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[kylejengman]

Summer in Glacier

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The Artwork of Fossils and Geology in Glacier National Park

The formations found in the fossils and geology at Glacier National Park are a work of art!

The wavy appearance of stromatolite fossils in Glacier National Park may remind you of the sky in Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night. These mesmerizing swirls represent one of the earliest life forms on our planet. If we traveled back in time in Glacier National Park to over 1 billion years ago, we would find ourselves transported to a landscape that was covered by a vast, shallow sea. In the warm water cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, carried out photosynthesis and helped to create an oxygen rich environment. Cyanobacteria, mixed with sediments is what causes stromatolites to form. Sediments become trapped and the algae grows through the sediments. This creates the distinctive layers of algal mats and sediment. Overtime, the layers flatten out and keep expanding. Stromatolites form in different shapes including conical, stratiform, branching, domal, and columnar. Some of the oldest stromatolite fossils found in Glacier National Park are in the upper Altyn Limestone (1.35 to 1.45 billion years old) near Apikuni Falls. They can also be found in the Appekunny and Grinnell Formations, the Siyeh Formation, the Snowslip Formation, and the Shepard and Mt. Shields Formations. They were widespread and abundant during the Precambrian (4,500 to 500 million years ago) forming reef-like structures known as bioherms. Today similar living stromatolites can be found in tidal channels in the Bahamas and Australia. The stromatolites in Glacier National Park are some of the oldest fossils preserved in any National Park Service unit and the variety of stromatolite fossils here is one of the richest accumulations of Precambrian life in the United States.

What artistic interpretations can you find in the fossils and geologic formations of Glacier National Park?

Read more about stromatolites: https://www.nps.gov/articles/park-paleo-fall-2018-stromatolites.htm

[americasgreatoutdoors]

Access in Glacier National Park, Montana during the winter is limited, but there are still spectacular sights for those who are prepared for winter adventure. The view from this snowshoe hike to Apgar Lookout rises nearly 2,000 feet above the glacially-carved, Lake McDonald Valley. Photo by Jacob W. Frank, National Park Service.

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[jeremiah-daniel]

Leica M6, Portra 800, April 2021

[wokingtheworld]

Watching the sunrise in Glacier National Park with my mother on the first day of November — a brisk 32 degrees outside. INCREDIBLE. ☀️ No Tourists are to be found here right now (once November hits & the first snowfall comes the park clears out) - however we met so many locals who only visit the park in the off season. I’m here scouting land again, and can’t wait to share the project we have in the works here — let me just say you want to have Glacier on your bucket list in 2021. 😉 Do you plan to visit Glacier National Park in the future? Comment a Y or N below... I’m curious how many of you have it on your bucket list! #glaciernps #visitmontana #montanamoment #montanaphotographer #glaciernationalpark #glaciernationalparkmontana #lakemcdonald #visittheusa #montanagram #nps (at Glacier National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHGAXGLBobC/?igshid=1b4ei1cpdgudn

[romeo-vasileniuc]

The Glacier National Park Adventure. #glaciernationalpark #montana #glacier #montanamoment #glaciernps #visitmontana #nationalparks #bigskycountry #nature #montanalife #mountains #montanagram #findyourpark #lastbestplace #travel #nationalpark #glaciermt #gnp #exploreglacier #nps #hiking #naturephotography #naturelovers #whitefishmontana #visitmt #nationalparkgeek #nationalparkservice #lakemcdonald #photography @photoexpeditions_juliancharles @natgeo @natgeoyourshot @condenasttraveller @glaciernps @glacier_national_park (at Glacier National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB5dhqsH7Pa/?igshid=1pecqmsi8nppl

[seejoshsphotos]

Wildflower stream on Grinnell Glacier Trail in Montana | #84Flowers #84Places #84GNP