Triple Falls Sunset
by Inge Johnsson
Title
Triple Falls Sunset
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture, Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
Glacier National Park is a national park located in the U.S. state of Montana, on the Canada-United States border with the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. The park encompasses over 1 million acres and includes parts of two mountain ranges (sub-ranges of the Rocky Mountains), over 130 named lakes, more than 1,000 different species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals. This vast pristine ecosystem is the centerpiece of what has been referred to as the "Crown of the Continent Ecosystem", a region of protected land encompassing 16,000 square miles.
The region that became Glacier National Park was first inhabited by Native Americans. Upon the arrival of European explorers, it was dominated by the Blackfeet in the east and the Flathead in the western regions. Soon after the establishment of the park on May 11, 1910, a number of hotels and chalets were constructed by the Great Northern Railway. These historic hotels and chalets are listed as National Historic Landmarks and a total of 350 locations are on the National Register of Historic Places. By 1932 work was completed on the Going-to-the-Sun Road, later designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, which provided greater accessibility for automobiles into the heart of the park.
The mountains of Glacier National Park began forming 170 million years ago when ancient rocks were forced eastward up and over much younger rock strata. Known as the Lewis Overthrust, these sedimentary rocks are considered to have some of the finest fossilized examples of extremely early life found anywhere on Earth. The current shapes of the Lewis and Livingston mountain ranges and positioning and size of the lakes show the telltale evidence of massive glacial action, which carved U-shaped valleys and left behind moraines which impounded water, creating lakes. Of the estimated 150 glaciers which existed in the park in the mid-19th century, only 25 active glaciers remained by 2010. Scientists studyin
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Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your creative and unique art work is featured in the "Out Of The Ordinary 1 A Day" group! 9/26/16
Roger Passman
Congratulations! Your breathtaking image is featured by USA National Parks and More. You are invited to post this featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer available on the home page. Here is the link to use for placing your image into the discussion thread: http://pixels.com/groups/usa-national-parks-and-more-2-per-day.html?showmessage=true&messageid=2806005 — — Here is a link for you with directions for placing an embedded image in the discussion thread if you aren’t sure how to do so: http://pixels.com/groups/usa-national-parks-and-more-2-per-day.html?showmessage=true&messageid=3086886
Brian Tada
Congratulations, Inge, on your multiple group features on Fine Art America... your spectacular Triple Falls Sunset image is magnificent! F/L
Maria Hunt
Beautiful...Inge. Congratulations on your work being Featured in 1-Weekly All Star Homepage F/L
Pamela Williams
What an ALL Star piece of artwork for me to proudly Feature on our 1-Weekly All Star Homepage. It is truly an honor to showcase your talents and beautiful artworks within our site. You are invited to add your artwork to the group’s "All Star Featured Artwork & Thank You Thread" as a permanent archive. l.f.p.fb.g+.t
Jilian Cramb - AMothersFineArt
Congratulations your work is featured on the homepage of the Pixels/FAA Group Beauty in Art! 9/6/16 - Please share your Feature in our Feature's Discussion thread!
Dawn Currie
Inge, Congratulations on your feature in Pure Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world!
Mary Ann Weger
Congratulations! Your wonderful image has been chosen as a feature for our Weekly Theme #6: "Waterways - All Sizes" in the Fine Art America Group: "Cards, Cards, Cards - Note Cards - Greeting Cards - All Media Accepted"!
Chrisann Ellis
Inge, Congrats!!! Your Stunning Work has been Featured On The Home Page of Weekly Fun in All Mediums!!!
Judy Vincent
Wonderful image! Congratulations on your feature in the “Landscape and Landmark Photography” group!
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