Every winter, this lake in Jasper National Park vanishes entirely, which is quite a feat, because it's huge.
It mystified explorers for years, before a cavern system was discovered beneath the lake. When runoff from snow decreases in the fall, the lake drains into these cracks and caves, emerging again in nearby Maligne Canyon. The lake becomes a stream which runs until spring, when snowmelt increases, filling up the lake basin once again.
It's one of my favorite places to sit and watch pikas, those diminutive relatives of the rabbit who live in rock piles.
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