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Hopi traditional elder Thomas Banyacya once described the American
Southwest as "the spiritual center of our continent." Author,
photographer, and adventurer John Annerino retraces ancient trails
to show us why this is so. Through recent and historical photos,
essays, and literary quotes, he takes us across what the Spaniards
often feared as despoblados, or uninhabited lands, from Old Mexico
to the Four Corners of ancient cities, painted deserts, and
trilingual cultural landscapes-some of the most inaccessible land
on the continent. Juxtaposed with tales of his own perilous
excursions, the book contains oral histories and remarkable images
of terrain that few of today's tourists have ever seen. Told from a
current point of view, this throwback to the days of Geronimo and
Navajo headman Manuelito will appeal to adventurers, historians,
and those interested in the mesmerizing mystique of our own
American outback.
From the supernal peaks of sacred temples to the depths of roaring
river rapids, author/photographer/adventurer John Annerino takes us
off the Grand Canyon's tourist grid to retrace the footpaths and
rough-water passages of its earliest explorers. Spectacular
photographs and stories of Annerino's own dicey expeditions in the
canyon and on the Colorado River are juxtaposed with historical
tales, illustrations, and black-and-white images taken by
pioneering photographers. Annerino visits the ancient sites of
native peoples who roamed the far corners of this otherworldly
abyss, and in vivid prose provides firsthand descriptions of the
hidden landscapes explored by Spanish missionaries, scientists,
National Geographic Society parties, and women river runners. These
trailblazing treks tested their endurance in extreme conditions
and, for some, yielded rare plant and animal specimens that were
collected for scientific study. Join Annerino on this wild
adventure in what National Geographic called the "greatest and most
spectacular canyon system on earth."
From mountain heights to canyon depths, Arizona offers more
opportunities for adventure than most people would contemplate in a
lifetime. John Annerino has experienced more Arizona adventures
than most, and he shares them in this book. It features 50
excursions--canyoneering, trekking, climbing, river running, and
even car touring--plus an overview of geology, ecology, and
climate, and an introduction to Native American tribes and state
history. Maps, travel notes, and planning essentials such as water
sources and supply points help make this an indispensable guide for
outdoor excitement.
The canyons of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
contain some of the most dramatic landscapes in the world. John
Annerino's pictorial celebration of this visually rich region is a
handsome memento for those who have heard the wind whistling in
these haunting canyons, and a beckoning invitation for those who
have not yet made the journey.
Annerino has spent much of his adult life exploring this
territory--as wilderness runner, adventurer, and
photojournalist--and combines his firsthand knowledge with his
expertise as a nature photographer and author to create an intimate
portrait of these timeless places. Accompanying the photographs are
informative essays describing the region's geological and human
history.
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.
John Annerino, famed photographer of the Amerian Southwest,
portrays the astonishing beauty of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands and
contrasts those with images of the conflict that threatens to
destroy them.
These 1,956 miles through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and
California on the U.S. side and Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Chihuahua,
Sonora, and Baja California Norte on Mexico's side are the
beautiful, rugged, blood-stained borderlands that once lured
conquistadors, missionaries, scalp hunters, bandits, smugglers,
pioneers, and colonists from Spain, Mexico, and the United States.
Annerino canoed the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo del Norte through the
legendary Big Bend Frontier, walked treacherous immigrant trails
like Arizona's "Camino del Diablo" (Road of the Devil), explored
borderlands jaguar country on foot, and came to know the resilient
people who live, work, and cling to the traditions on both sides of
the border. Along the way he chronicled his perilous journeys
through this "geography of chaos," capturing in remarkable
photographs and evocative essays the stunning landscapes whose
fragile environment is threatened by today's politics.
"John Annerino is one of the handful of photographers with a real
empathy for the West. His work has an edge to it, reflecting the
sheer size and power of his subject--a subject he treats with
respect and love. This land, which is so much a part of the
American psyche, now threatened by pollution, by the spread of
human settlement, and by exploitation, is as raw and exciting in
Annerino's work as it is in our mind's eye."--"Newsweek"
Feted as one of the Several Natural Wonders of the World, the Grand
Canyon is one of the most popular and photographed sites on earth.
Acclaimed photographer and author John Annerino unveils his secrets
to discovering and photographing the most beautiful vistas in North
America: from the Grand Canyon's most popular overlooksand beyondto
its wildest and most remote scenic viewpoints. Following the routes
of pioneer photographers, explorers, and Native Americans by road,
river, and trail, Annerino guides you to each breathtaking
location, provides photographic advice, and weaves the colorful
story behind the scenery. Whether you're a visitor held rapt by the
Grand Canyon's scenic grandeur, an aspiring amateur wilderness
photographer, or large-format landscape artist, this book belongs
on your dashboard or nightstand. 38 color photographs, 1 map.
In his latest book, John Annerino--famed photographer and writer of
America's desert southwest and old Mexico--went in search of clues
that would unlock the mysteries of places sacred to the native
peoples of the Colorado Plateau, Great Plains, sierra Madre, and
Sonoran Desert. In the land inhabited for millennia by the Hopi,
Navajo, Papago, and Apache--and with the help of native leaders,
who guided him to hallowed, secret places--Annerino scaled
13,000-foot mountain summits and descended into shadowy caves; he
traced the footsteps of legendary warriors to granite strongholds
and traced the handprints of ancient ancestral shamans on cliff
walls. Along the way he chronicled his astonishing pilgrimage,
capturing in remarkable photographs and evocative words a world
that few of us have been privileged to glimpse, let alone partake
in.
Many of the lofty spires, towering monuments, and deep canyons that
Annerino explored throughout the Great Southwest are familiar sites
from Hollywood westerns and are sought out by avid climbers. But
these sites are sacred ground to native peoples, and it is that
venerated identity that Annerino experienced and conveys in Indian
Country. His photographs and essays pull back the curtain on a
timeless world and reveal some of the mysteries to be found within.
Full-color throughout.
A stunning collection of unique photographs from America's most
notorious "no-man's land."
John Annerino, renowned photographer and author of America's
Southwest and Old Mexico, risked life and limb to venture on foot
into the most remote, abandoned, and chillingly silent tracts of
the Painted, Sonoran, Mojave, and Chihuahuan deserts on both sides
of the U.S. and Mexican border. His quest: to capture desert light
from the highest summits, the starkest deserts, and the deepest
canyons; and to convey the primal beauty of these impossibly
rugged, uninhabited lands--these "despoblados"--in evocative essays
and haunting photographs.
Regarded long-ago by ruthless Spanish conquistadors and
gold-seeking settlers as Terra Incgnita, this region remains
largely the same as it was while inhabited by indigenous peoples,
who viewed its luminous landscape through a very different lens. To
them, the beautiful sierras and captivating stone hoodoos were
sacred and familiar, and revered for their omniscient majesty.
Annerino uncannily portrays this awe-striking, sublime landscape
through both sets of eyes in "Desert Light," Full-color throughout.
"John Annerino is one of a handful of photographers with a real
empathy for the West. His work has an edge to it, reflecting the
sheer size and power of his subjecta subject he treats with respect
and love. This land, which is so much a part of the American
psyche...is as raw and exciting in Annerino's work as it is in our
mind's eye." -Newsweek Grand Canyon Wild takes you beyond the
handful of scenic vistas which have defined the popular concept of
the Grand Canyon. A well-known author and photographer of the
American West and old Mexico and other coffee table books, Annerino
takes you on a visual and spiritual journey down into the land
below the canyon's rims. His photos and prose lead into the heart
and soul of the canyon, highlighting the historic expeditions,
local history, and legends of Native Americans and explorers alike,
who bravely lived, and died, within the canyon's perimeters.
Full-color throughout, 4 maps, bibliography, notes to photographs.
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