The weather report said it was going to rain, up to 4 inches in the next couple days. We decided to do a nice forest hike, since there would be no views.
Thunder Creek trail has a couple miles of old growth trees. When we got there I read that it also has the most concentration of glaciers in the park. Also you can’t collect mushrooms. I love the part where is says to report poachers. Mushroom poachers??
John on the trail, Sue with a big boy.
Thunder creek has the glacial ground rock flour in it and is a beautiful turquoise. Only a few of the maples are turning, it is going to be fabulous when they all turn. More big trees.They are so cool, they kind of have their own aura that does not come across in the photos.
Ferns and big trees, the really huge trees have moss on the lower branches that have died from no light. John is to the left of this tree so you can see how big it is.
Blue water and red trees. This is the toilet in the group campsite. The wood is damp from the moist air and has a slug on it.
Greeeeeen.
Some of the high glaciers, with waterfalls falling from them. Lots of small mountain streams coming down the sides.
More of the same. We had not planned on doing such a long hike to start with, but I wanted to see the glaciers. It was getting late and we were too whupped to climb all of the way to 4th of July pass, so we turned around before the top. Still hike over 9 miles and 2,400 vertical.
Sue with more big trees. Cool colors between the tree and the water.
Root, gross slugs- at least 3 inches long, and various fungi.
Maiden hair ferns, twisted branch and backlit maple leaves.
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