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People who love the water as much as Boaters and water activists are use to seeing deep blue water

Here The Lake during a bright sunlit day the water is a dramatic blue that is an enviable site for many visitors

BUT 

Who among us have ever seen PINK for a Lake Color

Apparantly in The Land Down Under it is common

One of Australia's  most famous Lakes is Lake Hillier a Pepto Bismol,  Bubble Gum , Amoxicilin Pink Lake

Honestly I don't think I would want to live on a Pink Lake , I prefer the Deep Blue  (lol)

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They say it is a soft pink from the shoreline and a deeper hue from the air.

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Just thought it would be a piece of interest for those who didn't catch the piece online.

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          University of Pittsburgh's 

            Cathedral of Learning 

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You got my curiosity Pitsburgh.  From Wikipedia:


The colour is permanent, and does not alter when the water is taken in a container. 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]
 
Link,

           As a salt lake I am curious if fish from The Great Salt Lake 

of Utah will be able to live in Hillier Lake or did the fish in Hillier have to

evolve in any specific way. I couldn't imagine living on a Pink Lake.

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From a distance, Lake Hillier of Australia's Recherche Archipelago looks like a swath of solid bubble-gum pink. Draw closer, and the color takes on a more watery, translucent quality, but remains unmistakably pink.

Whereas the causes behind the unusual coloring of other pink lakes, such as the nearby Pink Lake and Senegal's Lake Retba, have been definitively confirmed, the reason for Lake Hillier's color remains a mystery. Theories abound, of course. Some speculate that Lake Hillier's color,  like that of the other lakes, is the result of high salinity combined with the presence of a salt-loving algae species known as Dunaliella salina and pink bacteria known as halobacteria. Unlike other pink lakes, however, which regularly change colors in accordance with temperature fluctuations, Lake Hillier maintains its pink shade year-round. The water retains its pink hue when bottled.

Whatever the cause, the water does not appear to pose any danger to humans. Though high salt levels might not make for the most comfortable swim, visitors hoping to immerse themselves in Lake Hillier's brilliant pink waters are perfectly safe to do so

The above info was found on Atlas Obscura , I guess we would have to get Salt Water Toons placed on the Benny to cruise the Lake. 
 
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Awesome pics , I have been to Salt lake City a couple of times

The amount of salt in that Lake is unreal

Unfortunate for the early settlers of the region

It would be an amazing Lake if not for the salt.

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ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I say we hop in the VW bus and go see these places!
 
I'm good with the road trip, the China stop is toxic .
 
60 plus??? I'd be happy with 30 plus right now!!
 
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