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Grasshopper Glacier, the largest is located about 19 km. The glacier on Iceberg Peak occupies a north facing cirque at nearly m. In , it was about 1. In , seen below, the glacier had an area of 0. The name of the glacier is derived from the myriads of grasshoppers that were embedded in the ice. So we headed back. On our hike out, we stopped along a glacier-fed stream, where I unpacked my fly rod and tied on a hopper not unlike those frozen in the unreachable glacier. Turn left and hike along the western shore of Lady of the Lake.
The trail passes potential campsites just past this point. Bear right and hike along the northeastern edge of Long Lake. The trail on the left leads to Ovis Lake. Scientists estimated the grasshoppers had been extinct for years. Entomologists identified the specimens as migratory locusts "Melanoplus spretus, Thomas. It is believed they became embedded in the ice when swarms of the migratory grasshoppers, passing over the high mountain range, became chilled or were caught in a severe storm and were deposited on the glacier.
Ice and snow continued to build, and buried the grasshoppers into the glacial ice. Later melting of the ice exposed the embedded grasshoppers, permitting discovery of the phenomenon.
The Glacier, at 11, feet, is in the heart of the rugged, picturesque peaks of the Beartooth mountain range. The glacier is receding from a length of more than four miles. Follow the 4 mile walking trail past Goose Lake.
This glacier is named after the centuries-old grasshoppers that can be seen in the layers of ice. In specimens from the glacier were collected and sent to the U.
Bureau of Entomology to be studied.
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