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The Barrier

The bare red and grey rock wall illustrates the impact of glacial erosion. Below the wall are piles of sandy eroded rock and a small boulder field with a few small evergreen trees.

Photo by Iwona Erskine-Kellie; Source: WikiMedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Barrier_Garibaldi_Lake.jpg); Date: July 11, 2007.

The Barrier is a sheer rock wall that shows the impact of glaciation and holds Garibaldi Lake (not seen) in its alpine valley.