Whitney Trail 2007-2008

This is Trail Camp viewed from the switchbacks. The lake is the last reliable water along the Mount Whitney Trail. (The higher springs and snow are seasonal.) In 2007, the dry preceding winter led to low stream flows, warmer than usual water temperature and greater than usual algae growth. By mid-September, flocks of ouzels and water pipets gathered to feed in the shallows on the population of invertebrates that fed on the algae.

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This is Trail Camp viewed from the switchbacks. The lake is the last reliable water along the Mount Whitney Trail. (The higher springs and snow are seasonal.) In 2007, the dry preceding winter led to low stream flows, warmer than usual water temperature and greater than usual algae growth. By mid-September, flocks of ouzels and water pipets gathered to feed in the shallows on the population of invertebrates that fed on the algae. View Larger Image (And use your browser's zoom if necessary.)

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