#desert

#desert

The desert has a certain draw. The extreme heat, extensive periods of drought, and seemingly endless dry, dusty expanses peppered with spiky plants form a landscape that is seductive and romantic. Those same extremes push your body to the limit in ways that clear the mind and pull what's most important to the surface. Shelter, water, survival, certainly. One might assume that such an austere landscape wouldn't yield much vitality, but that couldn't be further from the truth.

The sheriff's office received a call about a child who had ventured into the desert and could not be located on June 22. In the footage, a dispatcher relays to an officer that the 5-year-old's grandparent told police he was wearing an all-green outfit and he 'ran away from the location chasing the family dog.'