Sentences with phrase «sand dune lakes»

Visitors to the island can see extraordinary freshwater sand dune lakes, beautiful quiet streams, white beaches, rainforest, eucalypt forest, cliffs with remarkable coloured sand horizons and rugged headlands

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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.

A shallow Lake Michigan and «benign neglect» by the Chicago Park District have helped create small sand dunes at Montrose Beach — a habitat for rare plants that haven't been seen for decades in Chicago.

Further west, along the lake, workers are trying to save a 17 mile - long sand dune at Sandy Island Beach State Park in Pulaski.

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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.

That's what Jeep wants to prove with this new video that shows the baby Jeep tackling the Silver Lake sand dunes in western Michigan.

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.

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.

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.»

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.

• Angkor, Cambodia: Ditch the crowds at Preah Kahn temple • Bali, Indonesia: Get a lulur scrub at Amanusa • Beijing: Explore by foot, bicycle, and rickshaw • Fatehpur Sikri, India: Admire the former Moghul capital • Hanoi, Vietnam: Stroll around Hoan Kiem Lake • Hong Kong: Soak in views from rooftop hotel bars • Huangzhou, China: Dine at visionary restaurant Dragon Wel • Koh Samui, Thailand: Get a treatment at Kamalaya wellness retreat • Kyoto, Japan: Visit Tawaraya, a 300 - year - old ryokan • Rajasthan, India: Sleep on a sand dune under the stars • Singapore: Eat at Maxwell Road Hawker Center • Sri Lanka: Sample beaches and colonial architecture • Sumba Island, Indonesia: Go to surf camp at Nihiwatu • Tokyo: See the tuna auction at Tsukiji Fish Market • Yangtze River, China: Cruise from Beijing to Shanghai

These small dunes were formed by north winds pushing sands off the Cadiz Dry Lake.

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.

There's the World Heritage - listed Fraser Island with its sand dunes, rainforest and freshwater lakes.

In the east large lakes and lagoons are separated from the sea by huge sand dunes.

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.

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.

Where else on earth can you swim in more than 100 dune lakes; see rainforest growing completely in sand; or spot up to 354 bird species in 12 different habitats?

By Day: discover ancient rainforests, trek across remote sand dunes, swim in crystal clear lakes, and walk through World Heritage - listed wilderness.

Take the ferry to Fraser Island and enjoy a surf beach, Lake Wabby, and a famous sand dune where you can swim, hike and turtle watch.

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.

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.

Long golden beaches, rocky headlands, high forested dunes, dramatic coloured sand cliffs, dark waterways and broad lakes, these spectacular features

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.

Endless beaches with ancient shifting sand dunes, lush rainforests with crystal clear streams, and freshwater lakes with powder white sands.

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.

Fraser Island is renowned for its spectacular beaches, sand dunes, inland lakes and towering trees.

Sand dunes with beautiful lakes, rainforest, wildlife....

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.

Follow traditional Butchulla pathways beneath towering rainforest, past crystal clear lakes and over vast sand dunes.

This intimate coastal lodge, nestled into a coastal sand dune, lies within the iSimangaliso World Heritage Park with access to wilderness beaches, coastal forests and lakes.

Also, marvel at breathtaking views of Lake Michigan from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, with its miles of sand beach, lush forests, and high dunes.

One moment you may be trekking over vast expanses of sand, only to give way to low lying wetlands or a hidden lake at the bottom of a dune.

Enjoy the spectacular sand dunes that separate Lake George from the sea.

In just one day of driving you can stumble upon quaint seaside villages, beaches, sand dunes, mountains, canyons, forests, lakes, national parks and remote, narrow mountain roads that lead you through incredible landscapes and isolated communities.

The destinations of this royal journey include national capital New Delhi, «pink city» Jaipur, Ranthambore National Park at Sawai Madhopur, sand dunes of Thar near Chittorgarh, «city of lakes» Udaipur, colonial Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and World Heritage Site of Keoladeo National Park (Bird Sanctuary) in Bharatpur.

A nature and adventure lover's paradise, you can experience incredible rainforests, giant sand dunes, crystal clear fresh water lakes and streams, abundant wildlife, and 4WD adventures.

You will then drive to the beginning of the Lake Wabby walk, where you'll walk through the sand dunes to this tropical paradise!

Day 3 — Great People, Great Memories - Trek through the dunes to emerald - green Lake Wabby - See Fraser's shifting sands at Hammerstone Sandblow - Enjoy a buffet lunch at Eurong Beach Resort - Swim in the clear fresh waters of beautiful Lake Birrabeen - Enjoy an optional Air Fraser joy flight and take off right from the beach Note: After visiting Lake Wabby we stop at at Eurong Beach Resort for a comfort stop before we travel back to Rainbow Beach

The town is surrounded by glistening lakes, vegetated sand dunes, dense pine plantations, the Swartvlei Estuary, and the warm Indian Ocean.

Visitors can relax on soft white sand beaches, dive into the fresh, clear waters of Lake McKenzie situated atop a sand dune and swim in the unique «natural jacuzzi» of the Champagne Pools.

Yambuk Lake and wetlands are formed by the natural damming of the Eumeralla and Shaw Rivers behind the massive sand dunes in the area.

Set in the heart of an eco reserve, this golf course was designed in 2008 by Jack Nicklaus who created it to merge with the natural contours of the terrain, with strategically - placed bunkers, well - maintained greens, wooden bridges, sand dunes, mangrove trees, lakes and 18 challenging holes with a par 72.

Fraser Island is one of the largest sand islands in the world boasting sand dunes, crystal clear lakes and stunning view points.

K'gari is the largest sand island on Earth: 120 km by 15 km of sand dunes with beautiful lakes and rainforest.