Lady Bird Lake snakes along the Colorado River for five miles southeast of the Texas State Capitol in Austin. Most of Lady Bird Lake offers spectacular views of downtown Austin in a serene setting. Austin changed the name from Town Lake to Lady Bird Lake after former President LBJ’s wife, Claudia Alta Taylor ”Lady Bird” Johnson…
People travel about 30 miles or 48 kilometers north of Glasgow, Scotland, to immerse themselves in an area between the highlands and lowlands of Scotland known as the Highland Boundary Fault. Loch Lomond is part of the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. Scotland established the park in 2002, and it is Scotland’s first…
In northwestern Montana, between Gunsight Mountain on the south, Bearhat Mountain on the east, and Heaven’s Peak on the north, lies a tiny body of water named Avalanche Lake. Avalanche Lake and natural wonders await adventurers in Glacier National Park. A picturesque mountain landscape encircles the stunning alpine Avalanche Lake. Towering cliffs stand guard over…
Serene and beautiful Derwentwater lies in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Even though this lake is in England, an English-speaking country, there is no “lake” officially attached to its name. The name Derwentwater includes the word water body from its root language, Brittonica, a Celtic language. Derwentwater is three-miles (about 5km) long…
Lake Champlain features stunning mountain-scapes set in the Green Mountains of Vermont and the Adirondack Mountain Ranges of New York. Visitors can get wholly immersed within the rich, bountiful flora and fauna of this region. Nature remodels the scenery of Lake Champlain four times a year. She paints it with vibrant hues in spring and…
Blue Lake in New Zealand’s Nelson Lakes National Park is internationally known to have the clearest freshwater in the world. It is most important to note that in 2014, New Zealand’s Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō Claims Settlement Act 2014 officially changed Blue Lake’s name to Rotomairewhenua to honor the Māori indigenous people who have inhabited…
Of all the possible 10,000 or more lakes in Minnesota, Lake Kabetogama (pronounced cab-eh-toe-gama) lies in far northern Minnesota. The International Dark Sky Association (IDA) designated Lake Kabetogama an International Dark Sky Place, where the skies are free from man-made light. Most of Voyageurs National Park is undeveloped with natural shorelines. The park offers 17…
Lake Powell’s iconic Double Arch, a natural Navajo sandstone arch in the Coyote Gulch area of the Escalante River, dating back to 190 million years, collapsed on August 8, 2023. The Double Arch, also known as the Toilet Bowl and the Hole in the Roof, was a popular spot for hikers and photographers. The Double…
Glaciers carved out the Torch Lake basin. It lies in the northwest part of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula in Antrim County. Torch Lake boasts of pristine sparkling waters, which gives it a tropical appearance. Torch Lake is a member of the Chain of Lakes. These lakes comprise a 75-mile watershed in northern Michigan that includes 14…
Lough Neagh is a vast historic lake in Northern Ireland and pronounced “lokh nay”. Lough Neagh is the largest and oldest freshwater lake in the British Isles. Northern Ireland is a part of the British empire and sends members to the British Parliament. Ireland is a sovereign nation with its own government. Lough Neagh lies…