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The Meeting of the Stikine and Tahltan Rivers East of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, Canada |
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Lava flows from the Mount Edziza volcano have in times past filled the canyon of the Stikine, but the river has always cut a narrow gorge through it again. This is one of the reasons for the remarkable narrowness of the Grand Canyon of the Stikine. Similarly, lava cliffs on all sides have kept the junction of the Tahltan and Stikine Rivers narrowly boxed in. This is one of the most important salmon fishing spots on the river, and in summer a temporary camp is set up on the gravel bar below the pinnacle of rock shown here. Gill nets are rigged across the current to trap salmon as they migrate upstream to spawn. When we visited in June, however, the water was too high for either fish camp or fish. Entire trees were racing by on the floodwaters, turning around in the whirlpools. My fellow panoramic photographers Landis Bennett and Kat Kalamaras can be seen setting up a tripod on the summit of the rock. Next: Lava Peninsula |