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Glacier Hunting

Now, in the sub-alpine area of the mountain, the wildflowers coat the landscape. We were told of there being small animals called pikas. They collect the wild flowers to build their nests.

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Now, in the sub-alpine area of the mountain, the wildflowers coat the landscape. We were told of there being small animals called pikas. They collect the wild flowers to build their nests.

Hiking away, we stopped to take in how far we had gone. The sky was open and blue and hills decorated with snow pack. Still a while to go

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This is where the large rivers at the bottom start forming. The massive land changing power of the white water rivers at the bottom of the mountain start here in little, life giving ,streams coming fresh out of the melting snow pack and seem to pour right off the face of the earth.

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