Beautiful Mountain Reflection
by Robert Bales
Title
Beautiful Mountain Reflection
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
We had a family camp out near Anthony Lake which is above 7000 feet and this beautiful alpine lake was only a very short hike form our camp site. This was taken in the late morning on our first day at the lake.
Just as beautiful, but more accessible than the more famous Wallowa Mountains nearby, the Elkhorn Range boasts craggy granite peaks and high alpine lakes surrounded by wildflowers. A paved road climbs to a lovely campground and picnic area beside 7,140-foot-high Anthony Lake. From here hikers can stroll around the lake in half an hour or tackle a more demanding 8.2-mile loop around Gunsight Mountain.
A little history on how it was formed. The Blue Mountain range began as a volcanic island archipelago in the Pacific Ocean 210 to 270 million years ago. The Earth's crustal movement "rafted" this volcanic and sedimentary debris onto the advancing North American continent about 200 million years ago. Later bubbles of relatively light granite rose through the sediment to form the core of the range. This granite has since been exposed by erosion.
A glacier scoured out Anthony Lake's granite basin from the crest of the Elkhorn Range relatively recently, during the Ice Age 6,000-20,000 years ago. Today there are no glaciers in Eastern Oregon. Instead, subalpine firs and wildflower meadows ring the lake. Still, exposed patches of granite often exhibit "glacial polish," shiny surfaces where the weight of grinding ice has polished the rock as smoothly as a granite tombstone.
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September 24th, 2013
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Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features #20 promotion discussion. Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks, Christophe for the information, and the discussion along with the LFTw!!
Diana Mary Sharpton
Nominating this stunning landscape capture for special feature on the 1000 view group... T/F
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any other appropriate Archives l/f/p
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks, Christopher for the wonderful feature, congrats, invite, and the promotion!!
Nadine and Bob Johnston
Thank You for Submitting your Artwork.... Liked the subject, description, technique, composition, and color... So Today it was Published in the Internet publication ARTISTS NEWS.... YOU or Friends Can use Ctl-C to copy the link: http://paper.li/f-1343723559 and Ctl-V to put it into your the Browser Address bar, to view the publication. Then, Tweet, FB, and email, etc a copy of the publication, to just anyone you feel would be interested. Happy Promoting! :-)
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much for the selecting this for your wonderful Artists News!! Sorry it too so long, I just returned home.
Heidi Smith
Love the smooth-as-glass water and the amazing reflection! Gorgeous scene, Robert! f/v/tweet
Charlotte Schafer
Love the golden light captured on the treetops
Robert Bales replied:
That also caught my eyes and thanks for noticing and the great review Charlotte!!
Rick Grisolano Photography LLC
Simply beautiful Robert!!! Love the reflection and light. Very well done..... V/Fav/f
Geoff Childs
Stunning reflections and lighting. Beautiful work Robert....V1-F1-T
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Geoff for the nice comments on the lighting and reflection along with v/f/t!!
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