I took this image in Quartzite, AZ, a small town in the desert just over the AZ border. It lies on Interstate 10, the road from L.A. to Phoenix. It is always worth a stop there, but only in fall, winter spring when there are rock and gem shows, RV shows, and every other kind of show you can think of. It is a very different place, to put it mildly.
This little town of 7,000 people attracts some 1.5 million visitors a year, many of them snowbirds who dry camp out in the desert; or those who are passing through, but always make it a point to stop here.
Right across from Carl’s Jr. restaurant is a large rock shop with all kinds of rocks and gems for sale. I have stopped there a couple of times, camera in hand, and took several pictures. You have seen some of them here already. Once, an old desert rat took me on a tour of the place so I could see some of the real gems of the collections (no pun intended).
This was one of the large rocks he showed me. Of course, in the digital darkroom, I really made it explode with color. That is the fun of images like this, making them different…and even abstract…taking it even further out than God intended. I mean, what else can you do with rock anyway?
Be sure to click on the photo to see a larger image of it.
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