Winter On The Poudre
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Winter On The Poudre
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Cold winter water flows under the ice and down the Cache La Poudre River northwest of Fort Collins in Colorful Colorado.
Cache La Poudre is French for "Hide the Powder,” and is a corruption of the original Cache à la Poudre, or "cache of powder.” It refers to an incident in the 1820’s when French trappers, caught by a snowstorm, were forced to bury part of their gun powder along the banks of the river.
The Cache La Poudre River is subject to sudden and devastating floods which often impact nearby communities. In 1864, a sudden flood destroyed a military post, Camp Collins at nearby La Porte. The military later relocated the camp a few miles east and south renaming it Fort Collins. Today, the modern city of Fort Collins continues to battle the periodic flooding of the Cache La Poudre during the spring run off.
Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition. Your finished photograph will not contain the Fine Art America watermark.
Image copyright 2021 Jon Burch Photography.
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March 9th, 2021
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