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Powders of Persuasion by Luke Mehall (from The Desert)

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My college years in The Desert were adventurous and crazy, a complete immersion in the unknown. After I graduated, I began to roam from climbing area to climbing area, and The Desert seemed like just another destination on the circuit. It was in that era that the inevitable plateau began for me on that Colorado…

Powders of Persuasion by Luke Mehall (from The Desert)

An excerpt from The Desert, Mehall’s upcoming fifth book. An essay about living in Indian Creek and an unfortunate horse incident.

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