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Published: 2019-08-23 14:41:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 1195; Favourites: 193; Downloads: 38
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A view of Grinnell Lake with the mountains Angel Wing in the front and the jagged peak of Mount Gould right behind. The waterfalls on the right come from Upper Grinnell Lake, which is fed by Grinnell Glacier (hidden in the bowl in the top right) and Salamander Glacier (part of it can be seen in the very top right). Both glaciers have receded a lot and will be gone by 2030 (Salamander Glacier probably before that). We will soon see how it will change this area.
Our original plan was to hike all the way up to the glacier. Unfortunately this was as far as we could go. The park officials put up a barricade because it was "too dangerous" to continue. In this case I agreed. A little bit further and the trail was just old snow packs laying in a 50° angle on the mountain. At some points there was water flowing beneath the sheets of snow as well. There was no way to safely pass it without special gear and the skill to use it. I would have loved to see the glacier because now I probably never will before it's gone entirely.
Location: Grinnell Glacier Trail, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
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A very beautiful place even though it is tinged woth sadness when the glacier is gone. Recently in Iceland they have held a ceremony to mark the passing of a glacier.
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Yes, it was in the national news here as well. Very sad and it shows that even places that far north are being hit hard.
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Das ist schon eine phantastische Naturlandschaft ! Dein Foto ist ebenfalls in jeder Hinsicht von sehr guter Qualität !
Dass wir jetzt im Prozess eines dramatischen Klimawandels leben und erleben, wie die einzigartige Charakteristik dieser und ähnlicher Landschaften innerhalb weniger Jahrzehnte verloren geht, ist der bittere Preis für den Prozess, in dem mit ungezügelter kapitalistischer Gier die Entwicklung des materiellen Wohlstands ohne lebensnotwendigen Grund auf die Spitze getrieben wird.
Natürlich haben wir auf der Erde nach der letzten Eiszeit immer starke Klimaschwankungen gehabt, da sind auch Gletscher abgeschmolzen, der Meeresspiegel ist dramatisch angestiegen, es gab Überflutungskatastrophen wie an der Nordsee, Grönland etwa war komplett eisfrei....was wir jetzt haben, ist aber in der Erdgeschichte neu und beängstigend, weil die durch den Menschen verursachte Erderwärumung die naturliche Dynamik überlagert und so beschleunigt, dass die ökologischen Anpassungsmechanismen der Natur nur noch eingeschränkt funktionieren...
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Vielen Dank!
Ja, das hast du sehr gut zusammengefasst auf den Punkt gebracht. Das hier ist ein Veränderung, die normalerweise hunderte, wenn nicht tausende von Jahren dauern würde. Es ist wie ein Zeitraffer aus erdzeitlicher Sicht.
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Photos like this make me a little sad. You've managed to capture the beauty of the place, but as you say, it isn't going to last forever the way we are going. Soon, all we may have to remember this by is pictures like yours, which while beautiful, will never be the same as having the real thing (Sorry for being so negative about something so beautiful).
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Yeah no, I feel exactly the same. I also hope to contribute bringing a little more attention to the beauty that we still have and ought to protect. Thank you very much for your thoughtful comment!
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Love it when the clouds dance around the crags like this! Great scene!
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Same, it's one of my favourite things to observe in nature. I can't get enough of it.
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Beautiful view! There’s so much beauty in nature. It’s shown in your pic too, with the green, vibrant forests, the strong, gray mountains standing tall, reaching up with white snow until it blends into the equally cold sky. Down below in the forests, there’s that splash of blue water, looking so pure. I could see this on a postcard, nice photo
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment! That was a very nice read and I whole-heartily agree that there is so much beauty in nature.
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Yeah, the rockies in the Glacier NP area are nothing short but impressive.
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