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Title
Leprechaun Tamaracks
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture, Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
The Enchantments is a series of alpine lakes high up in the Cascade Range in Washington state in the Pacific Northwest. The tamarack trees that are typical for this environment turn a golden yellow every fall.
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The Enchantments is an area comprising an upper and a lower basin, the lakes and tarns contained within them, and the peaks of the Stuart Range bounding the basins. The area is located entirely within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Leavenworth, Washington in the United States. The Enchantments is regarded as one of the most spectacular locations in the Cascade Range. The first European American to discover the area and name it was A.H. Sylvester, topographer for the US Geological Survey and first supervisor of the Wenatchee National Forest. Sylvester visited the middle Enchantment basin and probably did not venture into the upper basin. Snow Creek Glacier covered more of the upper basin at the time than it does today, which may have discouraged him from exploring the higher areas. He is credited with naming some of the features in the region.
By the 1940s climbers discovered the area and began naming the crags. Bill and Peg Stark of Leavenworth, became frequent visitors who drew upon various mythologies to name features of the landscape. When they made their first visit in the fall of 1959, they were captivated by the golden splendor of the larch trees in the fall, the numerous lakes and tarns, and jagged peaks towering above. They used fairy names such as Gnome Tarn, Troll Sink, Naiad Lake (officially Temple Lake), Sprite and King Arthur legends in the Lower Enchantment Basin because "the lower basin was not as austere as the upper basin," according to Peg. They used Norse names and mythology for features of the upper basin, for example Brynhild Lake (officially Inspiration Lake), Lake Freya (officially Tranquil Lake), and Valhalla Cirque because, Peg said, it felt "as if the Ice Age had just gone off."
The official naming rulings of the US Board on Geographic Names in the 1960s resulted in a mixture of two name sets being adopted as official, particularly for the lakes, but also exemplified by the feature popularly known as Aasgard Pass being officially designated Colchuck Pass. Different sources still use the unofficial names in some contexts. The current policy of not adopting new names for geographic features in wilderness areas probably precludes the rest of the names identified by the Starks from achieving official status.
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September 5th, 2010
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Iowa City, IA - United States
Congratulations on your sale...beautiful capture with gorgeous reflections! F/L/T
Portland, OR - United States
Congratulations and this is a beautiful shot, excellent composition and the contrast of the golden trees and perfect reflection in the water against the blue makes this a perfect scene . . .f L
Tres Piedras, NM - United States
Inge, I am starting to recognize your work before I see the name under it. This is beautiful! Voted.
Grand Forks, BC - Canada
Congratulations your image has been FEATURED in DIGITAL VEIL. Thanks you for your submission and support. Cheers, Barbara F/V NOTE(under new admin) LIMIT change ONE per day. Please see home page.
Nanaimo, BC - Canada
Inge, congratulations on your win. This is an amazing place and an amazing image. v.
Santa Clarita, CA - United States
Gorgeous golds surrounded by exciting blues! A well deserved win!! V/f
Omaha, NE - United States
Over the top color and a beautiful scene. Congratulations on the 1st place win in the recent Landscapes contest.
Maui, Ha - United States
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Maui, Ha - United States
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Sammamish, WA - United States
Thank you, Jolanta & David. I made the 9 mile trek up there (7,800ft) four years in a row before the conditions were just right. Pure bliss!
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