Vistas of American Waterfronts - IV

Here is another set of waterfront pictures from my travels in the US. I really admire one facet of this new nation is that they spend enormous amounts of money in maintaining and protecting natural resources. Creeks, springs, rivers are usually not encroached upon, this facilitates natural water percolation along its original paths. Large dams/ lakes/ reservoirs have been constructed to facilitate storage of water. It is amazing to know that pretty much the entire west coast of the US is fed by one river which is known as Colorado, Trinity and Rio Grande as it passes through different parts of the country. In this blog I will try to give some vistas of this mighty river.

A lake created in the Trammell Crow Park, south of downtown Dallas, by diverting and damming the trinity river

Lake Travis, created by damming the Trinity river

Elm Fork of the Trinity river flowing towards Lake Carolyn

Elm Fork of the Trinity river flowing towards Lake Carolyn

Waterfronts - my favorite getaways

Perhaps because I am a piscean... I am simply enamored by large water bodies; lakes, rivers, dams, and of course the mighty oceans attract me like iron to a magnet. Standing and staring at the vast azure expanses soothes my soul. Of course I love to take a dip wherever possible... When I was in Bangalore, India weekends I'd head out to Manchinbelle dam, Kanva dam or YG Gudda dam and take a refreshing dip. Here in the US that is one thing which is possible only for the rich. All the dams and public water bodies are fenced up and the water front lands have been sold to private entrepreneurs who charge an arm and a leg to enter and access the water. The only ocean front I have visited is California where waters are so cold that it is impossible to get in without a wet suit. So here I content myself by taking pictures of lakes, rivers, dams etc... Here are some of my favorite water fronts in the US.

Lake Travis, Austin, Tx

Grapevine Reservoir, Texas

A large dam on the highway which links San Jose with Los Angeles

The Ocean at Santa Cruz