It was time for the third annual trip to Moab to celebrate my friend’s birthday, and the desert was glorious, as ever.

Blue skies the first day:

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High clouds and big vistas the second day:
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And some rain and a long, clean wind as we rolled out of town:
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Maybe we need to start celebrating every birthday in our friend group in the desert.