Wonderland - Cypress Spring

Florida Northwest  - Cypress Springs, has a rather large spring basin. The outer depths are about 25 feet deep and have a small opening can be penetrated to a depth of 75 feet. Some cypress trees are immersing in the spring. This spring was highly populated when it was accessible by land and was a great checkout dive. Since the water is so clear, Florida State University chose it as it's dive training. You go can bringing everything you need including a wetsuit to go there. This Cypress spring offers a good half day dive/swim. 

Cypress Springs and the surrounding land was purchased by Nestle Waters to bottle water in 2002. It became private property and only accessible by canoe or small boat. We can only access at a ramp on Holmes Creek several miles downstream and paddle upstream to reach the spring. Some parts of the river are very shallow. The journey is worth the paddle.

Sadly this Cypress Spring is another natural resource that a corporation has taken over for their own profit. We've knew it happen to several springs throughout Florida and to make things worse they've closed access by land to something that belongs to the people. The great thing is navigable rivers are owned by the public under law so you can still access this gem.

The Place You Should Go

There are so many places are so beautiful, where I should go? Let me find some place fist. Lol.
Vow, just look at the pictures below(I found on the websites), so amazing, I'm feel fascinated.

1, Painted Hills, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, USA.

Painted Hills is one of the three units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, located in Wheeler County, Oregon. It totals 3,132 acres (1,267.5 ha) and is located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Mitchell, Oregon and 75 miles (121 km) east of Bend. Painted Hills is named after the colorful layers of its hills corresponding to various geological eras, formed when the area was an ancient river floodplain.

The black soil is lignite that was vegetative matter that grew along the floodplain. The grey coloring is mudstone, siltstone, and shale. The red coloring is lateritesoil that formed by floodplain deposits when the area was warm and humid.

An abundance of fossil remains of early horses, camels, and rhinoceroses in the Painted Hills unit makes the area particularly important to vertebrate paleontologists.

2, Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelley - Arizona. 

 Canyon de Chelly National Monument, located in the northeast corner of the state, is one of Arizona's lesser known destinations, but one of its most dramatic and inspiring. Though much smaller than the Grand Canyon, visitors often say it can be just as spectacular with its extraordinary ruins and breathtaking features.De Chelly (pronounced de SHAY-ee, or more commonly de SHAY) consists entirely of land owned by the Navajo Nation and still maintains a community of Native Americans who live and farm within the canyon's walls. While sightseers are allowed to explore the chasm's rim freely, visits to nearly all areas within the canyon itself are allowed only with a guide, as many sites are considered sacred to the Navajo people.

Notable among those sites is Spider Rock, a red-sandstone survivor of epic erosion. An 800-foot spire stabbing the air that flows between the canyon's walls, it stands as a sort of unofficial icon of Canyon de Chelly. It's also the address of the mythical Spider Woman, who has chosen its pinnacle as her home.Spider Woman is considered an important deity in the Navajo culture. According to their creation story, when the Navajo people found their way here from the underworld, she gave power to those who destroyed the evil creatures that roamed this land. In addition, she's been responsible for protecting peaceful men who have found themselves in danger from others. In one story, a young Navajo was hunting in de Chelly when an enemy warrior began pursuing him. Chased deeper and deeper into the canyon, the hunter had run out of options until he saw a silk-like cord drop down the side of Spider Rock. He tied it around his waist, and with the help of Spider Woman, the young man escaped to the top, where he was allowed to stay until it was safe.Yet, the legend of Spider Woman does have a darker side. Aided by a spirit snitch who resides on the lower, adjacent peak known as Speaking Rock, Spider Woman seeks out those who have been mischievous and disobedient. Whenever she hears of a child who has been badly behaved, she crawls down from her perch, snatches him up and carries him back to the top to meet his fate. The chalky color that caps Spider Rock is said to be the bones of the Navajo children she has devoured.

 3, World's Largest Cave Son Doong, Vietnam

Son Doong cave(Vietnamese: Hang Son Doong) is world's largest cave, located in Quang Binh province, Vietnam. It is found by a local man named Ho Khanh in 1991 and was recently discovered in 2009 by British cavers, led by Howard Limbert. The name "Son Doong" cave means "mountain river cave", It was created 2-5 million years ago by river water eroding away the limestone underneath the mountain Where the limestone was weak, the ceiling collapsed creating huge skylights.