What comes to mind when you think of the desert? Does it sound beautiful? Ominous? Both? Find out how “desert rats,” from author Edward Abbey to artist Georgia O’Keeffe, express the wonder and solace they find in desert landscapes. Learn how indigenous desert dwellers describe their homelands. For some souls, the desert is the ideal place to listen for God. And what do we mean by an “inner desert”? We conclude this conversation with a meditation on the Sonoran Desert at dawn.