Saguaro cactus and the Milky Way

Somewhere in Arizona?

Saguaro cactus and the Milky Way; photo by Bob Wick, U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Via Wilderness Society on Twitter, and flickr.

The Wilderness Society added a quote:

“I wish to know an entire heaven and an entire earth.” – Henry David Thoreau

If I had to guess, I’d say somewhere between Phoenix and Tucson, but I don’t know.  Mr. Wick managed to get a good exposure without distorting the shapes of the stars.  Somewhere far away from city lights.

Anyone have more details? Gotta track down the quote, too.

More:

• Bob Wick is an avid, very accomplished and much distributed photographer of American’s great public lands; see also here
• This could be the Sonoran Desert National Monument, in Arizona
• Wick is an amateur photographer, but one whose photos move public policy and conservation; CBS News story and great video