The unique, intense turquoise hue of the lake's water is attributed to the surrounding glaciers that grind rocks into a fine powder that is carried into the lake through creeks. That fine powder stays suspended in the lake, giving the water its brilliant color.
![image showing North Cascades and Lake Diablo, WA on first day of summer [OC] [3017 x 3017]](21bbd75f-875e-5e1a-a9e4-bc70f85f6497.jpg)
therubberyducky on June 25th, 2018 at 03:58 UTC »
Beautiful PNW. Doesn't get much better than this. Beautiful shot!
thefinerev on June 25th, 2018 at 07:34 UTC »
Currently listening to the rain on my tent in the Cascades. Luckily watched the sunset on Diablo today! Thanks for this.
pancakefavorite on June 25th, 2018 at 10:12 UTC »
For the curious:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_Lake