Walking home
by Inge Johnsson
Title
Walking home
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture, Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
Cowboy leading his horse on a ranch in northeastern Wyoming
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The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, USA. Harney Peak, which rises to 7,244 feet, is the range's highest summit. The Black Hills encompass the Black Hills National Forest and are home to the tallest peaks of continental North America east of the Rockies. The name "Black Hills" is a translation of the Lakota Pah� S�pa. The hills were so-called because of their dark appearance from a distance, as they were covered in trees. Native Americans have a long history in the Black Hills. After conquering the Cheyenne in 1776, the Lakota took over the territory of the Black Hills, which became central to their culture. In 1868, the U.S. government signed the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, exempting the Black Hills from all white settlement forever. However, when European Americans discovered gold there in 1874, as a result of George Armstrong Custer's Black Hills Expedition, erstwhile miners swept into the area in a gold rush. The US government re-assigned the Lakota, against their wishes, to other reservations in western South Dakota. Unlike most of South Dakota, the Black Hills were settled by European Americans primarily from population centers to the west and south of the region, as miners flocked there from earlier gold boom locations in Colorado and Montana.
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February 7th, 2013
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Comments (19)
Janette Boyd
Congratulations on your 2nd place tie in the Wyoming Images Contest. I think this image is stunning! The light is perfect and the subject just ideal. Beautiful! f/l
Barbara St Jean
Congratulations your great artwork has been FEATURED in Digital Veil Group! Thank you for your wonderful submissions and participation. Cheers, Barbara l/f
Chrisann Ellis
Inge, Congrats on Your Home Page Feature in Weekly Fun!!!!. Outstanding Work!!!..Love this!