Stormy Swan Range and sun at Echo Lake! (Pam Willison photo)
Swan Rangers found wonder in things great and small on their outings during the week ending Saturday, December 12, 2020!
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While the Swan Ranger Saturday group outings remain suspended until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic, we will get a report out each week with items of interest to folks trying to get outside for some "social distancing" and spirit-calming fresh air.
Pam Willison wandered around looking for birds at Echo Lake, where she took the photo above, then . . .
. . . found interesting patterns in the ice at Loon Lake . . .
. . . and a double rainbow hiding its pot of gold at the foot of Krause Basin!
Norma Linsky shot this photo of Glacier National Park's Mt. St. Nicholas during her hike to the location of the old Gary Lookout!
Dee Blank hiked to Avalanche Lake in GNP, where she took this photo and . . .
. . . this one of stair-stepped ice falls!
Chris Gotschalk hiked towards Elk Spring and took this photo of "hoar frost clearly lichen these trees!"
Pat Jaquith sent in this photo of the Flathead Valley, taken during her hike with Norma and Mary near Herron Park!
Roger Benson took this photo of a "Crane Creek Pipecicle!"
Keith Hammer got this photo of two bald eagles as he and Pam started their hike to Cottonwood Bottom in Krause Basin!
He also thought this was a very long limb for such a small western hemlock tree along the way!
Philippa Goninan provided some humor from down-under, claiming Australians call this fence-straddling snake an "undecided!"
If you have interesting photos of your socially distant times outdoors, send them along with a description to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and we'll try to work them into these weekly reports!