Photo #1166 – 01.24.12

Emerald Green McDonald Creek

Glacier National Park is chock full of beauty…all you have to do is open your eyes to experience nature at its finest.  In the photo above, the bluish-green water of McDonald Creek steals the spotlight as it churns through the rocks with a backdrop of conifers.  The color of the water is due to accumulations of very fine clay-sized particles that are produced by glaciers upstream (also called glacial flour).