America's dry southwestern climate preserves untold numbers of rock
art sites within its far-flung network of canyons, cliffs and
caves. It's a poetic domain of holy people and ceremonies in a
magical land of earth and sky. The Native art in this booklet
ranges from America's oldest (10,500-14,800 years old) to a recent
Navajo sand-painting created and then ritually destroyed as a
necessary part of a healing ceremony in 1993. My painter-wife, Erma
Martin Yost, and I were struck by the beauty of this rugged region
when we first visited in 1976 and now, after four decades, we
continue to return whenever we can. We typically fly to
Albuquerque, Grand Junction or Las Vegas and then point our rental
car in the direction of the Four Corners, taking in the wide vistas
so opposite of our eastern home. We follow the trail of the rock
art and talk with locals, gaining a sense of understanding while
making new discoveries. We know we will never see all the rock art
or its secret canyon repositories but each site we visit offers its
own clues to the riddles left by the first Americans. This booklet
is a collection of images and stories gathered from 40-years
walking, observing and photographing.
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