Dry Water

This collection of essays is a modest sketch of the sandstone world of Southern Utah and its human history from approximately 1850 to the present. It contemplates the landscape with particular attention to the element which has forged its terrain, governed its settlement, and dictated enduring respect: water.
This literary reflection contains a sprinkling of quotes from some of the greatest Western writers–their spectacular words and peerless thoughts. Paintings accompany the essays– artistic interpretations of photos taken by the author during his travels in the slickrock country over the past six decades.
In its union of the written word and visual art, this collection by Forrest Blech presents a reflection on place, memory, and resources in one of the American West’s most distinctive landscapes.