Black Rock

by Goin, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780874175912
• ISBN10: 0874175917
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-06
• Publisher: Univ of Nevada Pr

Summary

"Nevada's enigmatic Black Rock country, despite its apparent silence and isolation, is actually an area where natural forces are ceaselessly restless and life in many forms has endured for millennia. Its haunting landscape has been the focus of study and contemplation by scientists, explorers, outdoors aficionados, and artists. In black rock, photographer Peter Goin and geographer Paul F. Starrs explore this place from the viewpoints of their respective disciplines." "The Black Rock, a desert realm almost the size of Delaware but scarcely a hundred miles north of Reno, embraces mile-high vertical mountains and one of the earth's flattest, most barren salt pans; boiling hot springs and freezing winter cold; plants that have evolved to survive the severest drought and lush pockets of rich grasses. Its bewildering environments startle our senses with a raw physical intensity that comes through in Goin's photographs and Starrs's informed text. We observe the region from numerous perspectives - the Black Rock at ground level, from the skies above, in the geology below; witness the shaping roles of water, wind, and geothermal action in shaping it; and view the effects of human hands, from ancient Native Americans to nineteenth century explorers, ranchers, and miners, up through the congregants at today's Burning Man festivals. The result is a duet of visual and literary commentary on a region of stunning paradoxes and constant change and activity, where need and curiosity encounter the daunting, implacable forces of nature."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xii
Where the pavement ends	p. 1
Playa	p. 15
The view of god: overhead	p. 35
Light	p. 61
Thus the thunder spoke: water	p. 77
Drama	p. 97
Looking to land: profile	p. 113
Signs	p. 135
A good place to make love	p. 151
Gerlach	p. 157
Lying below: the subterranean	p. 169
Earth	p. 183
Immanence: fire	p. 199
Water	p. 211
Eddying insolitude: air	p. 231
Forest	p. 239
Source Citations	p. 252
Bibliography	p. 256
List of Illustrations	p. 262
Acknowledgments	p. 265
About the Authors	p. 266
Index	p. 268
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