Alien Landscape
The Bear Lake Valley has such a diverse landscape. This photo was taken from a dry salt marsh in Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge looking toward the drought stricken hills bordering the eastern edge of the valley. The foreground is a layer of salt-tolerant plants called pickleweed, which turns bright red in autumn, alternating with grass and marsh plants. The marsh is completely dry here, and most of the refuge ponds are just puddles now. A hundred years ago people tried to farm the plateau on top of those hils, but every farm failed, earning the plateau the name "Poverty Flat".
Alien Landscape
The Bear Lake Valley has such a diverse landscape. This photo was taken from a dry salt marsh in Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge looking toward the drought stricken hills bordering the eastern edge of the valley. The foreground is a layer of salt-tolerant plants called pickleweed, which turns bright red in autumn, alternating with grass and marsh plants. The marsh is completely dry here, and most of the refuge ponds are just puddles now. A hundred years ago people tried to farm the plateau on top of those hils, but every farm failed, earning the plateau the name "Poverty Flat".