Owyhee Canyonlands

Hardcover | 1 May 2008

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The Owyhee region of southwest Idaho is one of the truly unique regions in the continental United States. Approximately 10,000 people inhabit this high desert region that is larger than the commonwealth of Massachusetts. Natives, settlers and miners battled for control of the Owyhees during the 19th Century. Today Owyhee Country contains some of the most spectacular, pristine canyonlands in the United States. Nationally recognized outdoor photographer Mark Lisk has filled this beautiful book with striking shots of this remote and largely unknown wilderness area. Essays by veteran author William Foxx and others who know and love this land accompany the photography of Lisk.

Industry Reviews

"Few people know about the Owyhee Canyonlands, which William Fox describes in his introductory essay as a "deeply riven sagebrush-steppe" sprawled across millions of acres of southwestern Idaho, southeastern Oregon and northern Nevada. For one thing, it's not all that easy to get to, and for another, it's rugged, rugged, rugged. Fox calls its impenetrability a "good thing," and he's right. As Mark Lisk's photos make clear, the magnificence of the area is staggering, and easy access could spell its doom. Lisk's photos make up the bulk of the book, and they've got me ransacking my store of adjectives. Divided into categories such as "Plateau Light" and "Ancient Form," they capture a wild, harsh, almost surreally beautiful landscape. People aren't entirely absent from that landscape, however. Native Americans have left petroglyphs and Basque sheepherders graffiti. A few farmers and ranchers make a living there, and while their presence has had little impact, increasing ATV traffic will. The danger of such a book as Owyhee Canyonlands is that it may inspire a new wave of visitors, which is not a good thing. Buy the book, certainly it's a winner but keep away." - Grove Kroger, Boise Weekly

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