Back to the Well

"I've been living in Armory Park too long," he says. "I get out into the desert and it's insane and prickly and fierce."Even for those born in Tucson, those who've lingered around on the edge of the desert their whole lives, the landscape that emerges beyond the city holds a distinct and bewildering power. It's captivating, no matter how you experience the desert, either looking at the wide expanse of strange life, or zeroing in on the stranger details.…