Chapter 1. A Tradition in the Making

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One of many ancient shamans who exist in Rattlesnake Canyon.The rock art tells the story of his journey to and from the spiritual realm.Canon 5D, 50mm, 1/100 sec., f/5.6, ISO 100

There is a swath of land in southwest Texas that opens up to the Rio Grande River named Rattlesnake Canyon. The canyon is a steep depression in the unforgiving desert country near Langtry, a sparsely populated ghost town that is known for the infamous Judge Roy Bean, a saloon owner turned justice of the peace, who referred to himself as “the Law West of the Pecos.” The land surrounding Rattlesnake Canyon is hard and ragged, with dog ...

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