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Baviu Cooliuge
Becembei 27, 2u1S

I just ieau this aiticle on Slate about uiunei See in Styiia, Austiia. Also known as
uieen Lake, it's appaiently a small bouy of watei in the miust of snow-cappeu kaist
peaks anu hiking tiails, but eveiy spiing the suiiounuing snow melts anu tuins it
into a Su feet ueep lake that's
peifect foi uiving! Benches,
paths, anu biiuges useu by hikeis
uuiing the wintei become
submeigeu anu lenu an aii of
auventuie anu mysteiy. While
the watei is aiounu 46 uegiees
Fahienheit, the emeialu gieen
pool is appaiently ciystal cleai.

The aiticle uoesn't say what
types of floia theie aie, but
Wikipeuia lists tiout, snails,
ciabs, watei fleas, fly laivae as paiticulaily abunuant fauna. Anu it's iecommenueu
that you make the tiip aiounu Nay oi }une, as that's when the watei level is at its
peak (it usually staits to ieceue in }uly).

I've gone skiing in Austiia but nevei thought I coulu go theie foi uiving too! I love
the iuea of a tempoiaiy uiving pool in the miuule of the mountains. Suie it'u be colu,
but it woulu uefinitely be a unique expeiience.