365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Friday, March 13, 2015
Cool Clear Water
Day 151: At first glance, you might be fooled into believing that this image shows a dry creek bed, but you would be wrong. If you look in the center of the photo, you can see a small cascade tumbling over larger rocks. The foreground stones are covered by at least six inches of cool, clear spring water. Mount Rainier National Park has many spring-fed streams. Many flow year-'round, not dependent on snow melt. Others are classified as "intermittent," nourished by a water table which goes dry in summer to be rejuvenated during the fall and winter months.
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