A Walk Along A River
by Allan Van Gasbeck
Title
A Walk Along A River
Artist
Allan Van Gasbeck
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Digital Photography & Digital Art By Allan C. Van Gasbeck
Description
This image was captured in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan in late September 2017. These are the banks of the Frenchman River which meanders through the park and is often seen on hikes and forays into the grasslands. This meager river has sustained life in the grasslands for millenia. In the riparian zone surrounding the river, plant life finds enrichment to thrive where any where else is far to inhospitable to support anything more than the multiple varieties of grasses.
From Wikipedia...Grasslands National Park is a Canadian national park located near the village of Val Marie, Saskatchewan. This national park is north from the American state of Montana and lies adjacent to the international boundary. The park represents the Prairie Grasslands natural region, protecting one of the nation's few remaining areas of undisturbed dry mixed-grass/shortgrass prairie grassland. The park is located in the World Wildlife Fund-defined Northern short grasslands ecoregion, which spans much of southern Saskatchewan, southern Alberta, and the northern Great Plains states in the USA. The unique landscape and harsh, semi-arid climate provide niches for several adapted plants and animals. The park and surrounding area house the country's only black-tailed prairie dog colonies. Rare and endangered fauna found in the park include bison, pronghorns, greater sage-grouses, burrowing owls, brown bears, coyotes, ferruginous hawks, swift foxes, elk, wolverines, prairie rattlesnakes, black-footed ferrets and greater short-horned lizards. Flora includes blue grama grass, needlegrass, plains cottonwood and silver sagebrush.
Featured in the FAA group Nikon Full Frame Cameras.
Featured in the FAA group Pacific Northwest Artists.
Featured in the FAA group Workld Landscape Lovers of Art.
Featured in the FAA group Canada 150.
Copyright Allan C. Van Gasbeck, 2017 to the present. All Rights Reserved.
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November 9th, 2017
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Inge Riis McDonald
Fantastic Prairie image Allan. Congratulations on it being featured on the home page of the Canada 150 group.
Joy McAdams
Congratulations Allan! This marvellous photo has been chosen as a feature in the Pacific Northwest Artists group on Fine Art America! You are invited to post it to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after it is no longer on the group home page.
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