The turquoise waters of Bow Lake may look inviting, but rest assured they are frigid cold. Step in waist deep and you will surely be short of breath. The silt deposited from melting glaciers is what gives this water its magical colours. In the backdrop is Crowfoot Mountain with a glimpse of the headwaters of Bow glacier to the right of the image. This is an Iconic Alberta lake in Banff National Park.
Just outside of Port Alberni, Vancouver Island a beautiful roadside creek meanders through the temperate rainforest. The old remnant of a giant red cedar that has succumbed to the pressures of the logging industry slowly erodes away in the background.
With turquoise water, hot sand, and blue skies, what's not to love about Punta Cana? I took this shot waist deep in the water on our last day of vacation with my wife. This is a good memory of a great trip.