Emerald Lake

It is obvious how Emerald Lake, in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada, got its name : ) The turquoise colour of the water is beautiful. I was so fortunate to have the chance to see this lake - and other spectacular places - when Flickr friends, Ron and Trish, invited me to go with them as far as Takakkaw Falls, near Field B.C. (British Columbia) on August 1st (a holiday Monday). What an absolute treat for me!

"The first European to set sight on Emerald Lake was famed guide Tom Wilson, who stumbled upon it by accident in 1882. A string of his horses had gotten away, and it was while tracking them that he first entered the valley. The lake had an impression on even the most seasoned of explorers: "For a few moments I sat [on] my horse and enjoyed the rare, peaceful beauty of the scene." It was Wilson who gave the lake its name because of its remarkable colour, caused by fine particles of glacial sediment, also referred to as rock flour, suspended in the water. However, this was not the first time Wilson had dubbed a lake 'Emerald.' Earlier that same year he had discovered another lake which he had given the same moniker, and the name even appeared briefly on the official map. This first lake however, was shortly renamed Lake Louise." From Wikipedia.