Picture by Breno Loureiro
I love taking pictures of landscapes ... It's a way for me to keep calm and concentrated. When I took this picture, it was a beautiful day and the lighting was perfect. I like this picture because of the feeling of emptiness that it passes. The planet Earth this over populated and yet we are able to find places where the feeling of loneliness is great.
Who never was disappointed to see a median photograph of a place that seemed so beautiful live? That happens a lot, especially by the beauty of a landscape is very difficult to be passed to a still image, since it involves much more than just the beautiful look. I try to break this statement, I took pictures to capture the most of the landscape beauty, even trying to make it more beautiful in picture.
The Valley of Fire derives its name from red sandstone formations, formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs, 150 million years ago. Complex uplifting and faulting of the region, followed by extensive erosion, have created the present landscape.
Other important rock formations include limestone, shale, and conglomerates. Prehistoric users of the Valley of Fire included the Basket Maker people and later the Anasazi Pueblo farmers from the nearby fertile Moapa Valley.
The span of approximate occupation has been dated from 300 B.C.E. to 1150 C.E. Their visits probably involved hunting, food gathering, and religious ceremonies, although scarcity of water would have limited the length of their stay. Fine examples of rock art left by these ancient peoples can be found at several sites within the park.
