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Grand Canyon, AZ, USA Pb260003.jpg (191060 bytes) An early morning view west, from the south rim.
Pb260009.jpg (379118 bytes) Majestic trees cling confidently at the Canyon's edge...
Pb260021.jpg (380193 bytes) Even in death there is a silhouette of beauty.
Mantua, UT, USA P8200041.jpg (204735 bytes) We're near 8500 feet here.  The nearest peak is over 9000, and the distant peak, Ben Lomand, is over 10,000.
P8200047.jpg (203803 bytes) A view to the northern expanse...
P8200043.jpg (200236 bytes) Again, beautiful death.

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"When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong." - Buckminster Fuller

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