Sentences with phrase «of dune lakes»

Fraser Island features complex dune systems, which are still evolving, and the array of dune lakes is exceptional in terms of number, diversity and age.

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I would tell you about the smell of the sea and the noises of the CT scanner at the hospital and the Lake of Shining Waters hiding behind the sand dunes.

Where we spent our days riding bikes, paddle - boarding lakes, swimming in the ocean, flying kites on the sand dunes, rummaging through thrift stores + vintage shops, drinking wine and eating lots of lobsters and mussels and clams while watching the sun set and the supermoon rise.

I highly recommend this book to everyone who cares not just about the Great Lakes and their freshwater dunes but about the importance of preserving land and water for the well - being of all living things.

You might not think a book about the struggle to wrest six thousand acres of Lake Michigan dunes from development and preserve it as a public place would be suspenseful adventure story, but Traverse City author heather Shumaker promises just that - a riveting story that spans decades about a small community of people who preserve a beloved tract against all odds.

Erosion has also increased during winter; shrinking lake ice — a product of climate change — does not protect the dune from winter winds as it has in the past.

If humans were to one day live under the yellow haze of the moon's skies, exploring its rolling dunes and ragged peaks or settling by the side of gently stirring hydrocarbon lakes, they would need energy to power their lives.

The mountains are made primarily of rock - hard water ice; the dunes are most likely ice granules coated with hydrocarbons; volcanoes probably belch methane and ammonia, and methane fills the lakes, evaporates to form clouds, and rains back down to carve out river channels.

In 1974, in the bone - dry Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Site in Australia, scientists stumbled on a human skeleton in the dunes of long - vanished Lake Mungo.

Spectroscopic study of the Moses Lake dune field, Washington: Determination of compositional distributions and source lithologies J. L. Bandfield, K. S. Edgett, and P. R. Christensen Journal of Geophysical Research 107 (E11), 5092, doi: 10.1029 / 2000JE001469, 1 November 2002.

Location: Chesterton, IN Distance: Up to 70 miles When to Go: May - September Unique for its mix of rocky trails, sand dunes and views of Lake Michigan, the Indiana Dunes offer a running experience that you won't find anywhere else.

Now that the school year is officially over I'm looking forward to all the fun that summer brings with it — including playing the fun aunt and taking my nephew and niece to the beach, heading out of town for several weeks, sunning along the Indiana dunes, frequent visits to Lake Michigan and swimming in as many pools as I can find!

TRACKS --(Both will feature different weather conditions and times of day)-- Big Dune Beach — Crater Lake

Lining sections of the lake are gravel roads and firm dirt trails, pockmarked by bushes and small dunes.

The VW Beetle Dune concept was overlooked by many 2014 Detroit auto show attendees (with Lake Michigan freezing and all), but VW doesn't want you to forget it exists, releasing new photos of the Baja Buggy reincarnate rolling down the road.

Thousands of hours have been invested in tackling the challenging Big Red sand dunes in Dubai, driving through deep snow and over icy lakes in Sweden, and traversing the deep mud and clay and steep inclines of the Land Rover Eastnor Castle off - road facility in the UK.

However, with the stock Firestone Destination LE2 all - season road tires swapped out for more aggressive Nitto Terra Grapplers, a Ridgeline took the podium in its class at the Rebelle Rally in 2016, conquering dirt tracks from Lake Tahoe, Nevada, to the dunes of Glamis, California.

But before we got behind the wheel, we were taken for a wild ride over the dunes by a Mercedes - Benz test driver, who fired the big pickup across the sand at breakneck speeds before performing a round of donuts on a dry lake bed to prove just how well engineered the G63 AMG 6x6 really is.

Fraser Island provides a globally significant example of geological processes and biological evolution, including: complex coastal dune formations that are still evolving; an array of lakes that is exceptional in terms of number, diversity, age and the evidence of dynamic and developmental stages; and outstanding examples of ecosystems that have developed in response to maritime conditions and poor soils in coastal dune formations.

The official citation pays tribute to the island's «exceptional natural beauty» and refers to «over 250 km of sandy beaches with long, uninterrupted sweeps of ocean beach, with more than 40 km of strikingly coloured sand cliffs, as well as spectacular dune blowouts and ocean surf beaches; tall rainforests growing on low nutrient sands; perched dune lakes including both clear «white water» lakes and dark «black water» lakes; banksia woodlands, heath, patterned swampy fens and sheltered mangrove areas in a spectacular «mosaic landscape.»

The island's blue, fresh - water lakes are perched in the dunes and perfect to cool down on a hot Queensland Day; or you can wander along crystal - clear streams as they meander through the leafy greenness of the forest.

It is believed that the eggs of fish species arrive at these isolated dune lakes on the feet of birds.

It uses the beach as a runway and for twenty minutes we enjoy the view of Fraser Island with its 42 lakes, sand dunes, rainforests and beaches.

Swathes of untouched coastline, coral reefs, long sandy beaches, coastal dunes, lakes and the chance to see elephant, buffalo, rhino, zebra, eland, kudu, and over 521 species of bird

Nestled amid the soaring sand dunes along the western shore of Lake Michigan, the twin resort communities of Saugatuck and Douglas have developed steadily over the years into the preeminent gay beach destination in the Midwest.

Santa Rosa Beach and much of this stretch of the Emerald Coast is known for its powder - white sand, and beautiful dunes lining the ocean creating brackish water inlets and coastal dune lakes — a rarity around the world.

, and the ever - present dunes to a gorgeous vista of Lake Michigan.

From the shallow inlets near Port Albert to the wide open waterways of Lakes Entrance, Ninety Mile Beach is a stretch of golden sand and coastal dunes that separates the Gippsland Lakes from the crashing waves of Bass Strait.

A patchwork of lake systems, the bulk of the country's remaining swamp forests, Africa's largest estuarine system, 25 000 year - old coastal dunes, 220 km of beach, coastal forest, grasslands, coral reefs and a rich underwater life combine to make the park one of the country's most popular destinations.

At Lake Merced, I'm riding past the north end of Fort Funston, with its trails, dunes, and views.

The southern coast's scenic coastal corridor (aka the Garden Route) is a Pandora's box of ancient forests, rivers, wetlands, dunes, beaches, lakes, mountains and indigenous fynbos.

Landforms and vegetation types vary from closed rainforest, the more open blackbutt forest of the ridges, central dunes, and the spectacular Hammerstone sandblow which encroaches on famous Lake Wabby.

Fraser Island is a unique World Heritage icon being the world's largest sand island with over 40 lakes including most of the world's perched lakes, towering forests, vegetation and landform types as diverse as huge sandblows, coastal sand dunes, cliffs of coloured sands, heathland, open forests and rainforests.

Fraser Island is nature's own water park where incredible fresh - water lakes — bright as jewels and ringed by white sandy beaches — perch in the tops of sand dunes, and fresh water creeks spill onto an ocean beach which stretches beyond the horizon.

New Urbanist enclave on the Panhandle made up of a David Rockwell — designed inn and rental residences near a coastal dune lake.

A five - minute drive through a forest of birch and beech trees brings you to a wide strip of white sand and dunes fringed with high grass on turquoise Lake Michigan.

Covering a total area of 1 040 km ² (400 square miles or 257,000 acres), it has numerous freshwater inland lakes, coastal dunes, closed - canopy forests and large open plains.

From the sand dunes to the serene hill stations, and from lake bestowed cities to fort dotted capital, the vividness of Rajasthan is clearly seen in its every offering.

The capacious balcony displays breathtaking views of the pool area, coastal dune lakes and beyond to the most famed crystal - clear waters of the Gulf coast.

While it may sound like a bad game of darts being tossed at a map, each of these locations — along with Australia, South Carolina, and Oregon — are home to a rare global phenomenon called coastal dune lakes.

There are eighteen miles of bike paths along the beach and coastal dune lakes which makes exercise a fun and interesting event.

Stroll along the wooded boardwalk, which leads across the larger of two coastal dune lakes, and a protected wildlife area

Destin Pointe is a one of a kind gated island community that offers two pools, two coastal dune lakes, shuffle board and tennis courts.

Shade your eyes from the flat crystalline expanse of kilometers of salt glinting in the sun, flanked by 20,000 year old sand dunes trapped forever in the lake's crusty grasp; a relic of the time when central Australia was an inland sea.

Highlights include Indian Head Lookout, the beautiful Lake Mackenzie and camping out on the sand dunes under a blanket of stars.

For an unforgettable experience, wind through the surreal shifting landscapes of Oso Flaco Lake, where a boardwalk leads through a section of one of the world's largest coastal dune systems.

North of the village behind the sand dunes is Lake Ainsworth.

There are also the added attractions of the giant red or white sand dunes and lakes.

This rental offers a master suite on the main level and a private master suite upstairs with a private sitting area and oversized rooftop balcony offering sweeping views of the rare coastal dune lake and colorful Gulf of Mexico.

Located in the west part of the building enjoy first floor partial views of the gulf through the nature preserve and views of 2 pools and the coastal dune lake from your private balcony.