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View of the McDonald drainage of Glacier National Park, from Snow Moon Ranch, West Glacier, MT. This winter scene shows the snowy peaks in the background which form the Continental Divide. Foreground peaks show relatively little snow for this mid-Feb. scene.

Visit the Climate Change in Mountain Ecosystems (CCME) website to learn more about how climate change is effecting Glacier National Park and how USGS scientists are using GigaPan technology to document landscape change.
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Thingvelir, Iceland
Site of the Viking Council (Althing) for 1000 years.
This is the where the North American and European continental plates meet and create a dramatic cliff and valley environment.
Where the group if children is gathered is where large numbers of people would gather and listen to the Lawspeaker (elected leader).
Though the view from the cliff is stunning walking through the cliffs (on the left) is just as powerful.

Panorama from Haystack Butte, Glacier National Park, Montana. From this perspective Logan Pass, Granite Park Chalet, Swiftcurrent Lookout, Heaven's Peak Lookout, and the Continental Divide can be seen, as well as hikers on the Highline Trail and the Hidden Lake Trail. The upper McDonald Creek drainage can be seen winding it's way through recently burned (2003) forest and the hanging valley above Bird Woman Falls contains glacial moraines from remnant glaciers. The lush green colors ...

Scanning north from Oberlin Bend in Glacier National Park, just below Logan Pass. This view shows the west side of the Continental Divide which runs along the crest of the peaks on the right side of the photo.

A small mountain goat was hanging out near the photo station, but did not make it in the photo.

Visit the Climate Change in Mountain Ecosystems (CCME) website to learn more about how climate change is effecting Glacier National Park and how USGS scientists are documenting Glacier ...

This is a view going down into the valley created by the meeting of the North American and European tectonic plates. This is called Thingvellir, the meeting place for the viking parliament.

I took this during the GigaPan workshop in Estes Park, CO.

Looking East toward Crested Butte from Paradise Divide. Elevetion 11,250 ft.