Pawnee Cirque Headwall

Figure 7.5 Pawnee Cirque Headwall (Photo credit: Michael Ritter)

You are standing on the floor of Pawnee Cirque looking towards  the ragged headwall. Lichens dot the surface of talus at your feet in the foreground. Cumulus clouds drifting over from the Continental Divide to the west will soon build into the typical summer afternoon thunderstorm.Small tundra plants grow between the rock rubble in the foreground where finer fragments accumulate to create a suitable habitat for growing. Lichens dot the surface of the larger blocks. If you haven't been there yet, head over to the rock glacier to your left to get a closer look at the rock rubble that lies about much of the cirque floor.

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Created by Michael Ritter ( mritter@uwsp.edu ) Last revised June 25, 1997