Monday, July 31, 2017

Emerald Lake, BC, Canada


Emerald Lake is located in Yoho National ParkBritish Columbia,CanadaIt is the largest of Yoho's 61 lakes and ponds, as well as one of the park's premier tourist attractions. The lake is enclosed by mountains of the President Range, as well as Mount Burgess and Wapta Mountain. This basin traps storms, causing frequent rain in summer and heavy snowfalls in winter. This influx of moisture works with the lake's low elevation to produce a unique selection of flora.

Due to its high altitude, the lake is frozen from November until June. The vivid turquoise color of the water, caused by powdered limestone, is most spectacular in July as the snow melts from the surrounding mountains. The first European to set sight on Emerald Lake was guide Tom Wilson, who stumbled upon it by accident in 1882. A string of his horses had gotten away, and it was while tracking them that he first entered the valley. 










During winter

Photo Source: Collected from Internet

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