Green River - Canyonlands National Park, Utah
by John Bartelt
Title
Green River - Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Artist
John Bartelt
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Photograph - Photography
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Canyonlands National Park is a United States National Park that is located in Utah's Canyon Country. The small town of Moab is the gateway to this and the nearby Arches National Park.
From the 1880s to 1975, local ranchers used much of Canyonlands for winter pasture, constructing trails to move their stock across the rugged terrain. In the 1950s the growth of America's nuclear arms program created a high demand for uranium. To encourage prospectors, the Atomic Energy Commission offered monetary incentives and built almost 1,000 miles of road in southeast Utah. Though the region produced substantial amounts of uranium, miners discovered very little in what is now Canyonlands.
Canyonlands National Park preserves one of the last relatively undisturbed areas of the Colorado Plateau, a geological province that encompasses much of the Colorado River and its tributaries. Carved out of vast sedimentary rock deposits, this landscape of canyons, mesas, and deep river gorges possesses remarkable natural features that are part of a unique desert ecosystem. Elevations within the park range from 3,700 to 7,200 feet above sea level.
I am honored that - Green River-Canyonlands National Park, Utah - has been Featured by the Administrators of the following Fine Art America Groups on their respective home pages:
1) "Fine Arts Professionals" 10-30-2016
2) "All Natural Beauty" 10-30-2016
3) "Images That Excite You" 10-30-2016
4) "Home Planes Images" 11-07-2016
- Green River - Canyonlands National Park, Utah- is an original fine art photograph by John Bartelt - Copyright 2010 - 2016 All Rights Reserved .
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October 30th, 2016
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