Amid many pressing distractions, I’ve managed a quick look at my archives for this date in history and found this image that I made 15 years ago from my window seat during a flight from Mexico City to Phoenix, Arizona. I think I had crossed the border when this scene 
presented itself, but I can’t be certain. It doesn’t have the resolution I’ve come to expect in more recent times, but I rather like its resulting larger grain, and I’m very fond of its abstract patterns and shadings and the way the plants bracket the various waterways.
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krikitarts 
Good picture, Gary – and my sort of country! :)
There are certainly similarities with parts of Africa, and I would have loved to explore it much more closely–perhaps in my next life?
At first glance I was tempted to read your title as Desert Karma. And speaking of reincarnation, and even though you say you’re happy with the graininess of this image, it could take on a new life thanks to software like Topaz JPEG to RAW AI and Topaz Gigapixel AI. That aside, you’ve got a lovely image here and I can see why you’re fond of it.
Thanks a lot for that tip, Steve, I’m not familiar with that line of software at all, but it sounds like magic and I’ll look into them as time allows.
You can try out the Topaz programs for free:
https://topazlabs.com/shop/
The company runs occasional sales in which you can buy a bundle of products at a significantly reduced price.
Sandstone and teal/turquoise is one of my favorite color combinations, so this appeals on that basis alone. Through the middle of the image, it looks like the mountains themselves are flowing in a serpentine pattern.
It’s so tempting to wish one could be down there at ground level and able to explore it up close, but it’s probably miles from nowhere and there are no roads that I can see. Probably better to leave it to a fertile imagination. But, yes, the color combinations are so fascinating.
A very appealing shot of the landscape, Gary. Like Linda (Shoreacres), I find the colour combinations alone appealing. I don’t think I’d like to be lost at ground level though. It looks a harsh and unforgiving location.
Resolution schmesolution. It’s a fantastic view and almost…almost…enough to get me in a plane again. The one time I flew we went over Utah and I have to admit I enjoyed the views. I love the land formation in this shot and the color variations.