Land Report: Dry, dusty, sublime ...

... and not as crowded as I'd feared

Apr 19, 2021

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Dust-enhanced sunset over the San Juan Basin. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

There is something about water in the desert. Its redolence is that of blood on the tongue, or metal against teeth. Iron, I suppose. When the dusty-wash wanderer senses its presence, he celebrates, albeit qu…

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