Just saw on 7News that the new Colorado flag stamp appears to have a reversed profile of Mt. Helen in the Wind River Range on it. Oops! Their site has a pretty convincing graphic, seen here (bottom of page): http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/print/16722424/detail.html
I went on summitpost.org and found some pics of Mt. Helen that certainly make it look like the artist just used a mirror image of it.
I guess the good news is that they didn't use the Grand Teton!
So, you don't think the profile is merely a coincidence ?
Posted by Brent Murphy on June 27, 2008 at 7:14 PM
[Flashing back to the "It's just a generic mountain" comments from the governor about Long's Peak on the Colorado quarter.]
It's very obviously Mt. Helen. Not sure why they don't just own up to it. This is just baffling. I mean, I'm pretty sure there are a number of mountains right here in Colorado. If you needed a model, wouldn't you just use one of those?
Im not totally convinced, there are some differences after all. But probably the bigger crime is that they could have just as easily used a distinctive CO mountain instead of a 'generic' one.
Reminds me of a hotel i stayed in a couple years ago in Wyoming, right near the Tetons. Inside the lobby, they had a wall-sized photo of Mt Shuksan! (WA)
Even the snow patterns are similar...not a coincidence if you ask me.
Reminds me of the new 2009 Colorado Calendar by Browntrout. It has a photo of Split Mountain, taken in ... Utah! Certainly the photographer knew he had wandered several miles outside of Colorado.
At least Wyoming's a neighboring state, Mark. Still, there's obviously a geography problem going around lately. What? Aren't our mountains good enough to represent the state?
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I went on summitpost.org and found some pics of Mt. Helen that certainly make it look like the artist just used a mirror image of it.
I guess the good news is that they didn't use the Grand Teton!
It's very obviously Mt. Helen. Not sure why they don't just own up to it. This is just baffling. I mean, I'm pretty sure there are a number of mountains right here in Colorado. If you needed a model, wouldn't you just use one of those?
Reminds me of a hotel i stayed in a couple years ago in Wyoming, right near the Tetons. Inside the lobby, they had a wall-sized photo of Mt Shuksan! (WA)
Reminds me of the new 2009 Colorado Calendar by Browntrout. It has a photo of Split Mountain, taken in ... Utah! Certainly the photographer knew he had wandered several miles outside of Colorado.