I hiked to the headwaters of a river once. Didn’t plan on it, but the trail looked nice, alongside a tumbling creek and past a waterfall. At the top—no river! We ended up in a meadow around 8000 feet up, like an inverse sponge with water coming up from the ground, collecting in marshy pools that wound through the meadow, creating the river.
Wow, I've never done this - and now I kind of want to. I mean, I'm lazy right now so i won't, but I'm really glad you had that experience and would love to be magically transported there.
Rivers can be fed by glaciers, springs, or marshes, at a minimum - that's about all I know in that arena, and it feels like a tantalizing place to explore.
Haha did Alley approve that picture, Andrew? 🤣
Yes! I know better.
Haha fair enough! 😝 I will actually make time to read this article. Lol
I hiked to the headwaters of a river once. Didn’t plan on it, but the trail looked nice, alongside a tumbling creek and past a waterfall. At the top—no river! We ended up in a meadow around 8000 feet up, like an inverse sponge with water coming up from the ground, collecting in marshy pools that wound through the meadow, creating the river.
Wow, I've never done this - and now I kind of want to. I mean, I'm lazy right now so i won't, but I'm really glad you had that experience and would love to be magically transported there.
Rivers can be fed by glaciers, springs, or marshes, at a minimum - that's about all I know in that arena, and it feels like a tantalizing place to explore.
Also, "River Rivals" sounds like a pretty awesome board game for two. Maybe a Carcassonne-Catan hybrid?
I'm just now learning about these games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ8GnH9cAq4&t=460s