In addition to being one of the best places in the world for up-close encounters with chimpanzees, Mahale Mountains National Park, nestled on the Lake Tanganyikan shoreline in western Tanzania, is absolutely stunning.

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At its most delightful, it weaves along wooded shoreline of Lake Washington with views of snow-capped mountains crowding the horizon.

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From Frank Lloyd Wright to Frank Gehry, famous architects from the last 100 years have peppered the shoreline of Lake Michigan with their worthy creations.

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On October 20th the governor announced the purchase of 29 miles of shoreline on Moosehead Lake from Plum Creek, using money appropriated by the legislature.

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Lake Powell is huge -- 186 miles long, with 1, 960 miles of shoreline (more than the Pacific Ocean coastline from northern Washington to southern California).

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