The American Southwest, best known from the old Western films, often has a reputation of being the wild west or for its very, very barren landscape.
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| Lost Mine trail at Big Bend National Park, Texas. |
And it is true - the landscape of the American Southwest is very empty. But its vast emptiness lends to an amazing beauty not witnessed in most place in the world. This seemingly limitless scenery of dry barren plains and wide open blue skies, dotted here and there by flat plateaus and rugged mountains, contributes to a landscape that is unimaginably beautiful.