sweatcaked

Updated: May 6, 2025

Distant mountains hemmed in the valley, raising black spurs above the round lomas and the square-walled mesas. This lonely horseman bestrode a steed of magnificent build, perfectly white except for a dark bar of color running down the noble head from ears to nose. Sweatcaked dust stained the long flanks. The horse had been running.

Zane Grey - Desert Gold