Endless Nevada

TAKE A LOOK INSIDE:

In several decades of travel throughout Nevada, I have explored its deserts, mountains cities, and small towns and have met the independent, resilient people who live here. Even with the diversity of livelihood -- from rancher to casino owner to small-business owner to government worker -- I've found most share a genuine pride in the state and a passion for wide open spaces.

This vast expanse can be a harsh environment with extremes in temperature and terrain. But, throughout Nevada, I have found some of natures' finest work. Some of these wonders are breathtaking, while others simply make me feel at peace with the world.

Some of these oases for the soul and eyes are not always visible to those passing over Nevada at 35,000 feet or driving through on an interstate at 65 miles per hour. Perhaps that is why Nevada is perceived by some as a wasteland to be exploited for digging and dumping.

It is my hope that this book will show that Nevada is a serene, sometimes primitive land with precious natural settings that should be preserved for the enjoyment of our children and their children.

Nevada is one of my favorite places. Let's hope that we learn to manage this unique environment in a way ensuring future generations will be able to enjoy it as I have.

-- Larry Prosor

Nevada is perhaps the most misunderstood state in the Union. In the past, outsiders have desired it for its sinful ways because it allowed divorces and gambling. Over the years its broad expanses have been used for testing atomic bombs, ripped apart for its valuable minerals and designated as a host for radioactive waste.

But Nevada is not a wasteland. There is true beauty in its deserts, mountains, valleys and canyons. In spring, snow-capped peaks melt to feed hundreds of tiny streams, which in turn, sustain a rich ecosystem of plants and animals. The sage brush and wheat grass valleys, alkali and sand flats, pinon and mahogany-forested foothills, liber and ponderosa pine mountains are all part of the state called Nevada.

A remarkable photographer, Larry Prosor, saw this wonderful panorama and wanted to capture it on film. For more than 15 years, he has travelled across the state, borrowing images from places unable to tell their own stories.

Endless Nevada is his tale.

-- Richard Moreno


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