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~ FALL 2008 PHOTOS ~ Glacier National Park |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2008) |
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~ FALL 2008 PHOTOS ~ Glacier National Park |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2008) |
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| Trail warning sign |
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| From Iceberg Lake Trail, looking towards Swiftcurrent Valley |
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| Near the start of Iceberg Lake Trail |
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| A BIG Grizzly up slope from the trail |
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| A few more shots of the grizzly bear |
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| View south from trail - the small plateau in the center is called Shangrila |
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| Iceberg Lake Trail |
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| Moose & bear scat on trail |
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| Photo stop |
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| A couple of shots at Ptarmigan Falls |
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| The Ptarmigan Wall |
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| Mt. Wilbur | Trail stop for snacks |
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| Getting closer - Iceberg Lake is below the snow fields at left |
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| Colorful red stalks |
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| Iceberg Lake Trail |
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| Wildflowers |
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| Small tarn just below Iceberg Lake |
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| Ptarmigan Wall rises above the tarn |
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| Wildflower meadow above Lake |
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| Iceberg Lake |
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| Trail down to Iceberg Lake |
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| Our hiking buddies took a couple of shots of us |
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| Cirque cliffs tower over the lake |
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| Some of the Lake's namesakes |
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| So there we are... |
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| Mid-September and the lake still has ice from the previous winter |
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| Some of the textures & patterns seen on rocks around the lake |
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| The slope leading down to the lake was covered in wildflowers |
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| Another angle |
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| After lunch, a few last shots of the lake |
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| Heading back |
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| One of the very few bear grass flowers still in bloom |
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| Colorful foliage |
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| Playing my harmonica for the bears | Another grizzly higher up on the way back |
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| Almost back - view down Swiftcurrent Valley |
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| Side trail across Mt. Altyn was closed |
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