Green Lakes State Park (May 2021)

Green Lakes State Park Just as the name indicates, as soon we parked the car and got out, we could see the greenish-blue/turquoise colored water in the lake. As we got closer to the trail around the lake, it was so amazing and it appeared like lakes formed closer to glaciers. 

Entire perimeter of the lake can be covered by a trail and at many places the water was so transparent except for the bluish-green tinge in the water. Fish, swimming several feet deep, was clearly visible at places. Though the trail was along the shore, it was just a bit inside the wooded area that it felt like the lake peeked every often from the trees along the shore. 

Just about when we reached the mid-way, there was direction for a trail leading to another lake ‘Round Lake’. The trail around the round lake was a bit smaller than the one around the Green Lake, but it did join back the Green Lake trail, pretty much at the same spot from where we took a diversion for the Round Lake trail. 

Continuing along the trail, we came to a spot where it seemed like a big rock under the surface of the lake. Reading about it informed us that this is a fresh-water reef which is not a common thing observed in many places. The reef is formed by cyanobacterial activity and still thriving/growing. There were warnings all along the trail to avoid swimming/diving into the water, especially to preserve this rare fresh-water reef. We didn’t see any mischievous individuals disobeying the warning! It was quite a bit of trail for a relaxing afternoon walk. By the time we reached our car, we were ready for our dinner. 

So, we headed to the Bistro at the Villa Verona Vineyard directly. We shared a scrumptious pizza with cauliflower crust to finish the day before heading back home.