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Avalanche Gorge is located along the trail of cedars near Avalanche campground. It's graceful sweep and sculptured rock banks showing stream erosion since the ice age. Beautiful ferns and other greenery are found near the springs.
The hike through the cedars was one of my favorites in Glacier National park.
Avalanche Lily (Erythronium montanum), Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
Early August the Avalanche Lilies were past their prime, but in some very shady places some of them were still blooming.
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After a 2 mile uphill hike, we reached Avalanche Lake. It was a nice surprise to see calm waters creating the reflections. The hike was almost surreal in some places. The huge canopy of trees to the serene waterfalls along the way. Almost what you would see in the movies. A beautiful way to spend the afternoon.
It's hard to see in this picture but there were a few waterfalls coming down off the mountain flowing into the lake. When I saw this place, I was so hoping I could capture the shot to show it's true beauty.
This shot was a little tricky to shoot as I had to walk out on some partially submerged logs, set up my tripod and try not to fall in.
Coming from Avalanche Lake, this creek cut through the earth with rushing canyon water. Right at this location is where it opens up to a larger river. The water was this blue in person. The contrast of the red Iron rock and soil around it made for some beautiful scenery.
Rainy days are good for going through my archives and this is one from a couple of years ago - taken as we crossed over Rogers Pass on the Trans Canada Highway on a lovely sunny day!
Avalanches are a big deal there in the colder months when they get an average snowfall of 10 meters. I know because years ago - I had to wait three times for construction crews to clear the highway when I passed through there.
This is an older gun permanently mounted as a tribute in the pass but Howitzers are still used today: In Glacier National Park, the 105 mm Howitzer has proved to be the most effective and efficient method used to control avalanches. There are 270 pre-set targets on the 135 slide paths that have the potential to hit the highway or railway. The Howitzer with the pre-calibrated targets allows the team to conduct avalanche control measures at night and in all kinds of weather.
The costs for delays due to avalanches can add up to three million dollars an hour. Fortunately for us, our stop was voluntary at the visitors center in the pass.
Interesting view from Fuscherkar Scharte (saddle), before the ascent on Fuscherkarkopf (the right slope). In previous days there was some fresh snow and the northern face of Fuscherkarkopf is steep enough (up to 50 degrees) that some of it went down. But conditions for skiing the north face were still not the best. (dia scan)
On my recent backpacking trip to Indian Henry's Hunting Ground, I was greeted by fields of Avalanche Lilies. These Lilies normally bloom in late June and early July, but the bloom cycles are about three weeks late this year. In retrospect I am happy even ecstatic with what I found, Avalanche Lily Dreams!
The Maroon Bells tower over the North Fork of the meandering Crystal River. The peaks in the southern Elk Mountains, like the Bells, are capped by beautiful red (maroon) and orange sedimentary rocks, unlike the northern Elks that are characterized by the granites shown in the last post.
Glacier National Park, Montana, US. One of the easiest hikes in the Park - and thus very busy - a 4.5 mile moderately easy hike to a great mountain view. The waterfalls in the distance are fed by glaciers. The Park Ranger said that by the year 2035 Glacier Park will no longer have glaciers.
Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, British Columbia
Amid the conifer-clad slopes, high peaks, and fluffy clouds reflected in Emerald Lake, is a meadow that seems out of place.
It is an avalanche slide path, created in the winter of 2004 (as near as I can tell). In this photo you can see the bottom of the path, including a break in the trees on the left that opens into the meadow. The trail along the shore is closed from November through May for obvious safety reasons. During the spring and summer, moose and other animals graze the open meadow.
Explored October 3, 2016
This is Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park. It's a 4.6 mile hike to the lake and back. I've done this hike numerous times usually with friends that haven't been to the park before. You pop out of some trees when you get to the lake and the view is amazing everytime.
On the Trail of the Cedars in Glacier National Park. This was as far as we could go, after this point the road was still closed due to snow.
From the archives.
It was quiet along The Avalanche Trail when we hiked through it a couple of weeks ago. Sheltered from winds higher up on the escarpment, dappled sunlight coming through the trees, all the greenery, and an aromatic smell of cedar combined to make it a pleasure following the blue blazes around boulders and hollows.