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It's like this for miles. - I wanted to capture the essence of being in a vast, dry desert expanse with mountains in the distance, puffy cottonball clouds above and blue sky all around.  The temperature on the ground was 108F, making it understandable why the rivers and streams there ran through here have long since dried up.  Big Bend National Park, Texas.

It's like this for miles.

I wanted to capture the essence of being in a vast, dry desert expanse with mountains in the distance, puffy cottonball clouds above and blue sky all around.  The temperature on the ground was 108F, making it understandable why the rivers and streams there ran through here have long since dried up.  Big Bend National Park, Texas.

Photo by: Travis Snelling

Location: Big Bend National Park, Texas
Camera: NIKON D300

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