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IIM ARCTIC CIRCI,E \rcLL[,tE ]0(rr, NO.3 SPTEMBER 1978<br />
fae of over 1"6 heqtares of raltr-ite water. rtre cr:rbain forned by<br />
the water is split rear Ure rnidrlle bry a torr,rerirrg rcck. Drring<br />
peak rurnff this linestore piJ_lar ney b totally obscr-red br mist,<br />
arul rainbor"ls appear r,ell dorrrrstream. on the shore at the base<br />
of the Falls, fossilized rernai-ns of anirnals f::crn past eras are<br />
scattered.<br />
Below virginia Fall-s, the valley @ins to narrcur until, 22 lsns<br />
furttrer &r^rnstrearn, the aptrEarance of rn*r-irlpools arrd tuunultr:or:s<br />
rapids signify tlre @inninq of He1l's Gate, tte rost treaclreroi,rs<br />
part of tJle river. scrnetines calred the Fignre Ei$-rt Rapid, because<br />
of dodcle vitrirrpools ttrat sv,rirl bereath tle sheer cliffs, Hell's<br />
Gate is rmde nore dangeror:.s by a sharp left*ard turn that rm:st<br />
be negotiated at trre risk of gnash-irg into steep rod< walIs. Ttre<br />
Ievel of water betr'een the narrow corstriction of tbll-'s Gate is<br />
ocnstantly changring, boiling r4> ore minute and eeating deep<br />
troughs tle nexb.<br />
Tbn kilonetrres fuAmstJeam fnsn Hell's Gate, thre South Natranrri is<br />
joined by tl:e Flat Rirzer. Drainirrg a lFshaped glacj-al ral-1ey, ttre<br />
Flat River is irqnrtant for its arr-inal licks ard nanry \^rann mireral<br />
sprilgs near its shores. <strong>The</strong>se crystal pools are rirnred tryz a variety<br />
of wildflcr€rs, rnarry of lrrtrich are seldcm fou:d in srrh rprtrrern<br />
cli-lres. Mr.rh of ttre land surror:rrding the Ftat River has been<br />
bwred retrnatedly hy lightninE
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