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  • Peyto Lake, Mistaya Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Banff is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. Panorama stitched from 3 images.
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  • Snow covers the Waputik Range above turquoise Peyto Lake (1860 m or 6100 ft), in the Canadian Rockies, Banff National Park, Alberta. Bill Peyto was an early trail guide and trapper in the Banff area. Suspended rock particles of glacial rock flour create its bright  turquoise colour. Bow Pass (2068 m or 6787 ft) is the highest point on the Icefields Parkway, and a side road leads to a nature trail to Peyto Viewpoint (and higher bus road to wheelchair access). The lake is fed by Peyto Creek, which drains water from Caldron Lake and Peyto Glacier (part of the Wapta Icefield). Peyto Lake is the origin of the Mistaya River, which heads northwest. Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885. Banff is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984.
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  • Snow covers the Waputik Range above turquoise Peyto Lake (1860 m or 6100 ft), in the Canadian Rockies, Banff National Park, Alberta. Bill Peyto was an early trail guide and trapper in the Banff area. Suspended rock particles of glacial rock flour create its bright  turquoise colour. Bow Pass (2068 m or 6787 ft) is the highest point on the Icefields Parkway, and a side road leads to a nature trail to Peyto Viewpoint (and higher bus road to wheelchair access). The lake is fed by Peyto Creek, which drains water from Caldron Lake and Peyto Glacier (part of the Wapta Icefield). Peyto Lake is the origin of the Mistaya River, which heads northwest. Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885. Banff is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. This panorama was stitched from 9 overlapping images.
    1509CAN-2130-38pan_Peyto-Lake_Banff-...jpg
  • Peaks of the Bow Range reflect in Herbert Lake, Canadian Rockies, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885, and is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984.
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  • Herbert Lake reflects peaks in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Banff is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. Panorama stitched from 3 images shot on film. Published on the cover of John Steel Rail Tours corporate brochure 2006, www.johnsteel.com. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Peaks of the Bow Range reflect in Herbert Lake, Canadian Rockies, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Foreground fall color foliage turns orange and yellow in mid September. Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885, and is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping images.
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  • Visitors paddle a blue canoe in the turquoise waters of Moraine Lake, in Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. This is part of the big Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984.
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  • A yellow canoe plies blue-green Moraine Lake in Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Banff is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. Panorama stitched from 5 images. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    08CAN-3072-3076pan_Moraine-Lake.jpg
  • Blue-green Moraine Lake in Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Banff is part of the big Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. Panorama stitched from 4 images.
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  • From atop the Big Beehive, look down to the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. This is part of the big Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984.
    08CAN-2609_Lake-Louise.jpg
  • Heart Lake, Adirondacks. Hike Mount Jo in the Adirondack Mountains, near Lake Placid, North Elba, New York, USA. Beautiful Heart Lake and Adirondak Loj (an historic lodge) lie at the foot of Mount Jo (2876 ft or 877 m elev), which is on land owned by the Adirondack Mountain Club (AMC). With a sweeping vista of the Great Range, Mt Jo offers one of the best views for the effort in the Adirondacks: ascend 710 feet or 216 m from the Loj in 2.6 miles roundtrip. From atop Mt. Jo, see the surrounding High Peaks Wilderness Area, a state Forest Preserve protected within Adirondack Park. Adirondack Park is the largest park in the contiguous USA and is the largest National Historic Landmark. Geologic history: The Adirondacks are very new mountains from old rocks, uplifting in a circular dome (160 miles wide and 1 mile high) over just the past 5 million years. Geologically, the Adirondacks are NOT in the Appalachians: instead, they are part of the Canadian Shield (or Laurentian or Precambrian Shield which underlies half of Canada). The Adirondacks are still rising fast, up to 3 mm per year, with a central core (High Peaks region) of intrusive igneous rock, Anorthosite (not common at Earth's surface but common on the Moon's surface), surrounded by a massive dome of 1-billion-year-old metamorphic gneiss rock, in turn surrounded by some younger sedimentary rocks. In contrast, the unrelated Appalachians have mostly younger sedimentary rocks, yet are among the world's oldest mountains and are no longer uplifting. The panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Muncho Lake Provincial Park, Alaska Highway, British Columbia, Canada. The Alaska Highway was built as a military road during World War II in just 9 months in 1942, to link existing airfields via Canada to the territory of Alaska. The ALCAN Highway (a military acronym for Alaska-Canada) opened to the public in 1948. It begins in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, and runs via Whitehorse, Yukon to Delta Junction, Alaska. The "Alaskan Highway" is comprised of British Columbia Highway 97, Yukon Highway 1 and Alaska Route 2. While the ALCAN measured 2700 kilometers (1700 mi) upon completion in 1942, by 2012 it was rerouted and shortened to 2232 km (1387 mi). Once legendary for being a rough, challenging drive, the highway is now paved over its entire length. Delta Junction, at the end of the highway, claims "Historic Milepost 1422" where the Alaska Highway meets the Richardson Highway, which continues 96 mi (155 km) to the city of Fairbanks at Historic Milepost 1520, often (but unofficially) regarded as the northern portion of the Alaska Highway (although its Mileposts are measured from Valdez).
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  • Golden sunset over Pleasure-Way Plateau XLTS RV, at Mcleese Lake Resort, 6721 Cariboo Hwy 97 N, McLeese Lake, British Columbia V0L 1P0, Canada.
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  • Heart Lake, Adirondacks. Hike Mount Jo in the Adirondack Mountains, near Lake Placid, North Elba, New York, USA. Beautiful Heart Lake and Adirondak Loj (an historic lodge) lie at the foot of Mount Jo (2876 ft or 877 m elev), which is on land owned by the Adirondack Mountain Club (AMC). With a sweeping vista of the Great Range, Mt Jo offers one of the best views for the effort in the Adirondacks: ascend 710 feet or 216 m from the Loj in 2.6 miles roundtrip. From atop Mt. Jo, see the surrounding High Peaks Wilderness Area, a state Forest Preserve protected within Adirondack Park. Adirondack Park is the largest park in the contiguous USA and is the largest National Historic Landmark. Geologic history: The Adirondacks are very new mountains from old rocks, uplifting in a circular dome (160 miles wide and 1 mile high) over just the past 5 million years. Geologically, the Adirondacks are NOT in the Appalachians: instead, they are part of the Canadian Shield (or Laurentian or Precambrian Shield which underlies half of Canada). The Adirondacks are still rising fast, up to 3 mm per year, with a central core (High Peaks region) of intrusive igneous rock, Anorthosite (not common at Earth's surface but common on the Moon's surface), surrounded by a massive dome of 1-billion-year-old metamorphic gneiss rock, in turn surrounded by some younger sedimentary rocks. In contrast, the unrelated Appalachians have mostly younger sedimentary rocks, yet are among the world's oldest mountains and are no longer uplifting.  The panorama was stitched from 11 overlapping photos.
    1410NY-089-99pan_Adirondacks.jpg
  • Hike Mount Jo in the Adirondack Mountains, near Lake Placid, North Elba, New York, USA. Beautiful Heart Lake and Adirondak Loj (an historic lodge) lie at the foot of Mount Jo (2876 ft or 877 m elev), which is on land owned by the Adirondack Mountain Club (AMC). With a sweeping vista of the Great Range, Mt Jo offers one of the best views for the effort in the Adirondacks: ascend 710 feet or 216 m from the Loj in 2.6 miles roundtrip. From atop Mt. Jo, see the surrounding High Peaks Wilderness Area, a state Forest Preserve protected within Adirondack Park. Adirondack Park is the largest park in the contiguous USA and is the largest National Historic Landmark. Geologic history: The Adirondacks are very new mountains from old rocks, uplifting in a circular dome (160 miles wide and 1 mile high) over just the past 5 million years. Geologically, the Adirondacks are NOT in the Appalachians: instead, they are part of the Canadian Shield (or Laurentian or Precambrian Shield which underlies half of Canada). The Adirondacks are still rising fast, up to 3 mm per year, with a central core (High Peaks region) of intrusive igneous rock, Anorthosite (not common at Earth's surface but common on the Moon's surface), surrounded by a massive dome of 1-billion-year-old metamorphic gneiss rock, in turn surrounded by some younger sedimentary rocks. In contrast, the unrelated Appalachians have mostly younger sedimentary rocks, yet are among the world's oldest mountains and are no longer uplifting.  The panorama was stitched from 9 overlapping photos.
    1410NY-044-52pan_Adirondacks.jpg
  • Mt. Chephren (3307 m or 10,850 ft) soars above Waterfowl Lakes in Mistaya River Valley along the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park, the Canadian Rockies, Alberta, Canada. Banff NP is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains, Alberta. Banff is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. This panorama was stitched from 10 overlapping photos.
    1509CAN-2089-98pan_Mt-Chephren_Banff...jpg
  • A pond south of Sentinel Pass reflects the Valley of the Ten Peaks, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. This is part of the big Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984.
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  • Reflections in wetland ponds along Tok Cutoff (often considered part of the Glenn Highway), north of Slana River bridge (19 miles north of Slana), in Alaska, USA.
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  • Reflections in wetland ponds along Tok Cutoff (often considered part of the Glenn Highway), north of Slana River bridge (19 miles north of Slana), in Alaska, USA. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • A pond south of Sentinel Pass reflects the Valley of the Ten Peaks, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The peaks are Mounts Fay (3235 meters / 10,613 feet), Little (3088 m / 10,131 ft), Bowlen (3072 m / 10,079 ft), Tonsa (3057 m / 10,030 ft), Perren (3051 m / 10,010 ft), Allen (3310 m / 10,860 ft), Tuzo (3246 m / 10,650 ft), Deltaform (3424 m / 11,234 ft), and Neptuak (3233 m / 10,607 ft) from left to right. Banff is part of the big Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. Panorama stitched from 3 images.
    08CAN-3132-3134pan_Valley-of-Ten-Pea...jpg
  • An intriguing island of tufa towers reflect in alkaline waters at South Tufa Area, in Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, Lee Vining, California, USA. The Reserve protects wetlands that support millions of birds, and preserves Mono Lake's distinctive tufa towers -- calcium-carbonate spires and knobs formed by interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake water. Mono Lake has no outlet and is one of the oldest lakes in North America. Over the past million years, salts and minerals have washed into the lake from Eastern Sierra streams and evaporation has made the water 2.5 times saltier than the ocean. This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, and provides critical nesting habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and blackflies. Since 1941, diversion of lake water tributary streams by the city of Los Angeles lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds. In response, the Mono Lake Committee won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially restore the lake level.
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  • Sierra Nevada peaks and tufa towers reflect in alkaline waters at South Tufa Area, Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, Lee Vining, California, USA. The Reserve protects wetlands that support millions of birds, and preserves Mono Lake's distinctive tufa towers -- calcium-carbonate spires and knobs formed by interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake water. Mono Lake has no outlet and is one of the oldest lakes in North America. Over the past million years, salts and minerals have washed into the lake from Eastern Sierra streams and evaporation has made the water 2.5 times saltier than the ocean. This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, and provides critical nesting habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and blackflies. Since 1941, diversion of lake water tributary streams by the city of Los Angeles lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds. In response, the Mono Lake Committee won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially restore the lake level.
    1507CAL-2429_Mono-Lake-CA.jpg
  • Gem Lake, in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, is a hike of 10 miles round trip with 2800 feet cumulative gain along Snow Lake Trail #1013 in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. Take Interstate 90 Exit #52 westbound or Exit #53 eastbound and follow signs to Alpental Road ski area parking lot and trailhead. To avoid crowds at this popular trail, start early and avoid sunny weekends. The trail down from the saddle viewpoint to Snow Lake is often snow covered through July 4. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
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  • Gem Lake, in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, is a hike of 10 miles round trip with 2800 feet cumulative gain along Snow Lake Trail #1013 in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. Take Interstate 90 Exit #52 westbound or Exit #53 eastbound and follow signs to Alpental Road ski area parking lot and trailhead. To avoid crowds at this popular trail, start early and avoid sunny weekends. The trail down from the saddle viewpoint to Snow Lake is often snow covered through July 4. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    1409SNO-073_Gem-Lake_WA.jpg
  • A medieval church was built in the 1400s on glacially formed Lake Bled (Slovene: Blejsko jezero) in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, Europe. The lake surrounds Bled Island (Blejski otok, the only natural island in Slovenia), upon which stands the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary (Slovenian: Cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja), built in the 1400s and now popular for romantic weddings. 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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  • Chair Peak (6238 feet) rises above Snow Lake (elevation 4400 feet) in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Trail #1013, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. Take Interstate 90 Exit #52 westbound or Exit #53 eastbound and follow signs to Alpental Road ski area parking lot and trailhead. To avoid crowds at this popular trail, start early and avoid sunny weekends. The trail down from the saddle viewpoint to Snow Lake is often snow covered through July 4. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    1409SNO-023-35pan_Snow-Lake_WA.jpg
  • Hike to Snow Lake (elevation 4400 feet) in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, along Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Trail #1013, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. Take Interstate 90 Exit #52 westbound or Exit #53 eastbound and follow signs to Alpental Road ski area parking lot and trailhead. To avoid crowds at this popular trail, start early and avoid sunny weekends. The trail down from the saddle viewpoint to Snow Lake is often snow covered through July 4.
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  • Snow Lake (elevation 4400 feet), in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Trail #1013, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. Take Interstate 90 Exit #52 westbound or Exit #53 eastbound and follow signs to Alpental Road ski area parking lot and trailhead. To avoid crowds at this popular trail, start early and avoid sunny weekends. The trail down from the saddle viewpoint to Snow Lake is often snow covered through July 4.
    1409SNO-092_Snow-Lake_WA.jpg
  • Gem Lake, in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, is a hike of 10 miles round trip with 2800 feet cumulative gain along Snow Lake Trail #1013 in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. Take Interstate 90 Exit #52 westbound or Exit #53 eastbound and follow signs to Alpental Road ski area parking lot and trailhead. To avoid crowds at this popular trail, start early and avoid sunny weekends. The trail down from the saddle viewpoint to Snow Lake is often snow covered through July 4. This panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
    1409SNO-058-64pan_Gem-Lake_WA.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.
    13SLO-1371_Lake-Bled-Slovenia.jpg
  • Upper Kananaskis Lake, on the Kananaskis Lakes Trail (highway), Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Alberta. Upper Kananaskis Lake is a natural lake that was turned into a reservoir. Kananaskis Country is an improvement district (a type of rural municipal administrative unit) west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Panorama stitched from 5 images.
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  • Hikers are rewarded with a spectacular ice bowl at Crucible Lake (1172 meters or 3844 feet elevation). Crucible Lake still floats big ice bergs in late summer, in Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. Hiking to Crucible Lake takes at least 8 hours round trip (10 hours with my photography), from Siberia Hut, on a very steep and rooty trail (2300 feet or 700 meters vertical gain). In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
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  • Bicycle in view of Wizard Island, which rises in the deep blue lake at Crater Lake National Park, in Oregon, USA. To allow snow plowing in early June, Rim Drive is closed to cars but open to bicycles, making an excellent time for a bike ride free of automobiles. Published in August 2015 issues of Alaska Airlines & Horizon Edition inflight magazines. Published on BikeGrandCanyon.com and on a poster for their affiliated BikeYourPark.org.
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  • Hanging Lake, along East Fork Dead Horse Creek in Glenwood Canyon, White River National Forest, Colorado, USA. From the trailhead 7 miles east of Glenwood Springs along Interstate 70, follow the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path east then ascend Dead Horse Creek (a tributary of the Colorado River), for 4 miles round trip gaining 1200 feet, including the nice side trip to Spouting Rock falls. Dissolved carbonate minerals color its water turquoise. The fragile shoreline is travertine, created when dissolved limestone from the Mississippian Period Leadville Formation is deposited in layers on rocks and logs. The shallow bed of Hanging Lake formed on a fault line where the valley floor above sheared and dropped.
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  • The vibrant turquoise color of Garibaldi Lake comes from glacial flour suspended in meltwater from Sphinx and Sentinel Glaciers. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. A hiking loop from Rubble Creek parking lot to beautiful Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip with 3010 ft (850m) gain.
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  • Admire yellow and orange autumn leaf colors reflected in True Cove of Squam Lake at the neck of Five Finger Point. Ascend West Rattlesnake Mountain (2 miles round trip) on the Old Bridle Path for an impressive view of Squam Lake, near Holderness, New Hampshire, USA. Hiking down the Pasture Trail then to the neck of Five Finger Point or beyond makes a nice loop  of 4.5+ miles, returning via Pinehurst Road to Undercut Path. The panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
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  • Mount Robson (3954 meters or 12,972 feet elevation), highest peak in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, rises above Berg Lake, in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, CANADA. Ground foliage turns red in mid September. Berg Lake (1641 meters or 5385 feet elevation) has a beautiful turquoise color created by glacial sediments suspended in the water. Leaves of low-growing bushes have changed from summer green to a blazing red color in late September. Mount Robson is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site honored by UNESCO in 1984. Published in Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club Outings January/February 2004.
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  • Starting from Sunshine Meadows in Banff National Park, walk to Rock Isle Lake in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. To reach Rock Isle Lake, drive or shuttle 8 kilometers west of the town of Banff, ride the gondola to Sunshine Village, and hike 1.4 kilometers (1 mile) one way. This is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984.
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  • Sinopah Mountain (8271 feet or 2521 meters) reflects in Pray Lake at sunrise in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. (Panorama stitched from 4 overlapping images.) Since 1932, Canada and USA have shared Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, which UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site (1995) containing two Biosphere Reserves (1976). Rocks in the park are primarily sedimentary layers deposited in shallow seas over 1.6 billion to 800 million years ago. During the tectonic formation of the Rocky Mountains 170 million years ago, the Lewis Overthrust displaced these old rocks over newer Cretaceous age rocks. Glaciers carved spectacular U-shaped valleys and pyramidal peaks as recently as the Last Glacial Maximum (the last "Ice Age" 25,000 to 13,000 years ago). Of the 150 glaciers existing in the mid 1800s, only 25 active glaciers remain in the park as of 2010, and all may disappear by 2020, say climate scientists.
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  • Sunrise light hits Going-to-the-Sun Mountain and Little Chief Mountain in the Lewis Range above Saint Mary Lake (4484 feet / 1367 meters elevation) in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. The Going-to-the-Sun Road runs along the north shore. Here the great plains end and the Rocky Mountains abruptly rise 5000 feet above the lake. Since 1932, Canada and USA have shared Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, which UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site (1995) containing two Biosphere Reserves (1976). Rocks in the park are primarily sedimentary layers deposited in shallow seas over 1.6 billion to 800 million years ago. During the tectonic formation of the Rocky Mountains 170 million years ago, the Lewis Overthrust displaced these old rocks over newer Cretaceous age rocks. Glaciers carved spectacular U-shaped valleys and pyramidal peaks as recently as the Last Glacial Maximum (the last "Ice Age" 25,000 to 13,000 years ago). Of the 150 glaciers existing in the mid 1800s, only 25 active glaciers remain in the park as of 2010, and all may disappear by 2020, say climate scientists. (Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping images.)
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  • From Panorama Ridge, admire the vibrant turquoise color of Garibaldi Lake, which comes from glacial flour suspended in meltwater from Sphinx and Sentinel Glaciers. Above the lake rises Mount Garibaldi (2678 m or 8786 ft), a potentially active stratovolcano in Garibaldi Provincial Park, east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. Below Mount Garibaldi are Table Mountain and Warren Glacier. Mount Garibaldi began erupting and growing steadily since 250,000 years ago and is the only major Pleistocene age volcano in North America known to have formed on top of a glacier. Although part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt within the Cascade Volcanic Arc, it is not considered part of the Cascade Range. The unusually-flat Table Mountain formed just 12,000 years ago from a lava eruption underneath a glacier! Regarding global warming and climate change: from the early 1700s to 2005, half (51%) of the glacial ice cover of Garibaldi Provincial Park melted away (reference: Koch et al. 2008, web.unbc.ca). The record of 1900s glacier fluctuations in Garibaldi Park is similar to that in southern Europe, South America, and New Zealand, suggesting a common, global climatic cause. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping images.
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  • Sunrise light hits Going-to-the-Sun Mountain and Little Chief Mountain in the Lewis Range above Saint Mary Lake (4484 feet / 1367 meters elevation) in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. The Going-to-the-Sun Road runs along the north shore. Here the great plains end and the Rocky Mountains abruptly rise 5000 feet above the lake. Since 1932, Canada and USA have shared Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, which UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site (1995) containing two Biosphere Reserves (1976). Rocks in the park are primarily sedimentary layers deposited in shallow seas over 1.6 billion to 800 million years ago. During the tectonic formation of the Rocky Mountains 170 million years ago, the Lewis Overthrust displaced these old rocks over newer Cretaceous age rocks. Glaciers carved spectacular U-shaped valleys and pyramidal peaks as recently as the Last Glacial Maximum (the last "Ice Age" 25,000 to 13,000 years ago). Of the 150 glaciers existing in the mid 1800s, only 25 active glaciers remain in the park as of 2010, and all may disappear by 2020, say climate scientists. (Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping images.)
    07GLA-0389-390pan_Saint-Mary-Lake.jpg
  • Sunset illuminates sandstone and houseboats at sunset on Lake Powell, which is impounded by Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River on the Utah and Arizona border, USA. Lake Powell is the second largest man-made reservoir in the United States. The reservoir is named for explorer John Wesley Powell, a one-armed American Civil War veteran who explored the river via three wooden boats in 1869. The dam generates electrical power, controls flooding, and provides water recreation, at the cost of various environmental changes. (Panorama stitched from 10 photos.)
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  • Surprise Lake is a hike of 9 miles round trip (2700 feet gain) through old growth forest in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area (Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest), Washington, USA. Directions: Drive US 2 east to the small town of Skykomish. Continue for another 10 miles, turning right (just after passing the Iron Goat Interpretive Site) into the old railroad community of Scenic. Cross the railroad tracks and turn right, following a narrow and bumpy dirt road 0.3 mile to the trailhead (elev. 2200 ft).
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  • Larch tree needles turn yellow in the first half of October on Blue Lake Trail #314, Okanagon National Forest, North Cascades Highway 20, Washington, USA. Liberty Bell Mountain (center left, 7790 feet), Early Winters Spires (center right, 7807 feet). Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. Panorama stitched from 8 overlapping images.
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  • The Maroon Bells and yellow aspen leaves reflect in Maroon Lake, in Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest. The mountains are on the border between Pitkin County and Gunnison County, about 12 miles southwest of Aspen, in Colorado, USA. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • The Maroon Bells and yellow aspen leaves reflect in Maroon Lake. The Maroon Bells are two adjacent peaks of the Elk Mountains: Maroon Peak 14,163 feet on left, seen behind North Maroon Peak 14,019 feet, in Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest. The mountains are on the border between Pitkin County and Gunnison County, about 12 miles southwest of Aspen, in Colorado, USA.
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  • Cordillera Huayhuash reflects in Carhuacocha lake (13,600 feet) in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Peaks from left to right are: Siula Grande, Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest point in the Amazon watershed), Yerupaja Chico, and Mount Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird). Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
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  • In golden light of sunset, Nevado Santa Cruz Norte (5829 m or 19,120 ft) reflects in Lake Cullicocha (4628 m or 15,174 ft). This was day 8 and camp 8 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Below the glaciers of Yerupaja Grande, a trekker ascends Sambuya Pass (4750 m or 15,580 feet) above Lake Solterachocha (4120 m or 13,500 feet), in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Yerupaja Grande (west face, 6635 m or 21,768 ft) is the second-highest peak in Peru, highest in Cordillera Huayhuash, and highest point in the Amazon River watershed (which is on the other side of the peak). Published in Wilderness Travel Catalog of Adventures 2014 and in 2009 on Swedish trekking company site www.adventurelovers.se.
    03PER-33-23_Lake-Solteracocha_Huayhu...jpg
  • Hike the Rawson Lake Trail. Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. Kananaskis Country is an improvement district (a type of rural municipal administrative unit) west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Panorama stitched from 7 images.
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  • Cabins of Lake O'Hara Lodge, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. Yoho is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. Panorama stitched from 34 images.
    08CAN-1145-47-pan_Lake-O-Hara.jpg
  • Mount Huber (3368 meters), at Lake O'Hara, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. Yoho is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. Panorama stitched from 2 images.
    08CAN-1072-1073pan_Lake-O-Hara.jpg
  • Hikers pause for the view at Lake Waikaremoana, in Te Urewera National Park, North Island, New Zealand For licensing options, please inquire.
    07NZ_8141-Lake-Waikaremoana.jpg
  • Lake Misurina (1751 meters elevation), near Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the Cadore mountain community, in the Dolomites or Dolomiti (part of the Southern Limestone Alps), Italy. The Dolomites mountains were declared a natural World Heritage Site (2009) by UNESCO. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    11ITA-1798-99pan_Lake-Misurina.jpg
  • Rocky Mountains reflect in Bowman Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. (Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping images.)
    10GLA-1092-94pan_Bowman-Lake.jpg
  • The TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) dammed the Holston River in 1941 to form Cherokee Lake, as seen from Clinch Mountain Lookout, near Bean Station, Tennessee. Clinch Mountain is a ridge in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Virginia, lying in the ridge-and-valley section of the Appalachian Mountains. It runs in a general east-northeasterly direction from near Blaine, Tennessee to Garden Mountain near Burke's Garden, Virginia. It separates the Clinch River basin, to the north, and the Holston River basin, to the south. Clinch Mountain is named after the Clinch River, named after an unknown pioneer.  Cherokee Reservoir is named for the tribe of Native Americans who once lived here. The great Indian warpath, once followed by Daniel Boone, crossed the basin now filled by the reservoir. Panorama stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
    08TN-2284-2287pan_Cherokee-Lake.jpg
  • Larch tree needles turn yellow in the first half of October on Blue Lake Trail #314, Okanagon National Forest, North Cascades Highway 20, Washington, USA. Panorama stitched from 4 images.
    0910BLU-063-66pan_Blue-Lake.jpg
  • Doubtful Lake and the Stehekin Valley, as seen from Sahale Arm, in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. Panorama stitched from nine images. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    0609SAH_049-57pan_Doubtful-Lake.jpg
  • The peak of Aoraki / Mount Cook rises to 3755 meters / 12,349 feet elevation by Lake Pukaki in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_4121-Mt-Cook_Lake-Pukaki.jpg
  • The Routeburn Track cuts through the pass of Harris Saddle at the base of Ocean Peak (right, 1848 meters) to forested Hollyford Valley in Fiordland National Park on the right. The view from Conical Hill includes Mount Xenicus (left, 1912 meters elevation) and Harris Lake in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. Panorama stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    07NZ_3084_88pan_Routeburn-Track_Lake...jpg
  • Lake Waikaremoana, in Te Urewera National Park, North Island, New Zealand
    07NZ_8101-Lake-Waikaremoana.jpg
  • Mount Shuksan (9127 feet elevation) is in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. Picture Lake is in Heather Meadows, Mount Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest. Stitched from 4 overlapping images.
    1010SHU-036-39pan_Picture-Lake.jpg
  • Ice covers most of Goat Lake in late July, in Goat Rocks Wilderness Area. Hike this scenic loop to Snowgrass Flat and Goat Ridge (13 miles, with 3180 feet total gain) in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington, USA.
    0607GOA_0887-888panB-Goat-Lake.jpg
  • Peaks of the Bow Range reflect in Herbert Lake, Canadian Rockies, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Foreground fall color foliage turns yellow in mid September. Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885, and is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
    1509CAN-2199-2203pan_Herbert-Lake_Ba...jpg
  • Intriguing towers of calcium-carbonate decorate the South Tufa Area, in Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, Lee Vining, California, USA. The Reserve protects wetlands that support millions of birds, and preserves Mono Lake's distinctive tufa towers -- calcium-carbonate spires and knobs formed by interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake water. Mono Lake has no outlet and is one of the oldest lakes in North America. Over the past million years, salts and minerals have washed into the lake from Eastern Sierra streams and evaporation has made the water 2.5 times saltier than the ocean. This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, and provides critical nesting habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and blackflies. Since 1941, diversion of lake water tributary streams by the city of Los Angeles lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds. In response, the Mono Lake Committee won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially restore the lake level. This panorama was stitched from 11 overlapping photos.
    1507CAL-2464-74pan_Mono-Lake-CA.jpg
  • An intriguing island of tufa towers reflect in alkaline waters at South Tufa Area, in Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, Lee Vining, California, USA. Orange algae forms colorful mats. The Reserve protects wetlands that support millions of birds, and preserves Mono Lake's distinctive tufa towers -- calcium-carbonate spires and knobs formed by interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake water. Mono Lake has no outlet and is one of the oldest lakes in North America. Over the past million years, salts and minerals have washed into the lake from Eastern Sierra streams and evaporation has made the water 2.5 times saltier than the ocean. This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, and provides critical nesting habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and blackflies. Since 1941, diversion of lake water tributary streams by the city of Los Angeles lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds. In response, the Mono Lake Committee won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially restore the lake level.
    1507CAL-2505_Mono-Lake-CA.jpg
  • Intriguing towers of calcium-carbonate decorate the South Tufa Area, Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, Lee Vining, California, USA. The Reserve protects wetlands that support millions of birds, and preserves Mono Lake's distinctive tufa towers -- calcium-carbonate spires and knobs formed by interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake water. Mono Lake has no outlet and is one of the oldest lakes in North America. Over the past million years, salts and minerals have washed into the lake from Eastern Sierra streams and evaporation has made the water 2.5 times saltier than the ocean. This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, and provides critical nesting habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and blackflies. Since 1941, diversion of lake water tributary streams by the city of Los Angeles lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds. In response, the Mono Lake Committee won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially restore the lake level. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
    1507CAL-2448-51pan_Mono-Lake-CA.jpg
  • An intriguing island of tufa towers reflect in alkaline waters colored with yellow algae at South Tufa Area, in Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, Lee Vining, California, USA. The Reserve protects wetlands that support millions of birds, and preserves Mono Lake's distinctive tufa towers -- calcium-carbonate spires and knobs formed by interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake water. Mono Lake has no outlet and is one of the oldest lakes in North America. Over the past million years, salts and minerals have washed into the lake from Eastern Sierra streams and evaporation has made the water 2.5 times saltier than the ocean. This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, and provides critical nesting habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and blackflies. Since 1941, diversion of lake water tributary streams by the city of Los Angeles lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds. In response, the Mono Lake Committee won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially restore the lake level.
    1507CAL-2489_Mono-Lake-CA.jpg
  • Intriguing towers of calcium-carbonate decorate the South Tufa Area, Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, Lee Vining, California, USA. The Reserve protects wetlands that support millions of birds, and preserves Mono Lake's distinctive tufa towers -- calcium-carbonate spires and knobs formed by interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake water. Mono Lake has no outlet and is one of the oldest lakes in North America. Over the past million years, salts and minerals have washed into the lake from Eastern Sierra streams and evaporation has made the water 2.5 times saltier than the ocean. This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, and provides critical nesting habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and blackflies. Since 1941, diversion of lake water tributary streams by the city of Los Angeles lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds. In response, the Mono Lake Committee won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially restore the lake level.
    1507CAL-2448-p1_Mono-Lake-CA.jpg
  • Sierra Nevada peaks and tufa towers reflect in alkaline waters at South Tufa Area, Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, Lee Vining, California, USA. Orange and yellow algae adds to the color palette of blues. The Reserve protects wetlands that support millions of birds, and preserves Mono Lake's distinctive tufa towers -- calcium-carbonate spires and knobs formed by interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake water. Mono Lake has no outlet and is one of the oldest lakes in North America. Over the past million years, salts and minerals have washed into the lake from Eastern Sierra streams and evaporation has made the water 2.5 times saltier than the ocean. This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, and provides critical nesting habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and blackflies. Since 1941, diversion of lake water tributary streams by the city of Los Angeles lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds. In response, the Mono Lake Committee won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially restore the lake level.
    1507CAL-2406_Mono-Lake-CA.jpg
  • Sierra Nevada peaks and tufa towers reflect in alkaline waters at South Tufa Area, Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, Lee Vining, California, USA. Orange and yellow algae adds to the color palette of blues. The Reserve protects wetlands that support millions of birds, and preserves Mono Lake's distinctive tufa towers -- calcium-carbonate spires and knobs formed by interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake water. Mono Lake has no outlet and is one of the oldest lakes in North America. Over the past million years, salts and minerals have washed into the lake from Eastern Sierra streams and evaporation has made the water 2.5 times saltier than the ocean. This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, and provides critical nesting habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and blackflies. Since 1941, diversion of lake water tributary streams by the city of Los Angeles lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds. In response, the Mono Lake Committee won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially restore the lake level.
    1507CAL-2405_Mono-Lake-CA.jpg
  • The town of Bled and glacially formed Lake Bled (Slovene: Blejsko jezero) are popular tourist sites in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia. A medieval castle stands above the lake on the north shore, the former seat of the Austrian Bishops of Brixen. The lake surrounds Bled Island (Blejski otok, the only natural island in Slovenia), upon which stands the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary (Slovenian: Cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja), built in the 15th century and now popular for romantic weddings. Lake Bled hosted the World Rowing Championships in 1966, 1979, 1989, and 2011.The lake is 35 kilometers from Ljubljana International Airport. Panorama stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    11SLO-9200-9204pan_Lake-Bled_Sloveni...jpg
  • A medieval church was built in the 1400s on glacially formed Lake Bled (Slovene: Blejsko jezero) in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, Europe. The lake surrounds Bled Island (Blejski otok, the only natural island in Slovenia), upon which stands the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary (Slovenian: Cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja), built in the 1400s and now popular for romantic weddings. The view is from medieval Bled Castle (Slovene: Blejski grad, German: Burg Veldes), built a little before 1011 AD on a cliff above Lake Bled, above the city of Bled. Lake Bled hosted the World Rowing Championships in 1966, 1979, 1989, and 2011. The lake is 35 kilometers from Ljubljana International Airport.
    13SLO-1287_Lake-Bled-Slovenia.jpg
  • New trees grow beside old white bare tree snags and the deep blue reflective lake at Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA.
    04CRA0032_Crater-Lake-twisted-trees.jpg
  • Snow covers the Waputik Range above turquoise Peyto Lake (1860 m or 6100 ft), in the Canadian Rockies, Banff National Park, Alberta. Bill Peyto was an early trail guide and trapper in the Banff area. Suspended rock particles of glacial rock flour create its bright  turquoise colour. Bow Pass (2068 m or 6787 ft) is the highest point on the Icefields Parkway, and a side road leads to a nature trail to Peyto Viewpoint (and higher bus road to wheelchair access). The lake is fed by Peyto Creek, which drains water from Caldron Lake and Peyto Glacier (part of the Wapta Icefield). Peyto Lake is the origin of the Mistaya River, which heads northwest. Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885. Banff is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984. This panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping images.
    1509CAN-2120-26pan_Peyto-Lake_Banff-...jpg
  • From stunning Panorama Ridge, admire the vibrant turquoise color of Garibaldi Lake, which comes from glacial flour suspended in meltwater from Sphinx and Sentinel Glaciers. Above the lake rise Mount Garibaldi (2678 m or 8786 ft), a potentially active stratovolcano. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. Panorama Ridge is 6 miles (10k) RT with 2066 ft (630m) gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Campground (or 17 miles RT with 5100 ft gain from Rubble Creek parking lot).
    1509CAN-1297-p1_Garibaldi-Lake.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.
    13SLO-1372_Lake-Bled-Slovenia.jpg
  • The North Cascades Highway (SR 20) crosses Diablo Lake at Colonial Creek Campground in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Washington, USA. Camp in old growth forest at the base of the impressively glaciated Colonial Peak. Colonial Creek Campground (elevation 1200 feet) is on SR 20 at mile post 130 (25 miles east of Marblemount and 63 miles west of Winthrop). The panorama was stitched from 9 overlapping images.
    1207CAS-121-129pan_Lake-Diablo.jpg
  • Rain falls on Diablo Lake, as seen from Diablo Lake Overlook, in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, North Cascades, Washington, USA.
    1207CAS-138_Lake-Diablo.jpg
  • The rim of the ancient exploded Mount Mazama volcano reflects in the deep blue lake at Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA. Snow covers most of Wizard Island. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. Panorama stitched from 3 images.
    04CRA0041-43pan_Crater-Lake.jpg
  • Aspen leaves glow yellow in mid September along Maligne River at Medicine Lake, in Jasper National Park, Canadian Rockies, Alberta, Canada. Located in the Maligne Valley watershed, Medicine Lake is not really a lake but is a natural back up in the Maligne River that suddenly disappears underground. Jasper is the largest national park in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984.
    1509CAN-1532_Medicine-Lake_Jasper.jpg
  • From stunning Panorama Ridge, admire the vibrant turquoise color of Garibaldi Lake, which comes from glacial flour suspended in meltwater from Sphinx and Sentinel Glaciers. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. Panorama Ridge is 6 miles (10k) RT with 2066 ft (630m) gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Campground (or 17 miles RT with 5100 ft gain from Rubble Creek parking lot). This panorama was stitched from 10 overlapping images.
    1509CAN-1301-10pan_Garibaldi-Lake.jpg
  • From stunning Panorama Ridge, admire the vibrant turquoise color of Garibaldi Lake, which comes from glacial flour suspended in meltwater from Sphinx and Sentinel Glaciers. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. Panorama Ridge is 6 miles (10k) RT with 2066 ft (630m) gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Campground (or 17 miles RT with 5100 ft gain from Rubble Creek parking lot).
    1509CAN-1343-p1_Garibaldi-Lake.jpg
  • Chair Peak (6238 feet) rises above Snow Lake (elevation 4400 feet) in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Trail #1013, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. Take Interstate 90 Exit #52 westbound or Exit #53 eastbound and follow signs to Alpental Road ski area parking lot and trailhead. To avoid crowds at this popular trail, start early and avoid sunny weekends. The trail down from the saddle viewpoint to Snow Lake is often snow covered through July 4. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    1409SNO-039-45pan_Snow-Lake_WA.jpg
  • Siula Lake (left 14,000 ft or 4290 m) and Gangrajanca Lake (right) lie at the feet of massive peaks Yerupaja Grande and Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 16 overlapping photos.
    14PER-3121-36pan_Siula-lake-Gangraja...jpg
  • From a hike to Lake Coldai using a lift high on Monte Civetta, look down to Alleghe resort village and its turquoise lake in the Dolomites, Belluno province, Veneto region, Italy, Europe. On the horizon, see Marmolada (center, highest peak in the Dolomites) and the Sella Group (right). Alleghe Lake was formed in 1771 by a landslide from adjacent Mount Piz. The Dolomites or Dolomiti are part of the Southern Limestone Alps in Europe. UNESCO honored the Dolomites as a natural World Heritage Site in 2009.
    13ITA-20164_Lake-Alleghe.jpg
  • See Josephine Lake and Grinnell Lake on the Grinnell Glacier Trail in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. Since 1932, Canada and USA have shared Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, which UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site (1995) containing two Biosphere Reserves (1976). Rocks in the park are primarily sedimentary layers deposited in shallow seas over 1.6 billion to 800 million years ago. During the tectonic formation of the Rocky Mountains 170 million years ago, the Lewis Overthrust displaced these old rocks over newer Cretaceous age rocks. Glaciers carved spectacular U-shaped valleys and pyramidal peaks as recently as the Last Glacial Maximum (the last "Ice Age" 25,000 to 13,000 years ago). Of the 150 glaciers existing in the mid 1800s, only 25 active glaciers remain in the park as of 2010, and all may disappear as soon as 2020, say climate scientists. (Panorama stitched from 11 overlapping images.)
    10GLA-3224-34pan_Grinnell-Lake.jpg
  • Hanging Lake, along East Fork Dead Horse Creek in Glenwood Canyon, White River National Forest, Colorado, USA. From the trailhead 7 miles east of Glenwood Springs along Interstate 70, follow the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path east then ascend Dead Horse Creek (a tributary of the Colorado River), for 4 miles round trip gaining 1200 feet, including the nice side trip to Spouting Rock falls. Dissolved carbonate minerals color its water turquoise. The fragile shoreline is travertine, created when dissolved limestone from the Mississippian Period Leadville Formation is deposited in layers on rocks and logs. The shallow bed of Hanging Lake formed on a fault line where the valley floor above sheared and dropped.
    1709US1-0078_Hanging-Lake_CO.jpg
  • Chair Peak (6238 feet) rises above Snow Lake (elevation 4400 feet) in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Trail #1013, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. Take Interstate 90 Exit #52 westbound or Exit #53 eastbound and follow signs to Alpental Road ski area parking lot and trailhead. To avoid crowds at this popular trail, start early and avoid sunny weekends. The trail down from the saddle viewpoint to Snow Lake is often snow covered through July 4. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    1409SNO-013-15pan_Snow-Lake_WA.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.
    1209CAN-233-238pan_Emerald-Lake_Yoho...jpg
  • Beech forest and Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes National Park, South Island, New Zealand
    07NZ_4161_Lake-Rotoiti_Nelson-Lakes-...jpg
  • Hanging Lake, along East Fork Dead Horse Creek in Glenwood Canyon, White River National Forest, Colorado, USA. From the trailhead 7 miles east of Glenwood Springs along Interstate 70, follow the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path east then ascend Dead Horse Creek (a tributary of the Colorado River), for 4 miles round trip gaining 1200 feet, including the nice side trip to Spouting Rock falls. Dissolved carbonate minerals color its water turquoise. The fragile shoreline is travertine, created when dissolved limestone from the Mississippian Period Leadville Formation is deposited in layers on rocks and logs. The shallow bed of Hanging Lake formed on a fault line where the valley floor above sheared and dropped.
    1709US1-0023_Hanging-Lake_CO.jpg
  • Hanging Lake, along East Fork Dead Horse Creek in Glenwood Canyon, White River National Forest, Colorado, USA. From the trailhead 7 miles east of Glenwood Springs along Interstate 70, follow the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path east then ascend Dead Horse Creek (a tributary of the Colorado River), for 4 miles round trip gaining 1200 feet, including the nice side trip to Spouting Rock falls. Dissolved carbonate minerals color its water turquoise. The fragile shoreline is travertine, created when dissolved limestone from the Mississippian Period Leadville Formation is deposited in layers on rocks and logs. The shallow bed of Hanging Lake formed on a fault line where the valley floor above sheared and dropped.
    1709US1-0075_Hanging-Lake_CO.jpg
  • The vibrant turquoise color of Garibaldi Lake comes from glacial flour suspended in meltwater from Sphinx and Sentinel Glaciers. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. A hiking loop from Rubble Creek parking lot to beautiful Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip with 3010 ft (850m) gain. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping images.
    1509CAN-1068-69pan_Garibaldi-Lake.jpg
  • At Middle Joffre Lake, see Matier Glacier (left) and Stonecrop Glacier on Slalok Mountain (right) in Joffre Lakes Provincial Park of British Columbia, near Pemberton, in the Coast Range, Canada. A rough, rocky, steep hike of 10 kilometers round trip ascends (400 meters up) by a rushing stream to three beautiful turquoise lakes (colored by glacial silt reflecting green and blue sunlight). This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    1208WHI-128-132pan_Middle-Joffre-Lak...jpg
  • See Matier Glacier from Upper Joffre Lake, in Joffre Lakes Provincial Park of British Columbia, near Pemberton, in the Coast Range, Canada. A rough, rocky, steep hike of 10 kilometers round trip ascends (400 meters up) by a rushing stream to three beautiful turquoise lakes (colored by glacial silt reflecting green and blue sunlight). This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
    1208WHI-117-120pan_Upper-Joffre-Lake...jpg
  • A bushwalker admires Cradle Mountain reflecting in Dove Lake, in Cradle Mountain - Lake Saint Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia. The Tasmanian Wilderness was honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982, expanded in 1989. The most extensive dolerite formations in the world dominate the landscape of Tasmania, where magma intruded into a thin veneer of Permian and Triassic rocks over perhaps a million years during the Jurassic breakup of supercontinent Gondwana in the Southern Hemisphere, forming vast dolerite/diabase sills and dike swarms. (North American geologists use the term diabase instead of dolerite to refer to the fresh, unaltered rock.) Published in Wilderness Travel 2008 Catalog of Adventures. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. For licensing options, please inquire.
    04AUS-40080_Cradle-Mt_Dove-Lake.jpg
  • A mountain goat rests at Hidden Lake by Bearhat Mountain in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus, or Rocky Mountain Goat) is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. It is an even-toed ungulate in the family Bovidae, in subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes), in the Oreamnos genus, but is NOT a true "goat" (or Capra genus). Since 1932, Canada and USA have shared Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, which UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site (1995) containing two Biosphere Reserves (1976). Rocks in the park are primarily sedimentary layers deposited in shallow seas over 1.6 billion to 800 million years ago. During the tectonic formation of the Rocky Mountains 170 million years ago, the Lewis Overthrust displaced these old rocks over newer Cretaceous age rocks. Glaciers carved spectacular U-shaped valleys and pyramidal peaks as recently as the Last Glacial Maximum (the last "Ice Age" 25,000 to 13,000 years ago). Of the 150 glaciers existing in the mid 1800s, only 25 active glaciers remain in the park as of 2010, and all may disappear as soon as 2020, say climate scientists.
    02GLA-06-26_Mountain-goat_Hidden-Lak...jpg
  • A mountain goat surveys Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus, or Rocky Mountain Goat) is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. It is an even-toed ungulate in the family Bovidae, in subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes), in the Oreamnos genus, but is NOT a true "goat" (or Capra genus). Since 1932, Canada and USA have shared Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, which UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site (1995) containing two Biosphere Reserves (1976). Rocks in the park are primarily sedimentary layers deposited in shallow seas over 1.6 billion to 800 million years ago. During the tectonic formation of the Rocky Mountains 170 million years ago, the Lewis Overthrust displaced these old rocks over newer Cretaceous age rocks.
    02GLA-05-03_Mountain-goat_Hidden-Lak...jpg
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