Carried by the wind

[John Klinepeter]

What are we seeing in this photo? The quality is not great but notice the "clouds" hovering over the forest. Want to make a guess? Hint: it was very windy. No, not common dust. Picture taken today near Marias Pass in Glacier Nat'l. Park. Answer below.

Lodgepole pollen!

[Justin Miller]

Crazy!

[Richard Gless]

Saw something similar in Tuolumne Meadows in 2007. Never seen anything like it before or since.

[John Klinepeter]

Thanks for the photo, Richard. Your photo seems to show the same pollen "storm" as my hiking partner called it. The wind (guessing) was steady at 30 to 40 mph, maybe higher at times.

[Richard Gless]

Yes, it was very windy. We were going through a notch in the ridge to go south from Elizabeth Lake over to the top of Echo Creek. We thought it might be pollen, but couldn't be sure. Interesting phenomenon.

[Dan Yeruski]

Very interesting….thanks for sharing that experience.

On vacation in California this spring we saw advertised on tv the dreaded Olive Tree pollen was in full force acting upon those with allergies to pollen.

[Jim Colten]

Just a couple times I've caught sight of a conifer releasing pollen … looked like smoke from a campfire.

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