Alpine Lake Fishing is a photograph by Robert Bales which was uploaded on September 23rd, 2013.
Alpine Lake Fishing
We had a family camp out near Anthony Lake which is above 7000 feet and this beautiful alpine lake was only a very short hike form our camp site.This... more
by Robert Bales
Title
Alpine Lake Fishing
Artist
Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
Description
We had a family camp out near Anthony Lake which is above 7000 feet and this beautiful alpine lake was only a very short hike form our camp site.This was taken on a Sunday morning when a father and son was enjoying the time together fishing on this alpine lake. Anthony Lake is locate just a little distance from Baker City, Oregon.
Just as beautiful, but more accessible than the more famous Wallowa Mountains nearby, the Elkhorn Range boasts craggy granite peaks and high alpine lakes surrounded by wildflowers. A paved road climbs to a lovely campground and picnic area beside 7,140-foot-high Anthony Lake. From here hikers can stroll around the lake in half an hour or tackle a more demanding 8.2-mile loop around Gunsight Mountain.
A little history on how it was formed. The Blue Mountain range began as a volcanic island archipelago in the Pacific Ocean 210 to 270 million years ago. The Earth's crustal movement "rafted" this volcanic and sedimentary debris onto the advancing North American continent about 200 million years ago. Later bubbles of relatively light granite rose through the sediment to form the core of the range. This granite has since been exposed by erosion.
A glacier scoured out Anthony Lake's granite basin from the crest of the Elkhorn Range relatively recently, during the Ice Age 6,000-20,000 years ago. Today there are no glaciers in Eastern Oregon. Instead, subalpine firs and wildflower meadows ring the lake. Still, exposed patches of granite often exhibit "glacial polish," shiny surfaces where the weight of grinding ice has polished the rock as smoothly as a granite tombstone.
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September 23rd, 2013
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Comments (9)
Robert Frederick
I feel rejuvenated just looking at it vfg
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Robert and I am glad you are! I wish I was in the boat and thanks for the v/f/g!!
Blair Wainman
Fantastic reflection in the lake and beautiful cloud formations!! Great work Robert!! v/f/t/g+
Julia Fine Art
Robert, this landscape is gorgeous! Love the reflections and the clouds in the blue sky! V/F/P/S