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A running paradise in Idaho
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| A jogging and cycling route along Lake Coeur d'Alene.Photo: idahobyways |
If you love running, head to the Coeur d'Alene resort in Idaho, USA. With its unique geography, this lake region is ideal and inspiring, offering long trails for running and cycling alongside its clear, tranquil waters.
Playing winter sports at Lake Tahoe
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| Skiing on Heavenly Peak.Photo: onlinedebate |
Located at an altitude of 1,897 meters, Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, situated between California and Nevada, USA. Tahoe is an ideal location for skiing and other winter sports. Visitors can enjoy leisurely walks along snow-covered forest paths, warm themselves by a campfire at a lakeside café, or take a cable car to the summit of Heavenly Mountain, where they can admire panoramic views of the lake basin and the majestic snow-covered landscape.
Explore the Alaskan wilderness.
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| Kayaking on Clark Lake.Photo: switchbacktravel |
The only way to reach the remote Lake Clark in Alaska is by hiking through the forest, riding in a dog sled, or flying by seaplane. Surrounded by snow-capped mountains, Arctic rainforests, and crystal-clear rivers, Lake Clark embodies the essence of Alaska. Popular leisure activities include fishing, kayaking, enjoying the wildlife, strolling around the lake, and camping. The local community of Port Alsworth (population around 159) offers kayak rentals, equipment, guided tours, and also has a tourist support center, post office, and accommodation for visitors.
The underwater world in Oregon
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| Submerged volcano in Crater Lake.Photo: Jim Layman. |
Famous as the deepest lake in the US and the ninth deepest in the world, Crater Lake in Oregon offers visitors an unexpected thrill: the experience of diving in a submerged volcanic crater. Without specialized diving equipment, it's impossible to reach the bottom of the lake. However, the shallower areas also offer many fascinating discoveries: lava formations, wildlife, large mosses at the bottom of the lake… If you don't want to be towed up and down by your diving equipment at a height of 214 meters, then relax and enjoy a cruise around the island near the submerged volcanic crater on the Wizard Island yacht.
Horse riding in Montana
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| Horse riding by Flathead Lake.Photo: duderanch.org |
Flathead Lake Park in western Montana is a place where visitors can witness wild horses roaming freely. Along the coast, Flathead Lake Lodge offers the pleasure of learning to ride. You can wander on horseback along the long trails or simply rest and eat, watch hurdle races or parades of horses being controlled by whips. Other horse ranches in the Flathead Valley also organize extended horseback riding camps combined with exploring the surrounding wilderness.
