Emerald Pool waterfall, Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah, USA. The North Fork of the Virgin River carved spectacular Zion Canyon through reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone up to half a mile (800 m) deep and 15 miles (24 km) long. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateaus lifted the region 10,000 feet (3000 m) starting 13 million years ago. Zion and Kolob canyon geology includes 9 formations covering 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation, from warm, shallow seas, streams, lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments. Mormons discovered the canyon in 1858 and settled in the early 1860s. U.S. President Taft declared it Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. In 1918, the name changed to Zion (an ancient Hebrew name for Jerusalem), which became a National Park in 1919. The Kolob section (a 1937 National Monument) was added to Zion National Park in 1956. Unusually diverse plants and animals congregate here where the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert meet.
    1303UT-1205.jpg
  • Ice on branches, Lower Emerald Pool waterfall, Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah, USA. The North Fork of the Virgin River carved spectacular Zion Canyon through reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone up to half a mile (800 m) deep and 15 miles (24 km) long. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateaus lifted the region 10,000 feet (3000 m) starting 13 million years ago. Zion and Kolob canyon geology includes 9 formations covering 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation, from warm, shallow seas, streams, lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments. Mormons discovered the canyon in 1858 and settled in the early 1860s. U.S. President Taft declared it Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. In 1918, the name changed to Zion (an ancient Hebrew name for Jerusalem), which became a National Park in 1919. The Kolob section (a 1937 National Monument) was added to Zion National Park in 1956. Unusually diverse plants and animals congregate here where the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert meet.
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  • Ice on branches, Lower Emerald Pool waterfall, Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah, USA. The North Fork of the Virgin River carved spectacular Zion Canyon through reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone up to half a mile (800 m) deep and 15 miles (24 km) long. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateaus lifted the region 10,000 feet (3000 m) starting 13 million years ago. Zion and Kolob canyon geology includes 9 formations covering 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation, from warm, shallow seas, streams, lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments. Mormons discovered the canyon in 1858 and settled in the early 1860s. U.S. President Taft declared it Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. In 1918, the name changed to Zion (an ancient Hebrew name for Jerusalem), which became a National Park in 1919. The Kolob section (a 1937 National Monument) was added to Zion National Park in 1956. Unusually diverse plants and animals congregate here where the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert meet.
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  • Patterns of desert varnish coat canyon walls near Lower Emerald Pool waterfall in Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah, USA. Manganese-rich desert varnish requires thousands of years to coat a rock face that is protected from precipitation and wind erosion. The varnish likely originates from airborne dust and external surface runoff, including: clay minerals, oxides and hydroxides of manganese (Mn) and/or iron (Fe), sand grains, trace elements, and usually organic matter. Streaks of black varnish often occur where water cascades over cliffs, but wind doesn't sculpt its shape. Varnish color varies from shades of brown to black. Manganese-poor, iron-rich varnishes are red to orange, and intermediate concentrations are shaded brown. Manganese-oxidizing microbes may explain the unusually high concentration of manganese in black desert varnish, which can be smooth and shiny where densest. More about Zion: The North Fork of the Virgin River carved spectacular Zion Canyon through reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone up to half a mile (800 m) deep and 15 miles (24 km) long. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateaus lifted the region 10,000 feet (3000 m) starting 13 million years ago. Zion and Kolob canyon geology includes 9 formations covering 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation, from warm, shallow seas, streams, lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments. Mormons discovered the canyon in 1858 and settled in the early 1860s. U.S. President Taft declared it Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. In 1918, the name changed to Zion (an ancient Hebrew name for Jerusalem), which became a National Park in 1919. The Kolob section (a 1937 National Monument) was added to Zion National Park in 1956. Unusually diverse plants and animals congregate here where the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert meet.
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  • Ice on branches, Lower Emerald Pool waterfall, Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah, USA. The North Fork of the Virgin River carved spectacular Zion Canyon through reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone up to half a mile (800 m) deep and 15 miles (24 km) long. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateaus lifted the region 10,000 feet (3000 m) starting 13 million years ago. Zion and Kolob canyon geology includes 9 formations covering 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation, from warm, shallow seas, streams, lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments. Mormons discovered the canyon in 1858 and settled in the early 1860s. U.S. President Taft declared it Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. In 1918, the name changed to Zion (an ancient Hebrew name for Jerusalem), which became a National Park in 1919. The Kolob section (a 1937 National Monument) was added to Zion National Park in 1956. Unusually diverse plants and animals congregate here where the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert meet.
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  • Ice on branches, Lower Emerald Pool waterfall, Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah, USA. The North Fork of the Virgin River carved spectacular Zion Canyon through reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone up to half a mile (800 m) deep and 15 miles (24 km) long. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateaus lifted the region 10,000 feet (3000 m) starting 13 million years ago. Zion and Kolob canyon geology includes 9 formations covering 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation, from warm, shallow seas, streams, lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments. Mormons discovered the canyon in 1858 and settled in the early 1860s. U.S. President Taft declared it Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. In 1918, the name changed to Zion (an ancient Hebrew name for Jerusalem), which became a National Park in 1919. The Kolob section (a 1937 National Monument) was added to Zion National Park in 1956. Unusually diverse plants and animals congregate here where the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert meet.
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  • Ice on branches, Lower Emerald Pool waterfall, Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah, USA. The North Fork of the Virgin River carved spectacular Zion Canyon through reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone up to half a mile (800 m) deep and 15 miles (24 km) long. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateaus lifted the region 10,000 feet (3000 m) starting 13 million years ago. Zion and Kolob canyon geology includes 9 formations covering 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation, from warm, shallow seas, streams, lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments. Mormons discovered the canyon in 1858 and settled in the early 1860s. U.S. President Taft declared it Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. In 1918, the name changed to Zion (an ancient Hebrew name for Jerusalem), which became a National Park in 1919. The Kolob section (a 1937 National Monument) was added to Zion National Park in 1956. Unusually diverse plants and animals congregate here where the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert meet.
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  • Alberta Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Hike a classic loop from Bear Lake Trailhead with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks; a scenic circuit of well-graded paths leads 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead covering 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle.
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  • See the Piute Crags from Sabrina Basin Trail (near Blue Lake) in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. In the Bishop Creek watershed, enjoy a scenic hike from Lake Sabrina to beautiful Blue Lake, Emerald Lakes, and Dingleberry Lake. The good trail is 8.5 miles round trip with 1850 feet cumulative gain. (Beyond Dingleberry Lake, the trail splits to Midnight Lake and Hungry Packer Lake.)
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  • Trekking poles assist a hiker crossing logs at the outlet of Blue Lake in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. In the Bishop Creek watershed, enjoy a scenic hike from Lake Sabrina to beautiful Blue Lake, Emerald Lakes, and Dingleberry Lake. The good trail is 8.5 miles round trip with 1850 feet cumulative gain. (Beyond Dingleberry Lake, the trail splits to Midnight Lake and Hungry Packer Lake.) For licensing options, please inquire.
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  • Alpine Penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii) blooms with a bright magenta/pink color at Blue Lake in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. In the Bishop Creek watershed, enjoy a scenic hike from Lake Sabrina to beautiful Blue Lake, Emerald Lakes, and Dingleberry Lake. The good trail is 8.5 miles round trip with 1850 feet cumulative gain. (Beyond Dingleberry Lake, the trail splits to Midnight Lake and Hungry Packer Lake.)
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  • Coville's columbine or Sierra columbine (Aquilegia pubescens) is endemic to the southern Sierra Nevada mountains. In the Bishop Creek watershed, enjoy a scenic hike from Lake Sabrina to beautiful Blue Lake, Emerald Lakes, and Dingleberry Lake in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. The good trail is 8.5 miles round trip with 1850 feet cumulative gain. (Beyond Dingleberry Lake, the trail splits to Midnight Lake and Hungry Packer Lake.)
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  • Coville's columbine or Sierra columbine (Aquilegia pubescens) is endemic to the southern Sierra Nevada mountains. In the Bishop Creek watershed, enjoy a scenic hike from Lake Sabrina to beautiful Blue Lake, Emerald Lakes, and Dingleberry Lake in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. The good trail is 8.5 miles round trip with 1850 feet cumulative gain. (Beyond Dingleberry Lake, the trail splits to Midnight Lake and Hungry Packer Lake.)
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  • The President Range, Mount Wapta, Emerald Lake Lodge, and Mount Burgess (right, 2599 meters or 8527 feet elevation) reflect in Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The Emerald Triangle makes a fine hike of 20 km (12 miles, with 3200 feet gain) around Emerald Lake and over Burgess Pass and Yoho Pass. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984. The panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping images.
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  • Emerald Lake Lodge and Mount Burgess (2599 meters or 8527 feet elevation) reflect in Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The Emerald Triangle makes a fine hike of 20 km (12 miles, with 3200 feet gain) around Emerald Lake and over Burgess Pass and Yoho Pass. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984.
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  • Emerald Lake Lodge and Mount Burgess (2599 meters or 8527 feet elevation) reflect in Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The Emerald Triangle makes a fine hike of 20 km (12 miles, with 3200 feet gain) around Emerald Lake and over Burgess Pass and Yoho Pass. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984. The panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping images.
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  • A hiker rests on a bench at Emerald Lake. Mount Burgess (2599 meters or 8527 feet elevation) rises above Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The Emerald Triangle makes a fine hike of 20 km (12 miles, with 3200 feet gain) around Emerald Lake and over Burgess Pass and Yoho Pass. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984.
    1209CAN-510_Emerald-Lake_Yoho-NP-BC.jpg
  • The President Range, Mount Wapta, and Mount Burgess (left to right) reflect in Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The Emerald Triangle makes a fine hike of 20 km (12 miles, with 3200 feet gain) around Emerald Lake and over Burgess Pass and Yoho Pass. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984. The panorama was stitched from 9 overlapping images.
    1209CAN-511-519pan_Emerald-Lake_Yoho...jpg
  • Morning fog breaks to reveal the President Range above Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The Emerald Triangle makes a fine hike of 20 km (12 miles, with 3200 feet gain) around Emerald Lake and over Burgess Pass and Yoho Pass. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984.
    1209CAN-220_Emerald-Lake_Yoho-NP-BC.jpg
  • Morning fog breaks to reveal the President Range above Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The Emerald Triangle makes a fine hike of 20 km (12 miles, with 3200 feet gain) around Emerald Lake and over Burgess Pass and Yoho Pass. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984. The panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping images.
    1209CAN-240-241pan_Emerald-Lake_Yoho...jpg
  • Morning fog breaks to reveal the President Range above Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The Emerald Triangle makes a fine hike of 20 km (12 miles, with 3200 feet gain) around Emerald Lake and over Burgess Pass and Yoho Pass. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984. The panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping images.
    1209CAN-224-225pan_Emerald-Lake_Yoho...jpg
  • Morning fog breaks to reveal the President Range above Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The Emerald Triangle makes a fine hike of 20 km (12 miles, with 3200 feet gain) around Emerald Lake and over Burgess Pass and Yoho Pass. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984. The panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping images.
    1209CAN-215-216pan_Emerald-Lake_Yoho...jpg
  • Morning fog breaks to reveal the President Range above Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The Emerald Triangle makes a fine hike of 20 km (12 miles, with 3200 feet gain) around Emerald Lake and over Burgess Pass and Yoho Pass. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984.
    1209CAN-243_Emerald-Lake_Yoho-NP-BC.jpg
  • Rent canoes for paddling on pristine waters at Emerald Lake Lodge in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984.
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  • Paddle a canoe in the pristine waters of Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984.
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  • Rent canoes for paddling on pristine waters at Emerald Lake Lodge in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984.
    1209CAN-120_Emerald-Lake-Lodge_Yoho-...jpg
  • Algae entombs an evergreen tree fallen in Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, British Columbia, Canada.
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  • Hike to Burgess Pass to admire the President Range above Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. Walk here between Mount Field and Mount Wapta beneath the famous Burgess Shale Formation (a side trail only accessible with BSGF licensed guides), one of the world's most celebrated fossil fields, famous for its extraordinary diversity and preservation of the soft parts of Middle Cambrian animals (505 million years old). The Emerald Triangle makes a fine hike of 20 km (12 miles, with 3200 feet gain) around Emerald Lake and over Burgess Pass and Yoho Pass. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984.
    1209CAN-276_Burgess-Shale_Yoho-NP-BC.jpg
  • Hike to Burgess Pass to admire the President Range above Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. Walk here between Mount Field and Mount Wapta beneath the famous Burgess Shale Formation (a side trail only accessible with BSGF licensed guides), one of the world's most celebrated fossil fields, famous for its extraordinary diversity and preservation of the soft parts of Middle Cambrian animals (505 million years old). The Emerald Triangle makes a fine hike of 20 km (12 miles, with 3200 feet gain) around Emerald Lake and over Burgess Pass and Yoho Pass. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984.
    1209CAN-269_Yoho-NP-BC.jpg
  • Waterfalls tumble from the President Range in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The Emerald Triangle makes a fine hike of 20 km (12 miles, with 3200 feet gain) around Emerald Lake and over Burgess Pass and Yoho Pass. Yoho is one of several Canadian Rocky Mountains parks which comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area listed by UNESCO in 1984.
    1209CAN-285_Yoho-NP-BC.jpg
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