Under the Sun: A Sonoran Desert Odyssey

I have to admit, first of all, that Adriel Heisey and I were best friends in high school--in fact my oldest son's middle name is Adriel. So, as I read "Under the Sun" I had the advantage of knowing the author. Adriel has always been a wonderful writer. His descriptions of the Sonoran Desert and his flights over it made me feel as if I was along for the ride: "...the plane is balanced and steady; the air like silk. I strap the control stick to my knee and lift both hands up into the airstream as if I'm palpating the flanks of an invisible creature. The stuff that lets me fly rushes softly through my fingers. I am in the mystery." Yes, he is in the mystery and through his engaging prose and photographs, we can be "in the mystery" too.