Mass bathing in the Ganges (Ganga) River during the Kartik Poonima Festival, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India, Asia

River taxi, Nam Tha river, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Narrow boats cruising the Llangollen Canal, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Waits River village, Vermont, New England, USA

Intha fishermen, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Gondolas, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Captive mountain lion mother and two cubs (cougar) (Felis concolor) standing on a rock in a river, Sandstone, Minnesota, United States of America, North America

View of the BarenPark, the bear enclosure on the eastern edge of the old city, next to the Nydeggbrucke and Aare River, Bern, Switzerland, Europe

The church at Waits River, during autumn, Vermont, New England, United States of America, North America

Numerous spectators wait on the banks of the Main for the fireworks to begin at the end of the Mainfest., Altebruecke, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Luxury Gondola waiting for tourists near famous Rialto Bridge in Venice

Luxury Gondola waiting for tourists near Rialto Bridge in Venice

Luxury Gondola waiting for tourists near famous Rialto Bridge in Venice

Lock, Plau am See, Mecklenburg Lake District, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Punting boats waiting for tourists on the river Cam, Jesus Green Park, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bridge across the Narva River, border between Estonia and Russia, Russian border control station, Narva, Estonia, Baltic States, Northern Europe

Chinese fisherman fishing in Li Jang River with cormorant birds, Guilin

Chinese fisherman fishing in Li Jang River with cormorant birds, Guilin

Chinese fisherman fishing in Li Jang River with cormorant birds, Guilin

Chinese fisherman fishing in Li Jang River with cormorant birds, Guilin

Chinese fisherman fishing in Li Jang River with cormorant birds, Guilin, China

Wild Willy's Hot Springs waits to sooth sore bodies. Owens River Valley, with the Eastern SIerra Nevada on the horizon.

A girl in the Meira tent camp for earthquake survivors stands on top of a pile of her family's belongings as they wait for transportation from the camp, where they have spent the winter, back to their devastated mountain village, in the NWFP, Pakistan. The Pakistani army, which runs the camp, has mandated that the camps be cleared by early April, despite the fact that many families are afraid or unprepared to return to their devastated homes. The Meira Tent camp (also called Mera, or Maria camp), is located on the Indus River in the Battagram district. The camp, the largest for displaced people in Pakistan, hosts over 21,000 earthquake survivors, primarily from the Allai valley in Pakistan's NWFP, one of the areas worst-hit by the October 8, 2005 earthquake.

Having arrived at the confluence of the Yamuna and Ganges river for a purifying bath, these sadhus wait for their guru to enter the waters first. Kumbh mela festival: Allahabad India

Female hiker waits for pack horses to pass on the South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park north of Williams, Arizona May 2011. The South Kaibab Trail starts on the south rim of the Colorado Plateau and follows a ridge out to Skeleton Point allowing for 360-degree views of the canyon then down to the Colorado River. At the Colorado River the trail connects with the North Kaibab trail as part of the Arizona Trail system, that crosses the state of Arizona from Mexico to Utah.

An Asian woman is having fun sledding down a steep ice slope. Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival. Gangwon-do, South Korea. The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is a tradition for Korean people. Every year in January crowds gather at the frozen river to celebrate the cold and snow of winter. Main attraction is ice fishing. Young and old wait patiently over a small hole in the ice for a trout to bite. In tents they can let the fish grilled after which they are eaten. Among other activities are sledding and ice skating. The nearby Pyeongchang region will host the Winter Olympics in February 2018.

Chinese fisherman on a bamboo raft in Li Jang River, Yangshuo, Guilin, Guangxi region, China.

Portrait of a river otter (Lutra canadensis) lying down near an ice-fishing hole on an Anchorage area lake. Members of the weasel family, otters catch and eat trout, suckers and other fish, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Cowboy Herding Cattle Across River, Alberta, Canada

Two Year Old Triplet Cubs Wait While Their Mother Fishes For Salmon In Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Southwest Alaska

Hikers resting on rock in middle of river