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TravelAwaits May.27.2021 I’m only happy if I can live either by an ocean, a lake, or a broad river. Mountains, especially if they are high and close, make me feel claustrophobic, and lakes have the opposite effect. There is something very soothing about contemplating the quiet surface or vast expanse of a lake mirroring the surrounding countryside or reflecting my own image. What makes Turkey’s lakes so special is that they’re located in beautiful and sometimes out-of-the-way landscapes, surrounded by tales and legends, dotted with islands, monasteries, and an abundance of history, just...

CATCHES OF THE WEEK Seth Garcia, of Raton, caught a 20-inch rainbow trout on the Cimarron River using worms May 8. David Whitener, of Clovis, caught a 9-pound walleye at Conchas Lake using a crappie jig May 6. Mark Haber, of Santa Fe, caught a 21-inch kokanee salmon at Eagle Nest Lake trolling a Pistol Pete on May 5. Evangeline Tenorio, 8, of Anton Chico, caught her first fish, a 20.25-inch rainbow trout using green and white glitter PowerBait Turbo Dough on May 1. Guy Poland, of Santa Fe, caught and released a 7-pound walleye at Elephant Butte Lake using a bottom bouncer worm harness rig Ma...

LAHORE: To the extent of route (Derince-Kapikoy) originating and passing through its territory, Turkey has announced tariff /charges for Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad freight train. However, schedule for resumption of the train which is called ECO (Economic Cooperation Organisation) is yet to be agreed and finalised by Pakistan, Iran and Turkey due to various issues, Dawn has learnt. According to a report submitted by the quarters concerned in the Turkish government (railways, foreign and logistic affairs) at a recent meeting held by the ECO secretariat virtually, the container tariff for export,...

Catches of the week Michael Baros, 15, of Rio Rancho, caught a 24-inch pike at Cochiti Lake using a 2-inch spinner with a copper blade, white body and red dots April 25. Bryan Novotny, of Rio Rancho, caught an 18.75-inch smallmouth bass using a shallow diving lipless crankbait April 21. Christian Carter, of Las Vegas, caught a 4-pound smallmouth bass at Conchas Lake using a crank bait lure April 24. Sabin Pacheco, 9, of Santa Fe, caught a 21-inch rainbow trout at Eagle Nest Lake using green PowerBait on April 24. Michelle Koons, of Albuquerque, caught and released an 8.5-pound walleye at ...

Share Iran’s government hopes to save Lake Urmia for both wildlife and recreation, including therapeutic baths in its very salty waters. HOSSEIN FATEMI/PANOS PICTURES/REDUX After revival, Iran’s great salt lake faces new peril Apr. 29, 2021 , 3:10 PM Twenty years ago, geochemist Arash Sharifi began to drill sediment cores in Iran’s Lake Urmia—then the largest lake in the Middle East—to probe its recent climate history. “I was shocked at how little was known about the lake,” recalls Sharifi, now at Beta Analytic Inc. in Miami. He became entranced by the “very unique che...