19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
The Allure of Emerald Lake

Stunning Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, is aptly-named because of the striking color of its crystal-clear water which takes on a resplendent green hue in the summer as the sunlight reflects off suspended particles of glacial sediment.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2019
Date Uploaded: 09.2021
Photo Location: Emerald Lake, Canada
Camera: ILCE-7RM3
Copyright: © Tony Trinh