The unincorporated Lake Junaluska community in North Carolina is centered around a beautiful 200-acre namesake lake and surrounded by 1,200 acres of rolling hills and valleys. The high peaks and stunning natural beauty of the area offers numerous photographic opportunities of landscapes.
This image has a foreground to frame the scene making it more interesting than the photo posted earlier this week.
As you walk through the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, the harmonious blend of meticulously manicured landscapes, cascading mini-waterfalls, tranquil ponds, vibrant flowers, and traditional architecture creates an ambiance that soothes the soul.
Shooting against the sun in Sunset Beach, North Carolina at sunset creates interesting rings to frame the landscape images.
Although cloudy, one can see the varied beauty of the Yorkshire Dales landscape in England.
Dark cloud formations add to the pleasing landscape in The Peak District, England.
The Peak District countryside is in fact, a veritable microcosm of England’s green and very pleasant land. From the lush pastoral meadows and gently rolling hills of Ashbourne at the southern gateway of the White Peak, to the high windswept peat bogs and grouse moors of Kinder Scout in the bleak and mountainous `Curlew Country’ of the Dark Peak, the sheer beauty and diverse nature of the landscape is breathtaking – which is one reason why this increasingly popular region of England continues to attract more visitors annually that any other region of comparable size.
Low water levels in the river in Bera expose the rocky landscape, but still provide pockets of water for a black-headed Ibis – a large wader with a white body and bare black head and neck. Males and females look similar and both have grayish tail feathers.
Jawai Bandh was constructed in Rajasthan across the Jawai River, a tributary of the Luni River. Jawai got importance in 1946, when Umaid Singh started building a dam there. Prior to that, it was just an area with some granite hills and a river, uninteresting to tourists or the government. Now, it is a beautiful landscape.
As the sun sets in Gir National Park, we bid farewell to the variety of animals, birds and landscapes. Onwards to other sights in India.
Traveling through Costa Rica reveals its beautiful landscapes with mountains, clouds, rivers, trees and vegetation.
It was enjoyable to travel by road and view the beautiful landscapes of Costa Rica
Driving from Arenal to Monteverde in Costa Rica revealed beautiful landscapes, with mountains, clouds and water, of the country.
According to Conde Nast Traveler, Costa Rica is the most beautiful country in the world. On its Top 40 list, Costa Rica has crowned in the first place thanks to its well-known nature’s attractiveness. Here are some landscape images while travelling to Arenal and Monteverde.
Costa Rica’s capital, San José, is in the Central Valley. It has world-class museums, parks, hotels, theaters, and historic buildings. It’s an extensive plain, guarded by majestic volcanoes and green hills, honoring the natural richness that exists throughout the national territory. Striking clouds enhance the landscape surrounding San José.
The Teton Range basks in the golden glow of sunrise while the remaining landscape is still unlighted and foggy
The first rays of sun illuminating Grand Teton while fog over Snake River adds to the mystic landscape
The steep, rugged mountains of the Teton Range give way to the morainic landscape of the valley, which is dotted with glacial lakes of varying sizes.
The colorful landscape of Yellowstone National Park is unique and draws visitors from all over the world.
The landscape at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is populated by areas with volcanic activity causing flowing water to boil and create steam.
Heat and volcanic gases from slowly cooling magma rise and warm the dense salty water that occupies fractured rocks above the Yellowstone magma chamber. That brine, in turn, transfers its heat to overlying fresh groundwater which is recharged by rainfall and snowmelt from the surface.
With spectacular clouds in a blue sky, the drive through the dramatic Fall landscape in Yellowstone National Park was mesmerizing.
