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Monsoon, McElmo, Drought

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Monsoon, McElmo, Drought

A 4-Corners Trip is a study in contrast and contradiction

Jonathan P. Thompson
Aug 23, 2021
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This spring, when it became clear that just a fraction of the allotted irrigation water would make it to this field, near Pleasant View, Colorado, it was fallowed, the sprinklers sat idle all summer, and the weeds thrived when the monsoon arrived. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

A few days ago I piloted my old Nissan Sentra down the narrow, windy road of Mc…

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