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Taken from Lookout at the Navaho tribe's park headquarters, in the middle of an April morning, this photo of West Mitten Butte,
East Mitten Butte, and Merrick Butte is a little trite, but still awe-inspiring.
As is true in much of this land,
there is constant wind, usually rolling straight down from the North. Although not easily discerned from a still photograph,
the effects of the moving air are displayed at every step. Footprints in dust are erased in minutes, if not seconds. Ridges
that seem sharp at a distance are rounded in detail. Fine particles of dirt or sand raised by passage of a truck are distributed,
dissipated, and diluted so rapidly there is no "cloud of dust."
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