. one
the canyon
. she disappeared into a crack in the earth .
locals had nicknamed the culprit the " polygamist high ."
even lifetime residents of the rim - people who bragged under yheir breath that they 'd seen it all . twice-were complaining about the heat .
for the four days since a ridge of high pressure had stalled on a line that ened above the utah-arizona border just a little bit west of colorado city and hidale , the grand canyond had been cooking . with the atmospheric barrier in place , the natural inclination of the monsoonal flow to migrate up from the southern gulfs was bowing to the laws of physics and veering to the northwest .
the arid farmlands in california's central valley welcomed the bounty . but the coveted clounds and reffreshing rain evoided western arizina and twin visitors ' center on the north and south rims of the grand canyon like relatives trying to steer clear of an alcoholic aunt during a family picnic .
even the most silver-haird of the canyon old-timers stared at themometers in awe . they'd tap at the instruments with their fingertips . as though they expectd to jar loose the indicator arrows and change the readings that were causing them to blink and rub thheir dry eyes in disbelief .
the canyon
. she disappeared into a crack in the earth .
locals had nicknamed the culprit the " polygamist high ."
even lifetime residents of the rim - people who bragged under yheir breath that they 'd seen it all . twice-were complaining about the heat .
for the four days since a ridge of high pressure had stalled on a line that ened above the utah-arizona border just a little bit west of colorado city and hidale , the grand canyond had been cooking . with the atmospheric barrier in place , the natural inclination of the monsoonal flow to migrate up from the southern gulfs was bowing to the laws of physics and veering to the northwest .
the arid farmlands in california's central valley welcomed the bounty . but the coveted clounds and reffreshing rain evoided western arizina and twin visitors ' center on the north and south rims of the grand canyon like relatives trying to steer clear of an alcoholic aunt during a family picnic .
even the most silver-haird of the canyon old-timers stared at themometers in awe . they'd tap at the instruments with their fingertips . as though they expectd to jar loose the indicator arrows and change the readings that were causing them to blink and rub thheir dry eyes in disbelief .
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