{"product_id":"canyon-wilderness-of-the-southwest-deluxe-edition-9781599620565","title":"Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest (Deluxe Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eStraddling the borders of Utah  Arizona  Colorado  and New Mexico lies a magnificent wilderness known as the Colorado Plateau. Encompassing over 130 000 square miles  it is a high  eroded tableland of rock  canyon  and desert  and within its boundaries are the greatest concentration of National Parks  National Monuments  State Parks  Wilderness areas  BLM holdings  and Native American tribal lands in America. There are thirteen geographical areas included in the book: Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness  Bryce Canyon National Park  Zion National Park  Cedar Breaks National Monument  Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument  Capitol Reef National Park  Arches National Park  Canyonlands National Park  Grand Gulch  Petrified Forest National Park  Hopi Tribal Lands  Grand Canyon National Park  Navajo Tribal Lands.  Jon Ortner captures it all in this encompassing volume of full-color photographs. Packaged with a limited edition print signed by the photographer  this impressive collection features over 200 photographs accompanied by quotes from authors  travelers  and nature enthusiats who have fallen under the spell of this incredible region. Featuring the most extraordinary collection of multicolored landforms found anywhere on Earth  this remarkable assemblage of geological diversity and spectacular beauty attracts growing millions of U.S. and foreign tourists every year. These time-worn canyons  mesas  and vast wind-swept deserts form the greatest expanse of exposed rock in North America. Without cover of dense vegetation or topsoil  the jagged skeleton of the earth is revealed  providing a continuous geological record spanning over 300 million years. Nowhere else is the ancient history of the planet laid bare in such a clear and dramatic way. Mesas  buttes  towers  spires  hoodoos  arches  windows  fins  domes  bridges  and badlands  all are infused with incomparable colors  creating a surreal world of chromatic rocks  tinted soils  and shimmering sand dunes. It is a luminous painting with hues that change with each hour of the day. These locations have long attracted photographers  but few have photographed with the unique 6x17cm Panorama Camera and modern fine-grain transparency films. The ruggedness of the land  the great distances to be traveled  and extreme weather conditions magnify the logistic difficulties of photographing in the deserts and narrow slot canyons of the Plateau. Transporting heavy photo equipment and film by backpack over long and difficult trails  presents both mental and physical challenges. And the desert is unforgiving of even the smallest errors  treating the unprepared harshly. But  for the few with passion  for those who are willing to begin their trek at the end of the road  the secret world of the high Southwest reveals its treasures.  These photographs reflect the power and stunning beauty of these incomparable monuments to time and the inexorable forces of nature. It is a portrait of a wonderland of colored stone that is the eternal soul of Mother Earth  the foundation of the planet  and a reminder of the ultimate insignificance of man and his creations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45529630441525,"sku":"ByrdShop_1599620561","price":348.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781599620565.jpg?v=1780939585","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/canyon-wilderness-of-the-southwest-deluxe-edition-9781599620565","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}