{"id":32151,"date":"2015-07-08T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/?p=32151"},"modified":"2019-06-21T07:55:01","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T14:55:01","slug":"stay-awhile-and-listen-a-trip-to-diablo-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/index.php\/stay-awhile-and-listen-a-trip-to-diablo-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay Awhile and Listen: A Trip to Diablo Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I think we&#8217;re all familiar with the fact that Pinterest is full of subtle deceptions and outright lies. Occasionally, I forget, and earnestly believe something that I should be looking at with a more critical eye. Like, for example, this photo of Diablo Lake that I immediately re-pinned on my list of places to visit:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/diablo-lake-lie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37181\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/diablo-lake-lie.jpg\" alt=\"diablo lake lie\" width=\"650\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/diablo-lake-lie.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/diablo-lake-lie-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/diablo-lake-lie-500x438.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a barrel of lies, right? But no, a little searching and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.experiencewa.com\/articles\/diablo-dam-diablo-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the state confirmed Diablo&#8217;s unique color<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Fine glacier sediment feeds into the lake through creeks, giving the water its brilliant turquoise luminosity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Diablo Dam, named from a Chinook word influenced by early Spanish explorers meaning &#8220;devil,&#8221; was once the world&#8217;s tallest dam, standing 389 feet tall.\u00a0 Today, the uniquely colored waters of the lake are home to brown and rainbow trout.\u00a0 The surrounding glaciers grind rocks into a fine powder that stays suspended in the lake reflecting an intense turquoise color.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Intense turquoise color? I&#8217;m in, let&#8217;s go take a trip to this magical lake!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/diablo-lake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37191\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/diablo-lake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/diablo-lake.jpg 680w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/diablo-lake-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/diablo-lake-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.oh.<\/p>\n<p>While there might be a slight turquoise cast when the sun is hitting the lake directly, it mostly just looks like a lake. Until you photoshop the shit out of it, that is.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/turquoise-lake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37211\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/turquoise-lake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/turquoise-lake.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/turquoise-lake-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/turquoise-lake-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh wow, so breathtaking! But why stop there? Come see the amazing ever-changing multi-colored waters of Diablo Lake, the greatest all-natural wonder in the world!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-amazing-rainbow-waters-of-diablo-lake.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37221\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-amazing-rainbow-waters-of-diablo-lake.gif\" alt=\"the-amazing-rainbow-waters-of-diablo-lake\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 100px; left: 495px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think we&#8217;re all familiar with the fact that Pinterest is full of subtle deceptions and outright lies. Occasionally, I forget, and earnestly believe something that I should be looking at with a more critical eye. 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