Guardians of the High Desert

<p>Set amid the sacred landscapes of Oregon's High Desert Guardians of the High Desert is a richly woven photo essay that blends wildlife photography Indigenous symbolism and lyrical reflection. What began with an eagle's flight over Harper Bridge deepened into a visual and spiritual journey-one that explores guardianship kinship and the sacred rhythm between land and sky.</p><p></p><p>Through evocative images of eagles owls elk and ancestral ridgelines accompanied by poetic narratives and cultural educational notes the book honors the spirit of place. Each chapter becomes a ceremony in motion: remembering the fledgling's stretch the owl's silence the hawk's ritual dance. Indigenous wisdom and ecological insight guide the reader into a deeper relationship with both creature and earth.</p><p></p><p>This is not merely a book about wildlife. It is a book about reverence. A visual prayer for those who pause beneath wide skies.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>