Scott's Bluff Overlook
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Scott's Bluff Overlook
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
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Scott's Bluff, historically referred to as Scott's Bluff’s second pass, refers to the range of hills which parallels the North Platte River, and is the largest isolated land mass in Nebraska. Although Scott's Bluff was named for Hiram Scott, an employee of the American Fur Company who died here in 1828, it was referred to by many names throughout history such as: Capital Hills, Con-vent Rock, Gibraltar, Scott’s Rock or Scott's Bluff Mountain to name a few.In 1852, G. A. Smith said, “These bluffs are 2 in number, situated on either side of the road”. In 1853, Leonetto Cipriani described Scott's Bluff as “a semi-circle valley resembling an amphitheater with five enormous, almost regular steps of calcareous blocks”. In the same year, S. H. Taylor said the bluff “is nearly divided but encloses a fine green area like a court, around which, except on the east, rises what seems like an imposing pile of regal buildings in the style of the earlier days of monarchy. It appears as if two immense structures had been raised. East is a beautiful tower, apparently as perfect in its form as the hand of man could make it. In the center rises a noble perfect dome”. In 1860, Richard Burton stated that “Scott's Bluffs are divided into three distinct masses, the largest 800 feet high on the right and next to the river”, then a “second castle”, and “an outwork, a huge detached cylinder”. Edward Bryant, a future Governor of California, and J. Quinn Thornton both wrote descriptions of Scott's Bluff and nearby hills. They imagined “the ruins of some ancient vast city,” complete with domes, towers, temples, minarets, amphitheaters, frowning parapets, and even “a royal bath”
Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition.
Image copyright 2022 Jon Burch Photography.
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November 23rd, 2022
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