The colors of the deserts – Red Colorado Plateau Part 2

Synopses

Formation of monumental rocks, bizarre incomparable landscapes, canyons descended from a dramatic development in millions of years to an unreal wide range - this is Americas Red Dessert.
More than 100 million years ago the Colorado Plateau located in the corner of four States: Utha, Arizona, New- Mexico and Colorado. The name of the desert was given by the Colorado River. His water runs now buried so deep in the ground that there is no chance to use this wet to irrigate the surface. In terms of evolutionary changes the power of elements can be seen in sand –stone-formation. Dramatic formed by erosion then collapsed into just sand and soon being formed again by pressing into dunes and sand-stone –formations. In this Part of the desert the accumulation of bridges and bows build by nature is unique in the whole wide world.

Filmographic details

Year 2012
Country USA
Rights Worldwide
Award 1. Camera Award NaturVision Filmfestival 2012
Category
Series
Runtime 52 Min.
Channel Arte
Author Petra Haffter
Director Petra Haffter
Camera Philip Flämig, Patrick Popow, Frank Schunicht
Cut Peter Klum
Music Damir Price