A member of WHChaikumultimedia since 2001, Darrell lives in Imperial Valley, California. He contributes regularly to the on-line haiku lists and photo-haiku sites as well as to many journals. Darrell takes advantage of the desert and mountain terrain of his environs, and of his years at sea for inspiration in creating his haiku.
The haiga displayed here are based on photos taken by Darrell on a camping and hiking trip in May 2005 to Canyonlands National Park in southeast Utah. The area is rich in history and natural beauty. It is awe-inspiring to view the ancient dwellings and drawings left by the Anasazi people, who lived and thrived in this harsh land eons ago. It is equally fascinating to view the relics left by the more recent European settlers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The descendants of these pioneers still live, raise livestock, farm and thrive in modern comfort and prosperity in the area. The relics left by their fore-bearers are still there in the canyons as stark reminders of the hardships, sacrifices and toil on which modern civilization is built. |
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DARRELL BYRD, US
