Avalanche Creek Turquois Passion - Glacier National Park Montana
by Photos by Thom
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Avalanche Creek Turquois Passion - Glacier National Park Montana
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Photos by Thom
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Avalanche Creek is a gorgeous natural feature located in the western side of Montana's Glacier National Park. The roiling cold waters flow from Avalanche lake and flow about 2.4 miles until it carves a narrow chasm that is called Avalanche Gorge.
One of Glacier's popular hiking trails runs along the gorge once you pass through the Trail of The Cedars. The cedars are actually western red cedars, which are technically an evergreen cypress. The giant 500-600-year-old trees tower above the gorge and Avalanche Creek allowing very little light to penetrate the forest floor. This is the easternmost rainforest in North America, a fragmented microclimate that more closely resembles the Pacific Northwest than the remainder of Montana and Idaho's vast forest.
The emerald tint in the water is quite real! This is caused by a Glacial talc, or a fine powder that eventually finds it way into small streams and rivers from Glacial melting. This is most commonly found in North America in the northern Rockies. The talc itself is extremely fine and colorless, however, it picks up the blue wavelength of light and that is how we see it.
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August 31st, 2014
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Thomas Schoeller
Thank you, Betsy Zimmerli for adding "Avalanche Creek-Glacier National Park" to your favorites collection
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