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The very last light of day illuminates a cholla cactus while it dissipates in the distance somewhere west of Kelso Dunes

07720-kelso-fan.jpg This narrow drainage is easy to cross, even at dusk, but there are a few deeper, wider ones to crossThumbnailsIt's 17h and already dark; I'm not an early-riser (I wish I could be), so I really dislike the short days at this time of year!This narrow drainage is easy to cross, even at dusk, but there are a few deeper, wider ones to crossThumbnailsIt's 17h and already dark; I'm not an early-riser (I wish I could be), so I really dislike the short days at this time of year!This narrow drainage is easy to cross, even at dusk, but there are a few deeper, wider ones to crossThumbnailsIt's 17h and already dark; I'm not an early-riser (I wish I could be), so I really dislike the short days at this time of year!This narrow drainage is easy to cross, even at dusk, but there are a few deeper, wider ones to crossThumbnailsIt's 17h and already dark; I'm not an early-riser (I wish I could be), so I really dislike the short days at this time of year!This narrow drainage is easy to cross, even at dusk, but there are a few deeper, wider ones to crossThumbnailsIt's 17h and already dark; I'm not an early-riser (I wish I could be), so I really dislike the short days at this time of year!

Welcome to darkness!