Water on Mars | Photo Lanscape Dunia

I didn't realize how isolated and helpless of a spot this was until the boat pulled away leaving us on shore with only our packs. My plan had been to go in the summer to get the sun flare at sunrise but sitting in the hot sun baking on the rocks with no shade in 100+ degree weather had me seriously questioning my judgment. Before even reaching this point a member of our party, let's call him Tom, collapsed from the heat so my girlfriend and I volunteered to make the hike back down to hopefully wave the boat down and get more water which luckily we were able to do. We would find out later that it still wasn't enough. Finally the sun set providing us with some much needed shade. Tom immediately fell asleep and began an aggressive snoring campaign that would prove impossible to sleep through. You're welcome for the water Tom! In the end it was all worth it as the sun crested the horizon and filled the canyon with a beautiful golden glow.

Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as (ice-capped) mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of land use, buildings and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and weather conditions.

Combining both their physical origins and the cultural overlay of human presence, often created over millennia, landscapes reflect the living synthesis of people and place vital to local and national identity. Landscapes, their character and quality, help define the self-image of a region, its sense of place that differentiates it from other regions. It is the dynamic backdrop to people’s lives.

The Earth has a vast range of landscapes including the icy landscapes of polar regions, mountainous landscapes, vast arid desert landscapes, islands and coastal landscapes, densely forested or wooded landscapes including past boreal forests and tropical rainforests, and agricultural landscapes of temperate and tropical regions.

Landscape may be further reviewed under the following specific categories: landscape art, cultural landscape, landscape ecology, landscape planning, landscape assessment and landscape design. The activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land is named Landscaping.