Painted Desert
by Janice Pariza
Title
Painted Desert
Artist
Janice Pariza
Medium
Painting - Photography
Description
The High Desert of the Western Slope of Colorado, a few miles from the Escalante Wilderness I captured this image and processed it in Topaz Labs to make it a 'painting'.
Canyon wilderness covers much of this 210,000-acre park with dramatic vistas, trails & campsites.
Dominguez-Escalante National
Conservation Area is a special
place nestled within the
remarkable canyon country of the
Uncompahgre Plateau. Red-rock
canyons and bluffs hold geological
and paleontological resources
spanning 600 million years, as well
as many cultural and historic sites
from the past 10,000 years. The Escalante,
Cottonwood, and Little and Big Dominguez
Creeks tumble through canyons that empty into
the Gunnison River, which flows nearly 30 miles
through this beautiful desert landscape. Along with
impressive scenery, the area is home to a variety of
wildlife, including mule deer, golden eagle, turkey,
elk, mountain lion, black bear and the collared
lizard.
The BLM manages this area to conserve, protect,
enhance and restore these special features, for the
enjoyment of present and future generations. In
designating Dominguez-Escalante as an NCA,
Congress identified the importance of the scientific,
geologic, cultural, educational, archaeological,
paleontological and historical values found here, as
well as natural, wilderness, wildlife, riparian, scenic
and recreational resources. Many of these features
are dependent on the desert stream systems that
flow through the NCA. Science and education are
also closely tied to the past and future uses of the
NCA—these resources have much to teach us about
the history and prehistory of the area. Like other
NCAs, Dominguez-Escalante is part of the BLM’s
National Landscape Conservation System, a series
of spectacular western landscapes that showcase
the conservation element of the BLM’s multiple use
mission.
Dominguez Canyon Wilderness lies in the heart
of Dominguez-Escalante NCA, providing habitat
for desert bighorn sheep, threatened species of fish
and cactus and opportunities to view its natural
wonders by foot or horseback. Water runs through
Little Dominguez Creek year-round creating a great
habitat for many birds, mammals and reptiles.
Rock art on the canyon walls and archaeological
sites on the mesas are evidence of thousands of
years of Native American use, including hunting
and travel from the Gunnison River Valley to
the Uncompahgre Plateau. The wilderness also
contains historic features left by the early miners
and settlers who lived and worked throughout the
area.
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July 27th, 2015
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