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Title
Road To Silver Mountain
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture, Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
Aspens on hillside in the San Juan mountains of Colorado with Silver Mountain peak in the background. Originally established by miners chasing silver and gold in the surrounding mountains, the town of Ouray at one time boasted more horses and mules than people. Prospectors arrived in the area in 1875. At the height of the mining, Ouray had more than 30 active mines. The town, after changing its name and that of the county it was in several times, was incorporated on October 2, 1876, named after Chief Ouray of the Utes, a Native American tribe. By 1877 Ouray had grown to over 1,000 in population and was named county seat of the newly formed Ouray County on March 8, 1877.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railway arrived in Ouray on December 21, 1887. It would stay until the automobile and trucks caused a decline in traffic. The last regularly scheduled passenger train was September 14, 1930. The line between Ouray and Ridgway was abandoned on March 21, 1953.
In 1986, Bill Fries, a.k.a. C. W. McCall, was elected Mayor, ultimately serving for six years.
The entirety of Main Street is registered as a National Historic District with most of the buildings dating back to the late nineteenth century. The Beaumont Hotel and the Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library are listed on the National Register of Historic Places individually, while the Ouray County Courthouse, St. Elmo Hotel, St. Joseph's Miners' Hospital (currently housing the Ouray County Historical Society and Museum), Western Hotel, and Wright's Opera House are included in the historic district.
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October 7th, 2012
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Viewed 18,338 Times - Last Visitor from Seattle, WA on 03/29/2024 at 1:41 AM
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New Lenox, IL - United States
Amazing gallery...inspiring! One photo is better than the next! Really talented and inspiring!
Niceville, Fl - United States
Congratulations on your top finish in the Mountains of Colorado contest!
Louisville, CO - United States
CONGRATULATIONS, Inge, on your Second Place win in the MOUNTAINS IN COLORADO contest, sponsored by the ALL COLORADO group! A truly beautiful image! F/L
Port Orange, FL - United States
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #9 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Indio, CA - United States
Brilliant ...Congratulation on your feature on the home page of 1000 Views on 1 Image Group... . masterfully done, F/L
White Plains, NY - United States
Congratulations on your well deserved sale. Your work is breathtaking!
Port Orange, FL - United States
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Toronto, ON - Canada
Lovely piece. Amazing to see the sun bouncing off the trees and the mountain. Congrats on the sale.
Denton, TX - United States
Oh so gorgeous Inge. Really like the aspens and the mountains as well as the light on the mountains. f/l Ruth
Salt Lake City, UT - United States
Beautiful capture! Great use of lines! Love the fall colors! Seen on Today's Best Art!
West Vancouver, BC - Canada
Inge, this is such a wonderful capture, clear blue skies, beautiful mountain vista, lovely colours ... makes me want to get right on this road ... right now :)))
Lake Worth, FL - United States
Perfectly composed in the vertical format Inge! A big Wow! We Voted. Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Edmonton, AB - Canada
Featured Artist in GET YOUR ART SEEN for the week of March 17, 2013. Four of your pieces featured. Fav, Vote, Tweeted, Googled+
Crosby, TX - United States
Terrific, mountain, curving dirt road, golden aspens and blue sky and sun's highlight all in one. v/f
Stuart, FL - United States
Gorgeous shot with exceptional lighting ! Also nice with the road cropped out !
Merced, CA - United States
My gosh!! Did you just stop the car and take this fantastic picture or did you have to wait hours to to get it? v/f
Inge Johnsson replied:
Thanks, Eric. I actually saw this in my rear view mirror and slammed the brakes :-)
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