Laramie River Fall Colors
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Laramie River Fall Colors
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture & Enhancement
Description
The Laramie River is a tributary of the North Platte River, approximately 280 miles long, in Colorado and Wyoming. The river was named for Jacques La Ramie, a fur trapper who visited the area in the early 19th century. Laramie County, Wyoming, the city of Laramie, and other geographical entities in the region have "Laramie" in their names
The river rises in northern Colorado, in the Roosevelt National Forest area of the Front Range, in western Larimer County. It flows north-northwest into Wyoming, along the east side of the Medicine Bow Mountains, past Jelm and Woods Landing, then northeast emerging from the mountains 22 miles southwest of the town of Laramie. The river then flows north where in the Laramie Plains it is joined by the Little Laramie River. The Laramie River then continues north through the Laramie Plains and through Wheatland Reservoir. It flows northeast through the Laramie Mountains. Emerging from the mountains, and receives the North Laramie River 5 miles north of Wheatland and Chugwater Creek 7 miles northeast of the town of Wheatland. The Laramie joins the North Platte river opposite the town Fort Laramie.
In its upper reaches in Colorado, the Laramie river supplies water to the Cache La Poudre River via the Laramie–Poudre Tunnel. The tunnel, which is approximately 2 miles long, was finished in 1911 as part of a larger irrigation project for northern Colorado.
Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition.
Image copyright 2019 Jon Burch Photography
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November 15th, 2019
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