My approach to this image is intentionally intimate and personal, characterized by a serenity, a quiet moment, but also with a sense of brooding darkness, of danger and eeriness. I want my viewers to feel as though they are discovering this scene for themselves, experiencing the effect of the stream of light from above, hearing the wind whistle through the canyons crevices and feeling the relief of shade from the desert heat. Among the beauty and light, this image portrays an ever-present sense of of mystery and even melancholy. It lends itself to the idea that while the value of being able to explore a location such as this is inherently clear, the reality is that its future is not.