“The company's tendency to choke a good idea with too many embellishments wasn't so much held in check here as surrendered to the stupendousness of the place.”

“He comes to the borderland of reality and then retraces his steps, as if frightened by its stupendousness.”

“Soon, suffering from stupendousness fatigue, we took our first hike, in Red Rock Canyon, 20 miles west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert.”