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The Curse of the Chollas

The Curse of the Chollas

Three weekends ago my wife and I camped in the Kofa Mountains just across the border in Arizona, an area we absolutely loved.

One of the particular...
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Three weekends ago my wife and I camped in the Kofa Mountains just across the border in Arizona, an area we absolutely loved.

One of the particular nice features of the wilderness area is its desert landscape combined with jagged mountains, so I was particular happy when I found this composition with the beautiful cholla cacti.

I look forward to going back there in March next year for the spring bloom!
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Beautiful image

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Brilliant composition!

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Great color.

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Beautiful desert scene. Should be on the cover of Arizona mag. Great work brandt.

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