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Chief Mountain, situated along the international border between Alberta and Montana is blanketed by a layer of snow in the early fall months.
The mountain range encompasses part of Glacier National Park in Montana and Waterton National Park which is collectively referred to as the International Peace Park.
The foreground shows the transition zone or foothills between the prairie landscape and the Rocky Mountains.
9 October, 2011.
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Chief Mountain rises above the Kirwin Road. This ia a view looking down the Wood River Valley from north of Kirwin, This is a glacial valley in the Absaroka Volcanic Field in Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming. The smoke in the sky is thought to be from wildfires burning in Oregon and California.
Chief Mountain on the border of Alberta and Montana stands out in its regal state with a covering of fresh snow.
9 October, 2011.
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We find unloading of the car ferry Chief Wawatam of her usual assortment of western lumber loads mixed with cars from northern Michigan. The Detroit and Mackinac RS3m 975 with her pair of 40' gondola idler cars works the Chief at Mackinaw City, Michigan on November 10, 1978.
Today the Old Inventor meets with the Chief Military Commander for talks on his goal of accomplishing his latest rescue of orphaned Children harmed by war.
Say what you want about WalMart but they saved this 1953 sign and keep it protected. The store is on top of the old drive in. The sign is covered by plexiglass making a decent colorful image near impossible.
There is one small section along the arrows were we can see the sign per se. The Plexi is cut to fit perfectly, that's expensive.
Topeka
Plaque is here. flic.kr/p/Vo441u
In addition to the rat rod in my previous photo, another trend is to start with an old car, buff out the rust, give it a good coat of wax, and drive it to car shows. The result can actually be pretty cool as it was with this 50's Pontiac. The name "Pontiac" with it's stylized Chief Pontiac hood ornament probably would not be politically correct these days, and Pontiacs were discontinued in 2010.
Most cars at car shows are displayed with their hoods open so we can see the engine, so this hood ornament seems to soar upward.
Chief Pontiac was an Indian war chief in the 1700's. He was active in the French and Indian War on the side of the French.
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Chief Mountain is one of the most prominent peaks along the Rocky Mountain Front. The peak is seen from Montana and Alberta.
The eastern view across the Bighorn Basin from just inside Shoshone National Forest. Heart Mountain is the distant peak in the center of the frame. The Absaroka Mountains are behind me, due west, and beyond them is Yellowstone NP.
The Bighorn Basin is an intermontane (surrounded by mountains) plateau in north-central Wyoming approximately 100 miles wide. It is bounded by the Absaroka Mountain Range on the west, the Bighorn Mountains on the east, and the Owl Creek Mountains and Bridger Mountains to the south. The region is semi-arid, receiving only 6–10 in of rain annually, although a bit more than 100,000 acres is sufficiently irrigated from the nearby Buffalo Bill Reservoir to farm sugar beets.
Heart Mountain is an 8,123-foot klippe just north of Cody, Wyoming. The mountain is mostly limestone and dolomite that’s approximately 350 million years old, but it sits on base rock that is only 55 million years old. So, somehow the rock at the summit of Heart Mountain is almost 300 million years older than the rock it sits on???
The rock that formed Heart Mountain was deposited on an ancient seabed of 2.5 billion year-old granite while the area was covered by a large, shallow tropical sea. Up until about 50 million years ago, these rocks lay about 25 miles to the northwest, where the eastern Absaroka Mountain Range now stands. Geologists think that between 50 and 75 million years ago (sometimes geologist are not very precise) a period of tectonic plate activity uplifted the nearby Beartooth Mountain Range to the northwest and caused the adjacent Bighorn and Absaroka Basins to subside. This was followed by volcanic eruptions which over the millennia formed the now extinct volcanoes of the Absaroka Mountain Range just south of the Beartooths. A couple of million years later things started to get interesting when a 500 square mile sheet of rock approximately two to three miles thick detached from a gently sloping plateau along the edge of the newly formed mountains and slid into the Bighorn and Absaroka Basins pushing a large mass of rocks in front of it. Although the slope was less than 2 degrees, the landslide traveled at least 25 miles and the slide ended up covering over 1,300 square miles. This is by far the largest rockslide known to have occurred on land and is comparable in scale to some of the largest known submarine landslides. Geologist still don’t know for sure what caused this huge slab of rocks to start sliding and what allowed it to slide so far on such a gradual slope. However, there seems to be consensus that it happened very rapidly with the front of the sliding mass accelerating to over 100 miles/hour; meaning that the mountain traveled to its present location in approximately 30 minutes.
In the 48 million years since the slide occurred, erosion has removed most of the slide sheet that moved into the Bighorn Basin, leaving just one big block of carbonate rock— Heart Mountain.
Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming, USA. Elevation: 6,674 ft. September 21, 2015.
The hood ornament of a 1937 Pontiac Business Coupe as seen in a recent small-town car show.
In other news...
As of late I've been receiving quite a few requests for photo prints. So, with my wife's "gentle" urging, I've opened up my own little print sales shop on Etsy where this photo is one of the first I posted. If interested, you can find the direct link to this photo here:
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...or to my shop homepage here:
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I don't have many photos uploaded at this time (getting a little shop like this up and running is much more work than i would have thought) but I will be uploading some future photos as well as going back through my catalog to pluck out some of my "oldies but goodies"
Thanks
This is a sculpture of Chief Joseph Nez Perce as one approaches the Phippen Museum.
The plaque on the sculpture reads: "From where the sun now stands, I will fight nomore forever"
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This image depicts a monument honoring Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe. Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu-yalatlat [Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain]/In Mut Too Yah Lat Lat), Niim-ipuu (Nez Perce), 1840-1904
Historical Moment: The inscription commemorates Chief Joseph's famous surrender speech delivered on October 5, 1877, to US Army General Nelson A. Miles.
Context of Surrender: After a long flight toward Canada, Chief Joseph surrendered to save the remaining members of his tribe.
Famous Quote: The quote "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever" signifies the end of the Nez Perce War.
Legacy: Chief Joseph, born Hinmaton-Yalaktit, is remembered for his leadership, advocacy for his people's rights, and his struggle for peace.
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Phippen Museum
Prescott, Arizona's Phippen Museum is named after local artist and first president of the Cowboy Artists of America, George Phippen. It presents museum quality fine art exhibitions, educational programming, youth and adult workshops, and special art and heritage events for visitors of all ages. The 17,000 sq. ft. facility currently houses 4 galleries, 2 studio replicas, a research library, multipurpose classroom, well-stocked Museum Store, and a western heritage gallery featuring local artifacts and photos, a working chuck wagon, and the Arizona Rancher & Cowboy Hall of Fame.
The Phippen is also proud to be home to the Ray Swanson Gallery and the Prescott Area Art Trust's Solon H. Borglum Collection, an exclusive display featuring bronze sculptures, paintings, furniture, and other extraordinary objects from the artistâs life. In addition to several outstanding permanent displays, the Museum also offers continuous rotating exhibits throughout the year.
This sculpture resembles a sculpture created by Douglas Hyde that is at the National Museum of the American Indian in Santa Fe. Any confirmation or correction will be appreciated.
americanindian.si.edu/collections-search/object/NMAI_270942
Date created
1998
Culture/People
Nimi'ipuu (Nez Perce)
Artist/Maker
Douglas Hyde, Nimi'ipuu (Nez Perce), b. 1946
Subject
Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu-yalatlat [Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain]/In Mut Too Yah Lat Lat), Niim-ipuu (Nez Perce), 1840-1904
Place
Santa Fe; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Sculpture
Media/Materials
Bronze
Techniques
Cast
Dimensions
335.80 x 335.3 cm
Outdoor Art
Capped by The Pilgrim Limestone of the Cambrian Gallatin Group, Antelope Mesa rises above Sunlight Basin in northwest Wyoming. This view is from the Chief Joseph Highway that passes just west of the mesa. On some maps the mesa is called Antelope Mountain, on others Antelope Mesa. I prefer Antelope Mesa.
When all the trees have been cut down,
when all the animals have been hunted,
when all the waters are polluted,
when all the air is unsafe to breathe,
only then will you discover you cannot eat money.
~Cree Prophecy
Funny how a made up thing with a made up value can have so much power in this world.
Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona
Custom built Master Chief HALO minifigure.
I bought this customized armor & helmet from a local supplier in Australia, though he does not leave any info regarding who makes these. Can anyone recognize these pieces & maybe let me know who made this cast?
Anyhow, I built the rest of him, added details & painted it.
the legend of Chief Æneas, aka “Big Knife.”
Chief Æneas led his people during perhaps the most tumultuous time in their history. The late 19th-century saw more and more “whites” encroaching – and exploiting – the hallowed lands of the Flathead Indian Reservation and the surrounding country that had been home to Native Americans for hundreds of years before.
Chief Æneas endured incredible hardships both within and beyond the Kootenai tribe, which kept camp along the shores of Flathead Lake. For example, in the 1890s, he witnessed members of his tribe succumb to the ills of white settlers, whether disease or whiskey. And he watched as four “reds” were hung from the gallows outside the Missoula County Courthouse, in the name of justice for killing white men.
Although ironically, Chief Æneas found little more than injustice after his own son was shot and killed for allegedly breaking into a residence at Demersville – the very incident that sparked panic among the settlers and brought the “buffalo soldiers” (the 25th Regiment of the U.S. Army) to keep the peace.
Having suffered years of loss and indignity, especially among the younger generation of his tribe, legend holds that Chief Æneas rode his horse to the top of the cliff to address his tribe below. Dressed in regalia that once commanded much respect, he spoke of grief. He spoke of sorrow. And he spoke of disappointment about how the young have forgotten tradition, wisdom, and bravery.
Chief Æneas held wisdom beyond his years. He knew words were shallow.
He ceased speaking to the crowded tribe below and slowly rode his horse down the cliff.
Yet he turned suddenly – and his horse broke to full gallop.
In an unspeakable fury, Chief Æneas rode his horse off the cliff, killing himself – and a way of life – on the rocks below.