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Say Hello to Goodbye

Hi readers! Have your done exploring my blog? If yes, well done and thank you for spending your time reading my entries. The journey of writing this blog came to the end.  It's been a joyful time of writing and sharing the unique natural wonders around the world with you guys. Besides, this assignment really enhance my knowledge in this blogging world. I can see the improvement as before this I'm not really used with this 'bloggy' thingy.

Really a happy person :D. Picture from Google images.

Special thanks to my subject's lecturer, Madam Hawinda Karmon for her kindness and guidance all this while. Not to forget, my classmates who are very supportive and very generous to share their knowledge on this blogging world. Lastly, lots of love to my parents who always give me encouragements to finish this task.

Our earth is full with unique natural wonders either have been discovered or not discovered yet. There are many other places in this world that are still waiting for us to reveal its secrets. In previous entries, I already shared about unique places of natural wonders that we sometimes doesn't realized at all. I really enjoy writing about this topic and hoping that if I have the chance in future, I will visit these places.

I am still waiting for more discovery of unique natural wonders out there. Our earth is full with surprises but we sometimes take granted of it. Hopefully after this I can be a grateful person when it comes to cherish our natural wonders.

There're so much to see yet so much to discover! Au revoir!

The Wave Rock in Paria Canyon

Looks like layered cake. Simply amazing. Picture from www.independent.co.uk

Have you ever been to any place where the surrounding full with waves rocks? Here in Arizona, Paria Canyon, is the location where we can see the wave rocks. Paria means 'muddy water' where there's a location of chocolatey river. The research proved that this canyon was inhabited by the ancestors 10,000 years ago. So this place is quite historic.

People walking between the wave rock. Picture from flowboard.com

What make this wave rock unique is that there are many colours that combine together creating a dramatic rainbow of pastel yellow, chocolate and red. This place is suitable for hiking and it is one of the ways for visitors to getting know about this place even better and also experience the unique colours of wave rock. Visitors need to choose and follow the tracks given. To those people who doesn't know the existence of this wave rock will often mistaken the picture with paintings. This place is too perfect to become a painting. Visitors need to be very careful during rainy days as flash flood can occurs at this canyon.

Hollow stone from the sandstone. Picture from flowboard.com

Paria Canyon, the location of this wave rock is considered as the best location for hiking. For nature lovers, do come to this place and experience yourself with the wilderness. Those rock can be vary in terms of its spiral. That add up the uniqueness. The rock formation actually existed during Jurassic age. The Jurassic Navajo Sandstone is the most prominent in this formation. As time flies, it is believe that wind and water eroded the sandstone and thus we can see the formation right now.

Amazing formation of wave done by the nature. Picture from Google image.

The wave rock is one of the natural wonders in this world that need to be taken care off. Without all this things, we don't know about what happened to our earth million years ago. This rock is like a time-traveller rock that exposed us with its wonders and secrets.

A Snow Alike, Pamukkale Hot Springs, Turkey

The first thing that came into my mind when I saw the picture is that 'Is it somewhere in Siberian or Arctic area?' The answer is nope. It is one of the unique natural wonders located in Pamukkale, Turkey. Wow, I felt so impressed when looking at the picture. This place is really beautiful, thanks to the tectonic fault that created this hot springs.

Layered pools. Siberia or Turkey? :D Picture from tourismontheedge.com

Pamukkale means 'cotton castle' in Turkish. This name suits with its surroundings as it was covered with white and fluffy looks. This place really give a snow illusion to everybody who see it. The illusion were originally comes from travertine, as according to McGuire, (n.d.) " a limestone created by a rapid precipitation of calcium bicarbonate, originating from hot springs." So that's why this hot springs seems like a snow lake. There were 17 hot springs in this place and being heated by the plateau. 

People can swim in this hot spring. Picture from Colleen McGuire.

A fairy wonderland. Limestone have done its best. Picture from tourismontheedge.com

Tourist can take a bath in this hot springs water. Many people take this advantage to relax themselves in the warm water of hot springs. However visitors need to be careful when walking in the pools so that they won't fell down and being covered with white mud. Mud here is very unique as it is in white colour and not chocolatey like usual volcano mud. Maybe you can try to do mud bath here. Fairy wonderland and mystical kingdom is the best to describe this place as it is in all white surrounding. So relaxing and breathtaking.

Now let's watch the video!

'Pumpkin' Spring Pool, Arizona

Giant Pumpkin in Arizona. Picture from Flickr user, Roger Steeb

Pumpkin is really famous during Halloween, but this 'pumpkin' is also famous during ordinary days. This amazing limestone formation of pumpkin is located at the Grand Canyon, Arizona. We can't find this exact formation at any parts of the world. Water pours into this large and round pumpkin thus it explains why there were green water inside. The green mossy water then runs into the river below the pumpkin.

A man having a sneak peek into the pumpkin. Picture from Flickr user Roger Steeb.

This pumpkin might attracts people to jump in but someone need to think twice as this water is very poisonous. This is the most poisonous water in this canyon. Recent studies prove that every 1 liter of this water contain 1100 miligrams of arsenic. According to Rachel (n.d.), "While the pool may appear to be full of mineral rich, hot springs goodness, and the pumpkin-shaped bowl seems hypnotically inviting, the warm waters are the witch brew of lead, zinc, copper and very high level of arsenic." So this explains why the water from this pumpkin is very hazardous for people.

A man touch the surface of the water. Picture from Flickr user Ben Kimball

This water is very warm and really seduces people to touch it. A quick touch to this water won't cause anything as long as the person wash his/her back under running water. However, it is advised not to touch the water as prevention is better than cure. Bathing and drinking the water are highly prohibited as it will cause arsenic poisoning. This is really dangerous as it will cause coma and worst, death. People who are poisoned need to seek the doctor if the symptoms like headache, poisoning and drowsiness occurs to them. 

This pumpkin is really nice to see but hazardous to touch. Well, that's nature. It's unique!  This  Pumpkin Spring Pool is really one of the natural wonders. 

Red Sea Beach, China

China never fails to amazed us. Next unique natural wonder in China is in Panjin, the location of peaceful Red Sea Beach. This amazing place is located at the Southwest Panjin City and 30 kilometers from the city center. Beach in Panjin is unique as it is not like an ordinary beach but it is red in colour as the result of the sea weed and the beach does not covered with sand at all. 

Amazing! Picture from placestoseeinyourlifetime.com

What are the cause of this condition? Well actually the red colour comes from the plant which is actually the sea weed that called as 'Sueda.' This plant grows every April or May and at the beginning it is green and gradually become red during autumn. This amazing beach's plant only grows at  muddy area near Liaohe River of Panjin which is just behind the sea and it is really a suitable area for this plant to grow.

No sand at all. Just red. Picture from placetoseeinyourlifetime.com

The Red Sea Beach is also the home to various species of birds. 260 species of birds have been recorded until this date. Some rare and endangered species can also be found here like Crown Cranes and Black Beaked Gulls. This place is also one of the pit stop for migrating birds while they were travelling from Asia to Australia. Most of the Red Sea Beach is restricted for public but there's also a small area that open for public to see this spectacular place. There are bridges being built and designed just for the tourists to visit this place. 

Unique zig-zag bridges for tourist to explore this Red Sea beach.
Picture from placestoseeinyourlifetime.com

From far, this place just looks like a red-comfy clouds that welcome its visitors . I really admire this place and really hoping that one day I will visit this natural wonder. 

The Flooded Desert in Brazil

When we think about desert, what came to our mind is that it must be hot, dry and very little plant and animal that can survive there. However in Brazil there's is a unique desert that attracts many visitors every year to come and experience the desert uniqueness. It is called the Flooded Desert where the desert store cool turquoise lakes.

Cool view of flooded desert. Picture form www.amusing planet.com

This desert is located at Lencois Maranhenses National Park, in Maranhao. This place is quite isolated and only can be accessed by 4 wheel drive trucks. As the government want to preserve the area, this method can help to maintain the area from any pollution. How actually the lakes emerged in the desert? Actually the water being restored during regular rainy season started at the early of the year and reached it spectacular view during July to September. Between these months, it is the best time to visit this place and enjoy the beautiful scenery. However in October, the water begin to dry and the cycle starts again in next year.

People enjoy doing their activities here. Picture from amusing planet.com

White sand dunes and turquoise water attracts many people to visit experience the lakes in the middle of the desert. Don't be surprise if you see a fish swim beside you as fish also live in this desert pools. The water is very fresh thus it is not surprise to see other living thing like fish in this pools. This pools has become home to various fishes. It is believe that birds accidentally brought the fish eggs from the sea behind so that's how the fishes ended up in this flooded desert. The park's residents also work as a fisherman and got their source of income from the desert lakes. Somehow during the dry season, they have to become  farmers to support their lives.

Like private pools. Just choose yours! Picture from amusingplanet.com

This place really excites me. The national park consist of many flora and fauna that are unique and can't be seen in other places in the world. It is nice to have a vacation here and experience what nature offers to us.