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Yosemite Falls Pours Giant Slurpee

Amazing video shows Yosemite Falls and Yosemite Creek filled with bizarre ice floes

Every spring, something bizarre happens to the water in Yosemite National Park. The water pouring off the falls and flowing through the creeks turns into "frazil ice"—a weird, slush-like substance that's neither pure snow, water, or ice. Even stranger, it behaves and flows like lava, clogging river bends, demolishing bridges, and even grabbing a spectator or two who mistake a slower flow for solid snow.

Yosemite Nature Notes (an amazing in-house video podcast series) captured this once-a-year event on video. It's long, but well worth it:




Anybody else getting thirsty? I have an intense urge for an Icee in my favorite flavor—plain!

via Adventure Life
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To Yosemite Sierra: Of course not—post away!
Posted: May 18, 2010 BACKPACKER

Makes me want to go and see it for myself.
Posted: May 18, 2010 Leann Mac

Great post! Thanks for sharing. Mind if we link to your post from our facebook? Facebook.com/yosemitesierra
Posted: May 17, 2010 Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau

Terrific video
Posted: May 17, 2010 d.b.cooperisalive

I was there for that!
Posted: May 17, 2010 William Hellmuth

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