Deserts
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beckyjlomax
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur @59NationalParks @TRooseveltNPS I was thinking about Badlands and Theo Roosevelt parks earlier and whether they qualified as deserts. I really don’t know. Could be dry prairie. An interesting dilemma. #ParkChat
coasthikergirl
replying to @WildWithinHer @WildWithinHer @Wild_Tribute I’ll guess I’ll have to borrow that when I see you! #parkchat
Wild_Tribute
RT @59NationalParks: Q3 #ParkChat I think our Desert Parks are glorious places. Do you enjoy exploring deserts? Why are you attracted? Na…
59NationalParks
replying to @TheDetourEffect @TheDetourEffect I remember that episode. They are all over Arizona. #ParkChat
ThatOutdoorGuy
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mjn126
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3: There is not enough space in one tweet. Deserts have intrigued and inspired me since I first visited one. The landscape, the specific rock formations, the views, the history. The feeling of being alone. #ParkChat
EverybodysNPs
WildWithinHer
replying to @unconpeace @unconpeace I was thinking about her--have her book of essays on the desert. But I think of it as an historical artifact as much as a book. Ed Abbey said to just read "Land of Little Rain." Which I did. #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
A3. The Desert is what drew us to our home...SLC. “Only place in the world type places” #ParkChat
Stars252525
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3 I do! We tend to head to mountains so a desert park is so different. Love love @SaguaroNPS and those beautiful cacti. #ParkChat
publiclandlvr
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A2: Without question, my answer is @TempestWilliams. I especially recommend her books Red and An Unspoken Hunger as exceptional desert writings. And we have the benefit of her living voice now. #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute @beckyjlomax Agree. #ParkChat You know a twitter convo I was having once about Georgia O’Keefe led to a reply from @GeraldoRivera True story. #MyBrushWithGreatness
ParksandPoints
A3) We love a good winter or spring desert exploration our vote is for @JoshuaTreeNPS ! #Parkchat #travel #desert #JoshuaTree
Wild_Tribute
replying to @mjn126 @mjn126 @59NationalParks May we add the uncanny Desert silence? #ParkChat
mjn126
replying to @publiclandlvr @publiclandlvr @Wild_Tribute @TempestWilliams Great choice! #ParkChat
RCGibby73
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3: I wasn’t sure how I would feel about @PetrifiedNPS maybe it didn’t have much to offer. WRONG. So much history there and that’s what I connected with. #ParkChat
Parkasaur
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute Definite Juan Bautista de Anza who led a band of settlers across the desert southwest on what we now call the @AnzaTrailNPS to settle San Francisco. #ParkChat
coasthikergirl
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3 #parkchat Having grown up in Canada the desert is very foreign and remote. I’m getting the chance to explore some of SoCal’s desert but would really love to see the parks in Utah.
WeekendWomanWar
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3: Is "all of the parks in Utah are glorious desert landscapes" a proper answer? #ParkChat
naturetechfam
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks #parkchat A3 I think we are intreagued by deserts because they are so different from our mountain pine forests. Totally awesome.
WildWithinHer
A3. I'll take the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, Great Basin, and Mojave. Any sites, really. I've loved everywhere I've been in the Southwest. #ParkChat
mjn126
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute @59NationalParks And the way the wind sounds so different than through trees or across a prairie. it's just so unique. #ParkChat
Stars252525
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3 Want to spend more time at @DeathValleyNPS during a cooler time than July. What were we thinking. #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @publiclandlvr @publiclandlvr A sign from a campground we once stayed at. Mrs 59 refused to walk the dogs there. #ParkChat
TheDetourEffect
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks Oh great...that's where I'm moving to next week lol. I think my paranoia of them is probably not proportional to the threat but those TV shows get me man #ParkChat
unconpeace
A3 A desert is like a canvas which we paint with our minds; it is a reminder of mortality and fragility, a place where the interdependence of life is made manifest #parkchat
Wild_Tribute
Q4. Water is precious in the Desert. What body of water or water feature seemingly doesn’t fit in the Desert or is just so spectacularly perfect, it stands out? #ParkChat
t_jh2009
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3) Whenever I'm in Sedona I feel that I need to touch bases with the Desert Parks nearby, Montezuma Castle, Toozigut, Walnut Canyon, Sunset Crater Volcano and Wupatki National Monuments as well as Grand Canyon National Park. #ParkChat
iStefPayne
replying to @59NationalParks
@59NationalParks A1: Scorpions! They are crazy. #parkchat
& had a way too close Rattler run in in Kings Canyon—scary!!
But still, I love those desert parks.
billbrokob
Okay...who is that young man that disappeared into the desert SW...I am drawing a blank #ParkChat
rscottjones
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3 #parkchat Honestly, the best desert areas are definitely the ones outside of national parks.
coasthikergirl
replying to @coasthikergirl @59NationalParks A3 con’t #parkchat I also want to get to Craters of the Moon NM. It’s not too far away from home.
beckyjlomax
A3 @CanyonlandsNPS has always been one of my fave desert parks. for backpacking The Maze, hiking The Needles, and biking The White Rim. Not as crowded either as neighboring Arches. #parkchat
Biking White Rim.
mjn126
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A4: Reservoirs behind damns. so out of place. #ParkChat
Stars252525
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3 And I'll tell you one more thing I love. The smell of rain in the desert. Wish I could bottle it. #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @ParksandPoints @ParksandPoints @JoshuaTreeNPS Great place. #ParkChat
unconpeace
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @Stars252525 I figured it would take a while for you to look it up #parkchat
rscottjones
replying to @mjn126 @mjn126 @Wild_Tribute @59NationalParks Or the wind through the needles of a Saguaro? Yes, that’s a thing. #parkchat
treasured_lands
A3 Because of the desert's sparse vegetation, the landforms are totally revealed like the bare bones of the earth #parkchat
ParksandPoints
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute @TheDetourEffect @59NationalParks They're the hidden fear. The last element on the list if you encounter the elusive mountain lion is always "fight back", the hidden fear. #parkchat
unconpeace
replying to @WildWithinHer @WildWithinHer Unfortunately, I dropped it right on my foot. Ow. #parkchat
59NationalParks
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 @PetrifiedNPS We’d love to spend some more time there. #ParkChat