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Churn Creek (Part VI)

I thought Exploring Churn Creek –Part V was the last in the series but I visited Churn Creek yesterday and what a difference. The colours are gone!  It was a windy and dreary day and the whole countryside turned monochromatic. But I thought I would share this with you. One image is looking back upstream while the second shows where the creek enters the Fraser River. Just looking at them makes me think how much I’m going to appreciate sitting by the fire tonight!

Exploring Churn Creek (Part V)

Having survived the hoodoo collapse, lets hike back down Churn Creek toward the Fraser River. As you can see, I am surrounded with the rich colours of weathered rock. Variations in the chemical composition of volcanic and sedimentary rocks impart an array of colors including the reds and yellows of oxidized and reduced iron. Near the mouth of Churn Creek I discovered a beautiful array of colour which you can see in the Landscape Photo Album.