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I really enjoy looking at this image at 100% because it's clearly just mushed pixels, almost pointillistic in nature.
Photo of Arch Rock, a natural formation in the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada.
The traditional definition of a desert is based on a (lack of) rainfall figure - less than 250 mm (10 in.) rainfall per year. An alternative definition is a place that lacks sufficient vegetation to support human population. the English word desert comes from the Latin 'desertum' meaning an abandoned place.
Instead, slides now are plastic tubes. This has the advantage of preventing your precious little one from falling over the edge on the way down but has the side effect of slowing down the whole experience. On the upside, your hair looks wicked when you emerge - like you've been holding onto a Van der Graaf generator!
I arrived before sun up and for quite a while I was alone, the only sound the chirping of birds and the occasional splash in the water. And then this cyclist appeared on the bridge.