One thing that I love about the mountains near my home, is that I get to see Fall and Winter coming before they arrive.
This landscape was so surreal to me. What a place! View it large if you can - there is quite a bit of detail here. Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
This isn't the first sanctuary built in the desert. Over 3,000 years ago, the Lord declared to Moses, while in the desert, "And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them." — Exodus 25:8 The Phoenix Arizona LDS Temple.