Krummholz
These stunted trees exist mostly above treeline. Krummholz can be over a hundred years old, and, if these trees were in the valley, they might be over fifty feet high. But above treeline, they are only a few feet tall.
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Glen Boulder Trail - Krummholz Driftwood When krummholz dies, we can see in its driftwood branches the effects of as many as one hundred and fifty years of prevailing winds and wicked storms. See also… 8/1/2001 |
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Glen Boulder Trail - A Cairn Just Below Glen Boulder On the Glen Boulder Trail just below Glen Boulder the combination of rocks, sandy trail and krummholz forms a natural prototype for the "oriental garden". The cairn marks the trail, but also offers a fascinating ordered accent. In the remote distance you can see the Osgood Ridge heading up toward the summit of Mt. Madison. The ridge directly across the ravine is an unnamed ridge beyond which lies the Gulf Of Slides. Just barely visible beyond it (above and to the right of the cairn tip) is the Boot Spur. See also…
8/1/2001 |
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