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NORTHERN ARIZONA

November 23, 2009

Dunes are very rare in Arizona, but small ones can be found in

certain wind-swept regions of the high desert. The dunes below are in the

Painted Desert, just north of the Little Colorado River and east of Highway 89.

No particular location, actually. I just followed some dirt road for miles

onto the Navajo Reservation, then parked along the road and hiked a

couple hours into some obscure patch of dirt. Other than

a wild pony I didn't see another soul the entire day.

It was 11 degrees in the morning.

Humphreys Peak, Arizona's highest point, looms over a dune many miles

to the north. I challenge anyone to show me a true sand dune AND

the San Francisco Peaks in any another photograph.

I'm obsessed with S-shaped curves.

I find them in every type of landscape.

My hiking partner for the day.

He was friendly but when I asked if I could pet him he said no.

For more photos of the Painted Desert, click HERE.

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