Table of Contents

• Preface
• Aztec Butte
• Introduction
• Healthy Herds
  • Desert Bighorn Sheep
• Grassland Partners
  • Ord’s Kangaroo Rat and Indian Ricegrass
• Salt and Fins
  • The Arches of Devil's Garden
• A Thinking Bird
  • The Common Raven
• Dark pinnacles and Pink Sand
  • Biological Crust
• Mythical Quicksand
  • Courthouse Wash and Quicksand
• Temporary Worlds
  • Potholes and Shrimp
• An Upheaval in Scientific Thought
  • Upheaval Dome
• Cliff Dwellers
  • Violet-green Swallows and White-throated Swifts
• Water, Plants and Cowboys
  • The Plants of Cave Spring
• Sagebrush Landscape
  • Big Sagebrush
• Cold War Legacy
  • Atlas Mill Tailings
• Dried Up Springs
  • Neck Spring and Drought
• A Grand View
  • Weathering and Landscapes
• Bibliography
• About the Author