Deserts
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beckyjlomax
A5 Desert soils are super fragile with cryptobiotic crusts. That means we really have to watch our footsteps to avoid crushing these living soils that take forever to regrow. #parkchat
59NationalParks
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute Watson Lake at Prescott, AZ comes to mind. Right @t_jh2009? #ParkChat
coasthikergirl
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @Wild_Tribute @t_jh2009 That makes me think of Mono Lake in CA. Very bizarre place. #parkchat
WeekendWomanWar
A5: These "ice" formations are actually salt crystals from evaporated water at the Great Salt Lake. Fragile to the touch and at the mercy of the rising water. #parkchat @UtahStateParks @UtahDWR @GreatSaltLakeSP
naturetechfam
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute #parkchat A4 not sure which is more out of place. Lake Michigan or the Sand Dunes at @SleepingBearNPS. Not really a desert but. 😉
ParksandPoints
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A6) Love the (general) lack of crowds, don't like people shooting guns. #parkchat
TheDetourEffect
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A4 #ParkChat the Bonneville Salt Flats! Water in salty basins like that is insane, it's like a mirror. Salton Sea is pretty cool too
treasured_lands
A6 BLM lands are much less visited (no footprints & no others than our party at the Cadiz Sand Dunes, Mojave Trails National Monument) and there are fewer restrictions on camping than in national parks #parkchat
t_jh2009
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A6) I visited Red Rock Canyon National Conservan Area near Las Vegas, its a unique situation where the scenic drive & visitors center is run by the Association which allows the BLM do what they do best, patrol and protect the whole area. #ParkChat
WildWithinHer
A7. We loved seeing kit foxes and jackrabbits in @DeathValleyNPS. And I always hope to run into snakes in the desert, like this bull snake in El Malpais NM. No zoom! #ParkChat
ParksandPoints
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A7) The elusive metal coyote is always a tough find, #DesertNationalWildlifeRefuge #parkchat
FriscoCross
GPJohnston
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A7) Chuckwalla is one of my favs, here on a glyph of same in AZ. Like desert sheep too and roadrunners. #Parkchat
Parkasaur
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A7. Well there was this incredibly rare Giant Tortoise at Arizona's Sonoran Desert Museum (which is a really great place to visit in its own right if you want to see desert wildlife) #ParkChat
t_jh2009
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A7) I did see some Bighorn Sheep by the Valley of Fire State Park Visitors Center on Monday. #ParkChat
naturetechfam
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks #parkchat A7 this lizard @WhiteSands_NPS was a real treat to watch! 😍 Name escapes me at the moment.
t_jh2009
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A8) I doubt that many would consider Antarctic a Desert but technically it meets the criteria. #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute Once called The Great American Desert. Stella Lake at @GreatBasinNPS doesn’t belong in the desert does it? #ParkChat
