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#lakes

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George Steffanos

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September 24, 1983: From the bank, it all looked so peaceful. Golden sun-drops swirled innocently over foam-flecked blue and soft breezes stirred the pines. The initial fifteen or twenty yards to the gravel bar was almost anticlimactic. The current was strong, but the water was barely ankle-deep.

Beneath a hazy blue sky with a few streaky clouds we are standing at on a shaded rocky bank of a wide but shallow river. The opposite shore is also a jumble of rocks and small boulders, a long, narrow bar of ricks and gravel lies not far from that riverbank. A low wooded ridge rises above the far bank.
#backpacking#hiking#outdoors
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Monissa

In another place, I'm doing a thread of islands I've visited, because it fits my username. One photo every day or so. But sometimes an extra photo slips in that I can't use (because one photo per island) so I'll have to share it here.

St Tredwell's Loch, on Papa Westray, one of the smaller islands of Orkney. I don't know why a lake on an island seems so odd, but it does. Maybe because of how close it is to the sea. (You might be able to see the strip of blue sea behind the loch.)

Photo is taken from St Tredwell's Chapel, the ruins of a Medieval chapel built over Iron Age remains, or an overgrown bunch of rocks on a hill. (As you can in the foreground.)

If you're into photos of islands, the thread starts here:
bsky.app/profile/islandhopping

A large, flat green-grey body of water. In the foreground is a bank covered with scruffy grass and some grey rocks covered with white lichen. In the background is a long strip of grassland curving around the loch. A huddle of stone buildings are just visible on the far side. Behind them is a blue strip of sea and beyond that, another low island. There are some white dots on the water, which are actually swans but too far away to see.
#Orkney#PapaWestray#Lakes
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Lakes change color based on how healthy they are, their colors reflecting the ongoing physical and biochemical processes.

• Blue lakes are primarily located in northern latitudes.

• Green lakes are more prevalent in densely populated mid-latitude regions such as southern Europe.

• Reddish and yellowish lakes are mainly in the Southern Hemisphere.

"However, significant changes in lake color can signal ecological disturbances."

phys.org/news/2025-03-lakes-wo

Phys.org · Lakes worldwide are changing color, possibly due to human impactBy Lund University
#water#lakes#science
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Guyroscope

Another cracking day in #Cumbria. Pasties from Chester's by the River at Skelwith Bridge followed by a gentle stroll up the river to Elterwater with dippers and goosander then looping back via Loughrigg Tarn.

Not the longest or most strenuous walk in the world but the #Lakes was at it's best so enjoyable none the less.

Blue, blue sky, brown hills and reeds with two swans on the water at front right.
black and white view of a tarn surrounded by trees and bushes with a rickety iron fence in the foreground.
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Tom Bremer

I arrive in predawn darkness to venture into the Fernhill Wetlands preserve. My eyes glance upward to the nighttime sky already graying in the east. The moon pushes night toward the western horizon, fleeing the advent of morning light. My ears catch the dim hum of traffic hanging at the edges of quiet.

#wetlands #birdwatching #flowers #sunrises #sunsets #rainbows #clouds #mountains #lakes #Oregon #industrialism #landscapephotography #naturephotography #photoessay

sacredwonderland.us/fernhill-w

Sacred Wonderland · Fernhill Wetlands: From Human Waste to Thriving LifeA photo-essay featuring birds, flowers, and scenery of the Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove, Oregon, where human waste nourishes wildness.
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Bruce MacDonald

“You would never leave your bags of trash or camp toilet leftovers to pollute campsites, parks or trails,” she said. “We can’t manage and protect our natural resources three seasons of the year while disregarding what goes on during winter months on our frozen lakes and waters.”
mprnews.org/story/2025/03/07/n

MPR News · New fines and awareness help reduce litter on Minnesota lakes, but advocates want more actionBy Kirsti Marohn
#Minnesota#lakes#outdoors
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Jaakko
My private bathing lake. On my two-month-long hike, I camped by this pristine lake for few nights. Sometimes the water up north is super cold, even in summer, but on this day, it was just a bonus since the day was quite warm. Sometimes, you just have to suck it up and bathe anyway—hygiene is super important on hikes, especially longer ones.

#hiking #camping #nature #outdoors #adventure #swimming #solohiking #lapland #norway #sonyalpha #lakes #summer #nature #photography
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