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DOCUMERICA - Boyd Norton

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Cliff Palace was once a village of over 200 rooms and 23 kivas (ceremonial spaces), 05/1972.

Boyd Norton (1936-) is a nature photographer who is still active in the profession. He participated in the Environmental Protection Agency's DOCUMERICA project from 1972 to 1975 and photographed the National Parks of Colorado and Utah, as well as solar projects in Arizona and New Mexico. Norton also captured some of the environmental concerns of strip mining in Montana.

422 photos | 5,446 views

items are from May 1972.

Yellow arnica blossoms, 05/1972.

Forest near Wolf Creek Pass, 05/1972

White canyon near Sipapu Bridge. Natural Bridges National Monument, 05/1972.

Escalante River, 05/1972.

Escalante River Gorge, 05/1972.

Mancos River Valley, 05/1972.

Cliff Palace is the largest ruin discovered in Mesa Verde...05/1972.

Backpacker, 05/1972.

White canyon near the Sipapu Bridge Natural Bridges National Monument, 05/1972.

Eroded sandstone, part of Indian ruins dating from 1100 to 1300 A.D., 05/1972.

Mt. Sneffels, 05/1972.

Trading post, 05/1972.

Tamarisk tree beside the Escalante River, 05/1972.

Public relations by logging company, 05/1972.

Great Sand Dunes National Monument, 05/1972.

Modern graffiti carved into rock near Cliff Palace, 05/1972.

Mule deer. Great Sand Dunes National Monument, 05/1972.

Sculptured by erosion, 05/1972.

Forest near Wolf Creek Pass, 05/1972.

Cliff Palace is the largest remaining village of the pre-Columbian Indians..., 05/1972.

Escalante Canyon, 05/1972.

Colorado--Pagosa Springs, 05/1972.

Escalante River and Canyon, 05/1972.

Harris Wash, Escalante Canyon, 05/1972.

Cliff Palace, first major ruin discovered in the Mesa Verde, 05/1972.

Escalante River and Canyon, 05/1972.

Caterpillars in flowering tree, 05/1972.

Porcupine in tree Great Sand Dunes National Monument, 05/1972.

Hovenweep National Monument, 05/1972.

Grazing sheep, near Blue Mesa Reservoir, 05/1972.

Rock spires are sculptured by erosion and are red-hued by the presence of iron oxide, 05/1972.

White canyon, near the Sipapu Bridge Natural Bridges National Monument, 05/1972.

Mt. Wilson and West Dolores River, 05/1972.

Cliff Palace - first major Indian ruins discovered in the Mesa Verde, 05/1972.

Flowering arnica herb, 05/1972.

Sipapu Bridge, White Canyon. Natural Bridges National Monument, 05/1972.

Cliff Palace was once a village of over 200 rooms and 23 kivas (ceremonial spaces), 05/1972.

Hovenweep National Monument, 05/1972.

Polluted stream, 05/1972.

Shiprock in smog - photographed from Mesa Verde, 05/1972.

Ancient Indian dwelling, built between 1100 and 1300 A.D.. Hovenweep National Monument, 05/1972.

White canyon near Sipapu Bridge Natural Bridges National Monument, 05/1972.

Ancient Indian dwelling seen in early morning light. Hovenweep National Monument, 05/1972.

Cliff Palace, ancient Indian village built between 1100 and 1300 A.D., 05/1972.

White canyon near Sipapu Bridge Natural Bridges National Monument, 05/1972.

Ancient Indian dwelling, built between 100 and 1300 A.D.. Hovenweep National Monument, 05/1972.

Ancient Indian dwellings, built between 1100 and 1300 A.D.. Hovenweep National Monument, 05/1972.

Four stories high, square tower house, was built about 800 years ago in a shallow cave of Navajo Canyon, 05/1972.

Part of Cliff Palace, ancient Indian village, built between 1100 and 1300 A.D., 05/1972.

"Teepee" burner incinerates woodchips and sawdust from lumber mill, 05/1972.

"Teepee" burner incinerates woodchips and sawdust from the lumbermill, 05/1972.

"Teepee" burner disposes of lumber mill's waste, 05/1972.

"Teepee" burner incinerates lumber mill's waste, 05/1972.

Smoke from lumber mill's "teepee" burner obscures administration building, 05/1972.

Harmless bull snake. Great Sand Dunes National Monument, 05/1972.

Thunderclouds over grassy plateau, 05/1972.

Harmless bull snake. Great Sand Dunes National Monument, 05/1972.

Colorado--South Park, 05/1972.

Chimney Rock, 05/1972.

Vacationers on motorcycles, 05/1972.

Public relations by a logging company, 05/1972.

Vacationers on motorcycles, 05/1972.

Near Hovenweep National Monument, 05/1972.

Logging scars, 05/1972.

Frisbee tossing on campground, 05/1972.

Logging scars, 05/1972.

Scenic viewpoint, 05/1972.

South fork of Rio Grande River near Wolf Creek Pass, 05/1972.

Campground, 05/1972.

South fork of Rio Grande River near Wolf Creek Pass, 05/1972.

Uncompahgre Mountains, 05/1972.

White canyon, near Sipapu Bridge, 05/1972.

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