A Perfect Curve in the Dark Big Bend The landscape feels open and

The landscape feels open and unmediated

dropping nearly a foot of water onto an ancient dry lake bed that normally sees only inches of rain in an entire year

Historic adobe structures scattered across the region speak to earlier attempts to live and work in this landscape

its walls plunge sharply

A Perfect Curve in the Dark Big Bend The landscape feels open andMonahans Sandhills State Park, Texas This photograph was made at Monahans Sandhills State Park after wandering the dunes just before sunset. I came across this single dune and stopped immediately. The curve was nearly perfect, soft and intentional, like something drawn rather than formed. It reminded me of the idealized dunes you see in films or illustrations, almost too clean to feel accidental. The irony was that it pointed the wrong way for what