Bridge View Of The Virgin River is a photograph by Robert Bales which was uploaded on May 3rd, 2013.
Bridge View Of The Virgin River
The Virgin River is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The river is about 162 miles (261 km) long. It... more
by Robert Bales
Title
Bridge View Of The Virgin River
Artist
Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
Description
The Virgin River is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The river is about 162 miles (261 km) long. It was designated Utah's first wild and scenic river in 2009, during the centennial celebration of Zion National Park.
Its origin is in Southwestern Utah, at the Navajo Reservoir in the Dixie National Forest, north of Zion National Park, and is formed by the confluence of the East Fork Virgin, that flows through Mount Carmel Junction on the east side of Zion National Park and Parunaweap Canyon, with the North Fork Virgin River, that flows from Navajo Lake through Zion Canyon in Zion National Park. The river flows in a southwesterly direction, passing south of the old townsite of St. George where the Santa Clara River joins the Virgin at a place the Paiutes called Tonaquint. The river then flows across the northwestern corner of Arizona through the Virgin River Gorge and past the towns of Beaver Dam and Littlefield. It enters southern Nevada near the town of Mesquite and empties into the Colorado at the Lake Mead reservoir, approximately 40 miles (64 km) east of Las Vegas. The last 30 miles (48 km) of the Virgin River forms the north arm of Lake Mead.
Zion National Park is located in the Southwestern United States, near Springdale, Utah. A prominent feature of the 229-square-mile (590 km2) park is Zion Canyon, which is 15 miles (24 km) long and up to half a mile (800 m) deep, cut through the reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone by the North Fork of the Virgin River. The lowest elevation is 3,666 ft (1,117 m) at Coalpits Wash and the highest elevation is 8,726 ft (2,660 m) at Horse Ranch Mountain. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park's unique geography and variety of life zones allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. Numerous plant species as well as 289 species of birds, 75 mammals (including 19 species of bat), and 32 reptiles inhabit the park's four life zones: desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest. Zion National Park includes mountains, canyons, buttes, mesas, monoliths, rivers, slot canyons, and natural arches.
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May 3rd, 2013
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Comments (11)
Marvin Blaine
I feel like I'm there Robert! So real and so inviting! Love this and all it's layers and depth of field! L/f!
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #25 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Joan Bertucci
OMG Robert! Outstanding comp and details! Wonderful layers of nature! L/F
Robert Bales replied:
So glad you enjoyed the image Joan and thanks so much for the nice comments and the LF!!
Jim Fitzpatrick
wonderful capture and setting! FV
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Jim for the wonderful comment and the FV!! Leaving for Yuma, AZ for the winter on Wednesday!!
Jack Zulli
Your Southwest imagery brings back so many pleasing memories as in this capture, well done! v/L
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much for the great comment Jack and the VL! You must have many of those wonderful memories!!
Linda Phelps
I favor this composition over the following image. It has the feeling that you can almost see forever into the background. You have wonderful color tones. They look so natural. Love that spring green in the the trees. The composition is pleasing to my eye with the curve of the river leading into the scene. Excellant. V.