Grasshopper Glacier
A rapidly disappearing glacier filled with extinct grasshoppers, perfectly preserved in the ice.

πŸ“œ Glacier at 11,000 feet in Montana's Beartooth Mountains.
πŸ” Contains millions of extinct Rocky Mountain locusts preserved in ice.

Why Go

🧊 Observe a unique geological and biological phenomenon
πŸ¦— See perfectly preserved extinct insects
🏞️ Hike in Custer National Forest

Why Avoid

⚠️ Glacier is rapidly shrinking due to global warming

Tips

🚢 Hiking only possible from late July to September
πŸ—ΊοΈ Access requires a four-mile trail hike

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