Natural Bridge of Yoho
by Teresa Zieba
Title
Natural Bridge of Yoho
Artist
Teresa Zieba
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Kicking Horse River, a Canadian Heritage river, originates in the Wapta and Waputik icefields in the park. This river has created a natural bridge through solid rock.
Natural Bridge is an impressive natural rock formation that spans the flow of the Kicking Horse River west of Field, where the slower-moving waters from the Field valley flats begin their descent through a canyon to be joined by the Amiskwi River.
Sculpted by the erosive forces of rushing water over what had once been a waterfall, the Natural Bridge is a powerful reminder of how much influence water has in shaping the landscape. Softer rock found below the Natural Bridge's hard limestone band eroded more quickly, and fissures in the rock widened until the flow of water was diverted below the outcrop.
The contiguous national parks of Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho, as well as the Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine and Hamber provincial parks, studded with mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves, form a striking mountain landscape. All parks mentioned above were inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1984.
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October 20th, 2015
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Comments (33)
Thomas Todd
I love the composition here Teresa, your color and detail is awesome. Beautiful shot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tom
Teresa Zieba
John, thank you so much for the feature in "Images That Excite You" group. Great honor.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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