In this mosaic, natives on horseback stop for a break among the many blossoming Yuccas that populate Mt Baldy and its valleys, and which contribute an incredible aroma to the area they populate. Millard Sheets was one of PVAA’s founding artists; he served as Director and as President of PVAA around 1952. He says, “The purpose of forming an art association should be the development of a basic appreciation of art. This calls for vision and a genuine effort to achieve something worthwhile, as well as to create an aesthetic appreciation in all things which springs from deep within the heart.” from a talk given by Millard Sheets, Director of PVAA, March 17, 1952.