The World's Most Beautiful Places
A wooden Kentucky cabin with a dark roof sits amidst a lush, dense forest and meadow early in the morning.The foreground is filled with various grasses and wild flowers, adding to the natural, serene atmosphere of the scene. Near Louisville.
A curved gravel path winds through lush greenery on a foggy morning in Beckley Creek Park, Louisville, Kentucky. A rustic stone wall stands to the right, adding a charming touch to the serene landscape.
Beckley Creek Park, is one of five interconnected nature parks (known as the Parklands) that stretch along Floyds Fork, a 62-mile long tributary of the Salt River on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. Including Beckley, the five parks are: Pope Lick, Broad Run, Turkey Run, and the Strand, comprising more than 4,000 acres. After Jefferson Memorial Forest, it is the largest nature park in Louisville.
A foggy spring sunrise at Deam Lake State Recreation Area north of Jeffersonville, and New Albany, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky. Deam Lake, a 194-acre lake was constructed in 1965 and named after Charles Deam, Indiana’s first state forester. Deam is best known for his book, Trees of Indiana, a comprehensive study of trees throughout the state. He is also known for his work in setting aside land for for Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources.