Cascade

by Nancy Merkle

Title

Cascade

Artist

Nancy Merkle

Medium

Painting - Oil On Board

Description

This original landscape oil painting was created on an 8x10 inch hardboard panel. It was inspired by the mountains of the Cascade Range with runs from British Columbia in the North along the Western Coast of the United States through Washington State, Oregon, and Northern California. As one travels along this range, a series of mountains are always showing their faces and providing inspiration. Some of the mountains one might view if you travel the I-5 corridor include Mt. Baker, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, and Mt. Shasta.
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According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, "The Cascade Range (or Cascades) is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades. The small part of the range in British Columbia is referred to as the Canadian Cascades or, locally, as the Cascade Mountains. The latter term is also sometimes used by Washington residents to refer to the Washington section of the Cascades in addition to North Cascades, the more usual US term, as in North Cascades National Park.
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The Cascades are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, the ring of volcanoes and associated mountains around the Pacific Ocean. All of the eruptions in the contiguous United States over the last 200 years have been from Cascade volcanoes. The two most recent were Lassen Peak in 1914 to 1921 and a major eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. Minor eruptions of Mount St. Helens have also occurred since, most recently in 2006."

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April 20th, 2013

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