Pink Snow on Mt. Hood, Oregon (IMAGE)

University of Cincinnati

Pink Snow on Mt. Hood, Oregon

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This is a close-up of a steel scoop spatula used to collect pink algae from the snow surface on Palmer Glacier located on the south flank of Mount Hood in Oregon.

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UC's Jeff Havig

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