Snow Capped Mountains
by Kristina Rinell
Title
Snow Capped Mountains
Artist
Kristina Rinell
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Magnificent mountains tower over a valley bisected by the Snake River. This beautiful valley, overlooked on the western edge by an impressive skyline, is known as Jackson Hole. The Teton Range dominates the landscape of the Grand Teton National Park.
The range began rising about 10 million years ago. Numerous earthquakes, up to a magnitude 7.5, released tension along the Teton fault building the mountains one step at a time. Each large earthquake breaks the ground by about ten feet dropping the valley floor three to four times as much as the mountains rise. The Grand Teton at 13,770 feet, towers about 7,000 feet above the valley floor suggesting the offset across the fault is up to 30,000 feet. The lack of foothills is due to the presence of the Teton fault.
Featured in these FAA Galleries:
- Greeting Cards For All Occasions, September 2016
- The Gallery Wall, October 2016
- Big Sky of Art, October 2016
- Glimpses of Autumn, November 2016
Special Feature Of The Week- December 11, 2016
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September 23rd, 2016
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Comments (23)
Claudia M Photography
Congratulations on the special feature in Glimpses of autumn, Kristina! Beautiful capture! l/f :)
Al Brown
Love this range of snow caped peaks, the panoramic view is fantastic, great shot Kristina!!
MTBobbins Photography
Congrats on your Special Feature in the Glimpses Of Autumn group! Majestic scene!
Donna Kennedy
Beautiful Kristina, Congratulations on your Feature of the Week in Glimpses of Autumn!...L/F
Gardening Perfection
Congratulations are in order for this stunning piece, and SPECIAL FEATURED ARTIST/Glimpses of Autumn group!!! L/F
HH Photography of Florida
Congratulations, Kristina, for being honored as a Special Featured Artist of the Week in the Glimpses of Autumn group – 12/11/16. Revisiting to give another tweet.
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Art and Design
Magnificent capture of stunning Teton mountain range in Autumn! Congrats, Kristina! This awe inspiring composition is being featured in the Special Featured Artists of the Week Section of the Glimpses of Autumn Homepage. F/L.
Kristina Rinell
Thank you for featuring 'Snow Capped Mountains' in 'Glimpses of Autumn', Dora Sofia .... very much appreciated :-)
Kristina Rinell
Thanks you for the feature of 'Snow Capped Mountains' in 'Big Sky of Art', Mia ... I appreciate the exposure :-)
Kristina Rinell
Thank you, CJ, for the feature of 'Snow Capped Mountains' in 'The Gallery Wall' .... I appreciate the support :-)
HH Photography of Florida
A spectacular view of this gorgeous mountain range, Kristina. Awe-inspiring! l/fv/tw/g+
Jean OKeeffe Macro Abundance Art
Congratulations for your feature on Greeting Cards For All Occasions!
Kristina Rinell replied:
Thank you for the feature of 'Snow Capped Mountains' in 'Greeting Cards For All Occasions' ... greatly appreciated :-)
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