Navajo Nation drought - in pictures


  • The remote western edge of the Navajo Nation reservation, the largest Native American reservation in the US.
    The remote western edge of the Navajo Nation reservation, the largest Native American reservation in the US.
  • Dry, cracked earth where water would normally pool in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
    Dry, cracked earth where water would normally pool in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
  • An arid stretch of land in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
    An arid stretch of land in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
  • A rare healthy plant in an arid stretch of the Navajo Nation reservation.
    A rare healthy plant in an arid stretch of the Navajo Nation reservation.
  • A dry stretch of the Colorado River near Moab, Utah.
    A dry stretch of the Colorado River near Moab, Utah.
  • Franklin Martin, a Navajo rancher, looks out at the dry earth dam in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
    Franklin Martin, a Navajo rancher, looks out at the dry earth dam in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
  • A depleted earth dam in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
    A depleted earth dam in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
  • Castleton Tower and the Rectory, 121-metre high sandstone towers in Utah.
    Castleton Tower and the Rectory, 121-metre high sandstone towers in Utah.
  • Franklin Martin, a Navajo rancher, looks out at dry a earth dam in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
    Franklin Martin, a Navajo rancher, looks out at dry a earth dam in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
  • An arid stretch of land in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
    An arid stretch of land in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
  • Cows huddle together at a dry earth dam in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
    Cows huddle together at a dry earth dam in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
  • Franklin Martin, a Navajo rancher, looks out at a dry earth dam in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
    Franklin Martin, a Navajo rancher, looks out at a dry earth dam in the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
  • A lone cow looks for food in the the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.
    A lone cow looks for food in the the Bodaway area of the Navajo Nation reservation.