Hello Yellow

The Wave, Coyote Buttes, Arizona

In Arizona, there is a sandstone rock formation known as 'The Wave' that is famous among hikers and photographers for its colourful, undulating forms, and rugged, trackless hike required to reach it. Probably not the yellow-est landscape, but it's close, and way too sick to leave out!

http://beautifulplacestovisit.com/canyons/the-wave-coyote-buttes-arizona-united-states/

The Wave exposes large-scale, sets of cross-bedded eolian sandstone composed of rhythmic and cyclic alternating grainflow and windripple laminae of bright oranges and yellows. This formation represents periodic changes in the prevailing winds during the Jurassic as huge sand dunes migrated across a sandy desert. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wave,_Arizona 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/72213316@N00/4512880348

Antelope Valley, California

The Antelope Vally located in Californa is home to a wide range of plants and animals, but is famously recognised for the California poppy, which is also known as the golden poppy, California sunlight or cup of gold. This beautiful flower adds a lovely pop of colour to the landscape, making it look truly golden. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope_Valley; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschscholzia_californica

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope_Valley

http://www.allposters.com/-sp/California-Golden-Poppies-Blooming-Antelope-Valley-California-Poppy-Reserve-Antelope-Valley-Posters_i6433702_.htm

North Dakota Sunflower Fields

Which state grows the most sunflowers in the world? - Well, North Dakota of course. These gorgeous fields show off bright, big, blooming yellow sunflowers as far as the eye can see. Since 1977, North Dakota has ranked first in sunflower production - producing nearly 51% of America's total sunflowers!? Source: http://prairiecalifornian.com/where-to-find-sunflowers/; http://www.dakota-north.com/sunflowers.html

http://outpostusa.org/Expeditions/Theodore%20Roosevelt/Getting%20There.html

http://entomology.unl.edu/extension/crops/sunflower

Red Hot Whereabouts

By Izzi

Cranberry Bogs, Massachusetts

Cranberries – everyone’s favourite little berries, packed with nutrients and antioxidants. But have you ever wondered how cranberries grow and thrive? A distinctive wetland, called a bog, is an ecosystem with thick sphagnum moss, acidic waters, peat deposits and a spongy, mat-like substance on the water’s surface. This environment provides fresh water, and counters unfavourable conditions these delicate and delicious cranberries need to grow and survive. The cranberry bogs in Massachusetts is amongst one of the famous geographic locations show casting a vibrant red glow over the water’s surface. Source: http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/cranberry-bogs.htm

http://movies-wayneaddisoncyrus.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/cranberry-bog-images.html

http://www.massvacation.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/670x400-8531075171_a220da5f37_c.jpg

Red Sea Beach, Liaoning Province, China

The biggest wetland and reed marsh in the world, appropriately named the Red Sea Beach, is located in Liaoning, China. It is composed of shallow seas and tide lands of a lively red radiance. The Red Sea Beach is home to more than 260 kinds of birds and 399 kinds of wild animals. The bright colour of the red grass genus Sueda brings an unusual yet impressive landscape of 26 kilometres long every autumn, attracting many tourists. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Seabeach

http://www.placestoseeinyourlifetime.com/incredible-red-seabeach-in-china-1968/

http://www.placestoseeinyourlifetime.com/incredible-red-seabeach-in-china-1968/

Hitachi Seaside Park, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Hitachi Seaside Park is an extraordinary flower park located in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan which blooms with various flowers all year round. Source: http://smarter666.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/hitachi-seaside-park-located-in.html 

http://planetden.com/nature/hitachi-seaside-parkjapan

http://smarter666.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/hitachi-seaside-park-located-in.html

Lake Retba, Senegal

Ever wonder what dunaliella salina bacteria would do to the colour of a lake? No need to do any experiments, just have a look at Lake Retba in Senegal. It’s PINK! The bacteria (completely harmless to humans by the way, and totally swimmable in!) produces a red pigment in order to absorb the sunlight, and thus gives the lake a distinct bubble gum pink colour. Now I know that this is barely red, but this geographical location was just too cool to not include in today’s post. Source: http://www.lakeretba.com/

http://amazingstuff.co.uk/nature/pink-lake-retba-senegal/#.Vfawp_mqpBc

Lake Retba is not the only pink lake in the world. Another pink lake, is Australia’s very own Lake Hillier in Western Australia.

http://whenonearth.net/swim-in-lake-hillier-pink-lake-australia/