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applegrove

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2. I hiked up to Bow Glacier in Banff. It was pretty but there

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Sat May 2, 2026, 03:11 PM

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were pools of water in various bright colours there. It was a little odd. Years later I found out there was fallout from Siberian nuclear tests at places like Bow glacier. Don't think they were related.

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