Highway View
by Robert Bales
Title
Highway View
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
This is a morning view of the Gila Mountains from the Foothill, Arizona which is a few miles from Yuma. It seems like we have many sunrises like this one during the winter months.
The Gila Mountains of Yuma County are a 26-mile (42 km) long[1][2] mountain range in southwestern Arizona in the northwest Sonoran Desert.
The Gila Mountains of Yuma County are a northwest-southeast trending mountain system. The fault-blocked mountain range is attached on the south to the Tinajas Altas Mountains which continue southeast into Sonora, Mexico for another 30 miles. The northwest end of the mountains border the southeast Laguna Mountains. The Gila River flows through the Gila Valley between the Gilas and the Lagunas prior to its confluence with the Colorado.
The Gila Mountains are southeast of the confluence of the Colorado and Gila rivers in the Lower Colorado River Valley. The Gila River flows northwest, north around the mountain's north end, then west six miles to the Colorado. On the northeast side of the Gila Range, the low-elevation basin, Dome Valley is created between the Muggins Mountains and the Muggins Mountains Wilderness to the northeast. The block faulted mountain series ends at this confluence location and the Muggins Mountains are at the southern and southwest end of an extensive plain that transitions north towards the Castle Dome Plain and Castle Dome Mountains. This plain is the location of the US Army Yuma Proving Ground on this east-west alluvial plain.
The highest peak in the arid and rugged Gila Mountains is Sheep Peak at 3,156 feet (962 m). The mountain range lies east of Yuma and the community of Fortuna Foothills lies on the northwest mountain range foothills, (named for the Fortuna Mine). The mountain range is located in the western portion of the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range which is used by the MCAS, the Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma.
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October 26th, 2016
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Comments (28)
Kay Brewer
I'd want to keep on driving into this beautiful sun! Congratulations on your wonderful art reaching more than 1000 views! lf
JOHN TELFER
Robert, Revisiting this stunning sunrise great details and a fantastic sky view, G+ and T
Lenore Senior
I love the energy in this!! v/f!!
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much Lenore for the nice comment and so glad you enjoyed the image!! Thanks for the VF!!
Felipe Adan Lerma
Wow, what a wonderful reason to stop the car and just look - beautiful glittery effect, Robert!
Robert Bales replied:
It sure was a nice reason to stop and enjoy the site!! Thanks so much for the wonderful comments!!
Cheryl Rose
Pure gold, Robert! Clouds create such amazing texture and reflections in breathtaking sunset skies! STUNNING! Great composition with the road and mountains. l/f/p
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Cheryl for the wonderful review and I am so glad you enjoyed the image!! Thanks for the LFP!!
Emmy Vickers
Wow - I feel like I am driving in a car down the road heading toward that amazing sky. Great capture Robert! It makes me feel like I am on a journey in my car. Nicely composed. Love the sun rays. l/v/tweeted.
Jilian Cramb - AMothersFineArt
Congratulations your work is featured on the homepage of the Pixels/FAA Group Beauty in Art! 10/27/16 - Please share your Feature in our Feature's Discussion thread!
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Jean OKeeffe Macro Abundance Art
Congratulations on your feature with Greeting Cards For All Occasions! L