Pink lake in Australia?

[Beth Andrea]

Browsing on FB, I found this:



Wikipedia has this article:

Lake Hillier, is a lake on Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia.

The most notable feature of this lake is its pink colour. It is such a significant distinguishing feature of the archipelago that air passengers often take note of it. The colour is permanent, and does not alter when the water is taken in a container. The length of the lake is about six hundred metres (3/8 mile). The lake is surrounded by a rim of sand and a dense woodland of paperbark and eucalyptus trees with a narrow strip of sand dunes covered by vegetation separating it to the north from the Southern Ocean.

The island and lake are thought to have been first charted by the Flinders expedition in 1802. Captain Flinders is said to have observed the pink lake after ascending the island's peak. John Thistle, the ship's master, collected some of the lake's water, which he found to be saturated with salt.[2] Although the source of the pink colour has not been definitively proven in the case of Lake Hillier, the pink colour of other salt lakes (e.g., Pink Lake) in the region arises from a dye created by the organisms Dunaliella salina and Halobacteria. Another hypothesis is that the pink colour is due to red halophilic bacteria in the salt crusts.

Despite the unusual hue, the lake exhibits no known adverse effects upon humans. From above, the lake appears a solid bubble gum pink, but from the shoreline it appears more of a clear pink hue. The shoreline is also covered in salt crust deposits.[3]

Anyway, I found it fascinating.

[JLT1]

Beth,

The lake is cool but your picture is better.  Looking good girl.

Hugs,

Jen

[Beth Andrea]

Beth,

The lake is cool but your picture is better.  Looking good girl.

Hugs,

Jen

Well, how sweet! Thank you!

I'm thinking I'm not sure about this pink lake though...maybe it needs some glitter. 

[kelly_aus]

I haven't seen that particular pink lake, but I have seen others.. I'm not sure if they need glitter, the salt crust around the edge can be fairly dazzling..

[Jenny07]

There is also Lac Rose in Dakar.

[Ms Grace]

So awesome, never even knew about that!

[Beth Andrea]

So awesome, never even knew about that!

Yeah, the Aussies get all the neat stuff...pink lakes, kangaroos, koalas, Qantas...

[Devlyn]

"they still can't explain why it's pink"

Duh, because it's filled with cotton candy water!

[Beth Andrea]

"they still can't explain why it's pink"

Duh, because it's filled with cotton candy water!

Or where My Little Pony went for a swim...

[kelly_aus]

Yeah, the Aussies get all the neat stuff...pink lakes, kangaroos, koalas, Qantas...

Ahhh.. QANTAS.. You know it stands for Queers And Nymphomaniacs Training As Stewards..   

[Beth Andrea]

Ahhh.. QANTAS.. You know it stands for Queers And Nymphomaniacs Training As Stewards..   

Where do I sign up!?!



And that's what I mean by "all the cool stuff"...we just have United Airlines:

[Devlyn]

Oh my. Is that a goose?

[Beth Andrea]

Oh my. Is that a goose?

"Iron Man, Iron Man, Wild Goose, Wild Goose..."

"'Iron Man Wild Goose'...sounds like a finger up the Tin Man's backside."

--from the movie, "Wild Geese"

[Devlyn]

Something Told the Wild Geese by Rachel Field


Something told the wild geese
It was time to go,
Though the fields lay golden
Something whispered, "snow."

Leaves were green and stirring,
Berries, luster-glossed,
But beneath warm feathers
Something cautioned, "frost."

All the sagging orchards
Steamed with amber spice,
But each wild breast stiffened
At remembered ice.

Something told the wild geese
It was time to fly,
Summer sun was on their wings,
Winter in their cry.

[Joe.]

That's awesome. I want to drink it. It looks too much like strawberry milkshake...

[Beth Andrea]

That's awesome. I want to drink it. It looks too much like strawberry milkshake...

OMG, now why did you have to say THAT!?!



Now I'm going to have to run out and get one!! 



I LUV stawb'ry mo'kshake...

[LordKAT]

Make mine a chocolate malt!

[Devlyn]

A root beer float!

[Joe.]

Sorry! It looks like a huge lake of strawberry milkshake goodness. You posting it has made me want one too, but its 20 to 4 in the morning and I think it will make me a little hyper lol

[Beth Andrea]

Sorry! It looks like a huge lake of strawberry milkshake goodness. You posting it has made me want one too, but its 20 to 4 in the morning and I think it will make me a little hyper lol

WOOT! for hyperosity!! 

A root beer float!

Make mine a chocolate malt!

Do you know how much I'd weigh after drinking all that sweet, ever-lovin' goodness?

You know, I bet the two of you could carpool over to my corner of the US, and I'd let you have yours with nary a sip taken oot of them...