Canyon Country: A Photographic Journey - Hardcover

Annerino, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0881506613 ISBN 13: 9780881506617

Publisher: Countryman Press, 2005

Synopsis

Explore the ancient realm and mysterious secrets hidden within the forbidden depths of Canyon Country.
Renowned photographer and author John Annerino leads you on a riveting journey into the harsh, extraordinarily beautiful territory that is Canyon Country. Stunning photographs and fascinating commentary about such places as Canyonlands, Arches, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, and Zion Canyon National Parks; Glen Canyon National Recreation Area; Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and countless other sites accompany Annerino's exploration of the natural and cultural history of the region.

With suspenseful storytelling and dramatic historical detail, Annerino tells of the doomed expeditions of early American pioneers, gold seekers, and uranium hunters; pays homage to the region's natural and spiritual significance to its Native American inhabitants; and recounts his personal explorations into the canyons. Canyon Country leaves a lasting impression of this awe-inspiring region, a place that has been the inspiration for centuries of myths and legends. Full-color throughout.

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Photographed and researched throughout the Four Corners and Painted Desert region, Canyon Country includes essays and literary quotes, photo captions, bibliography, literature cited, 1 color map Canyon Country Author's Journey. The map and and color photographs feature Arches National Park, Bandelier National Monument, Bryce Canyon National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Cave Springs Cowboy Camp National Register of Historic Places, Colorado River and its canyons, Coyote Buttes, Dead Horse Point State Park, Echo Peaks, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Indian Creek Recreation Area, Kachina Peaks Wilderness, Kings Bottom, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Lees Ferry Fort National Register of Historic Places, Lower Antelope Canyon Navajo Tribal Park, Mesa Verde National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Sego Canyon National Register of Historic Places, Zion National Park. Literary quotes are drawn from the voices of Edward Abbey, C. Gregory Crampton, Clarence E. Dutton, Herbert E. Gregory, Zane Grey, Everett Ruess, Major John Wesley Powell, A. H. Thompson, and the Wild Bunch.

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Explore the ancient realm and mysterious secrets hidden within the forbidden depths of Canyon Country.
Renowned photographer and author John Annerino leads you on a riveting journey into the harsh, extraordinarily beautiful territory of the Four Corners region of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado that is Canyon Country. Stunning photographs and fascinating commentary about such places as Canyonlands, Arches, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, and Zion Canyon National Parks; Glen Canyon National Recreation Area; Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and countless other landmarks accompany Annerino's exploration of the natural and cultural history of the region.

With suspenseful storytelling and dramatic historical detail, Annerino tells of the doomed expeditions of early American pioneers, gold seekers, and uranium hunters; pays homage to the region's natural and spiritual significance to its Native American inhabitants; and recounts his personal explorations deep into the canyons. Canyon Country leaves a lasting impression of this awesome region that has inspired centuries of myths and legends.

About this edition

• Publisher: Countryman Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0881506613
• ISBN 13: 9780881506617
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 143