Evening At Sheep Lakes
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Evening At Sheep Lakes
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
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Photograph - Digital Capture/faa Watermark Will Not Be On Your Finished Photograph.
Description
As the last ice age glacier retreated, large debris containing chunks of ice broke loose and came to rest on the valley floor. The ice mass melted, creating cavities into which the overlying debris slumped. Such depressions, when filled with water, are called kettle lakes. They have no surface drainage and may go dry during droughts. Sheep lakes are an example of these geologic formations.
Rising above the lakes is Fall River Canyon with Trail Ridge on the left and Mt. Chapin. 12.454 foot elevation and Mt. Chiquita, 13,069 feet in elevation on the right. To the left on the hillside beyond the lakes is the lower switchback of Trail Ridge Road. Below the switchback, aspen groves delineate an unusual hillside wetland. - National Park Service information - edited.
This image was made in Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado.
Image copyright 2015 Jon Burch Photography
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July 1st, 2015
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