steep trail down a ridge to the river
I hiked down to the river in a spot I went to a couple time last year. The river has a powder blue glacial look to it at this time of year.
The river goes around a bend here. It's deep and fast, no whitewater but a very quick, powerful flow.
I want to go again in a couple weeks. I went last spring and the sun hitting the river gave it a green glow that was just amazing. I don't think the sun ever quite hits the water at this time of year, though it was getting close just as I was leaving this time.
The sun came down onto the tops of the rocks just as I was leaving. Here sun drenched moss and tiny bushes frame a view of a little waterfall and the shadowy, dusty blue water.
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Underwater recently... the amount and shape of the sand here was determined by the hydraulics of the water over the surrounding rocks.
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