Skyline Lake Forest - January
by Inge Johnsson
Title
Skyline Lake Forest - January
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture, Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
Skyline Lake, in Washington's Cascade Mountains, completely covered in snow and ice in January
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Stevens Pass (elevation 4,056 ft) is a mountain pass through the Cascade Mountains located at the border of King County and Chelan County in Washington, United States. U.S. Highway 2 travels over the pass, reaching a maximum elevation of 4,061 feet. The Pacific Crest Trail crosses the highway at Stevens Pass. The BNSF Railway's Cascade Tunnel lies 1,180 feet below the pass summit. The pass is near Stevens Pass Ski Area, which is on Cowboy Mountain and Big Chief Mountain.
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Stevens Pass is named after John Frank Stevens, the first non-indigenous person to discover it. Native Americans familiar with the area knew of the pass, although very little is known about Native American routes through the mountains. An old native trail over nearby Cady Pass, connecting the North Fork Skykomish River and the Wenatchee River, had been known about and used by pioneers since the early 19th century. In 1872 Hubert C. Ward, who was exploring the area for the Northern Pacific Railway, heard from some Native Americans that there was a low pass at the head of Nason Creek, a tributary of the Wenatchee River, which led to one of the sources of the Skykomish River. Later, in 1887 Albert Bowman Rogers who, like Stevens, was working for the Great Northern Railway learned from Native Americans that the Skykomish River and Nason Creek had sources close to one another but that neither Native Americans nor whites visited the Nason Creek area. Neither Ward nor Rogers had time to fully explore the area. In 1890 John Stevens conducted a thorough survey, located the pass, and determined it to be the best suited for a railway crossing of the North Cascades. He wrote that there was no indication that the pass was used - there was no sign of any trails, blazes, campsites, or old campfires, for at least ten miles in either direction and that the area was thickly forested and covered with almost impenetrable brush. Steven wrote, "the region promised nothing to the prospector, while Indians and Whites crossing the mountains used either Snoqualmie on the south or the Indian Pass on the north."
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December 8th, 2011
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Maili Page
Brilliant winter landscape capture! The majestic snow laden evergreens in a foggy lighting give this a feel of wonder and anticipation. There's an energy to it that's pulling me in....
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations,! Your artwork has been Featured by the - ABC GROUP -W IS FOR WINTER theme! You are invited to archive it in the Feature thread LF
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations! This photograph has received FIRST-PLACE in the Forests and Woodland’s Group contest: “Forests in a Winter Wonderland”. Your beautiful image has been posted on the “Forests and Woodlands” Facebook Page, group home page and is archived within our discussion forum. Thank you so much for your participation in our contest.
Inge Riis McDonald
Congratulations on your third place in the Pacific NW Winter contest with this beautiful image.