cache la poudre river

If someone asks

where I live,

say:

“The farthest end of

the heavenly river shore.”

~Ryokan (K Tanahashi, Sky Above Great Wind)

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Cache la Poudre River

The headwaters of the Cache la Poudre River, also known as the Poudre River, are in the Front Range in Larimer County.  The river descends from the northern part of Rocky Mountain National Park through the Poudre Canyon before it meanders across the plains  of northeastern Colorado on it’s journey towards the South Platte River.

The name of the river (French for “Hide the Powder”) is a corruption of the original Cache a la Poudre or “cache of powder”.  It refers to an incident in the 1820s when French trappers, buried part of their gunpowder along the banks of the river during a snowstorm.

cited:  wikipedia

5 thoughts on “cache la poudre river”

  1. Splendid. The movement pulls one in, and the soft but undeniable power is in seeming challenge to the fortitude of the rock. Wonderful photograph!

  2. A fascinating story about the origin of the name behind this wonderful photograph. Thank you for sharing, Brenda.

    1. Originally this image was going to be posted under your “traces of the past.” But….I favored the black and white image over the color. I’m glad you enjoyed the image and story.

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