Skeleton Lake In northern India, the world’s 23rd-highest peak – Nanda Devi – is surrounded by an eponymous national park. In Hinduism, Nanda Devi is a manifestation of the utmost goddess of the religion, Parvati. Nanda Devi means “Bliss-Giving Goddess.” Looking at this imperious mountain, one can see why the deity and this rock were paired. Nanda […]
The World’s Oldest Beings https://youtu.be/Pf2vWYe8peM?si=O9QsYImQsq0iQrzG Further Reading and Exploration Bristlecone Pines – National Park Service
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Lake Tahoe This gorgeous image represents Emerald Bay, an inlet of Lake Tahoe: Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe – photo by the_tahoe_guy Lake Tahoe is a beast of a water body. Though it does not sit at the top of most superlative lists we apply to lakes, it’s close enough on many of them to nearly qualify
Old Whitey Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve occupies 4,300 square miles of Lake Huron on the northern half of Michigan’s southern peninsula. This zone was the 13th area to be protected in American waters but the first in the Great Lakes. As you might gather from a name such as Thunder Bay,
The Lake Above the Ocean Fire up your virtual traveling machines and come for a visit to the Faroe Islands, where one of the world’s most bodacious lakes resides. In the North Atlantic, the Faroe Islands sit approximately at the center of a triangle composed of Iceland, Scotland, and Norway. 779 islands, of which geographers term
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Loch Ness One could make a decent argument that Loch Ness is one of the most famous bodies of water in the world. Loch is the Scottish Gaelic word for “lake” (it can also signify a fjord). Most lakes in Scotland take the word as part of their nomenclature, including Loch Lomond and today’s topic. Located in the
Pictured Rocks Of the different types of units within the National Park Service, National Lakeshores are some of the rarest. Just three instances of recognized lakeshore exist. You will not be surprised to learn they all occur within the Great Lakes, though just two of those five majestic bodies of water feature a National
Reschensee As World War II raged, an Italian energy company planned the creation of an artificial lake near the borders of Austria and Switzerland. The project would create a dam that would unify two natural lakes, providing hydroelectric power for the region. But there was a problem: people lived there. The formation of the new