Desert
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There was rare snow on all of the peaks that surround the city this morning. This view of the Bradshaw Mountains was taken from Lake Pleasant, north of Phoenix.
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He Found Freedom in the Desert
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Monument Valley By Edgar Payne (1883 – 1947) c. 1925 oil on canvas, 30 x 34 inches
“These are the kinds of clouds you see ships in, turtles in, the kinds of clouds you see the mouths of wolves in. These are the kinds of rocks you see lost cities in, lost worlds in, the kinds of rocks where great warriors contend with great beasts. Far off, at right, rain streaks into shadow. Soon the light will shift, and the shapes will shift with the light, and you will make new worlds of these shapes, worlds for your imagination to revel in and dwell in.”
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The Mittens, Monument Valley, Utah
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“You must speak straight so that your words may go as sunlight into our hearts. Speak Americans.. I will not lie to you; do not lie to me.”–Chief Cochise/ Dragoon Mountains, where Cochise hid with his warriors
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