Deserts
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e_terren
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @Wild_Tribute A3. Deserts are not wastelands! My first desert was Big Bend NP, birding trip. Years later I visited Saguaro NP-found total enchantment in the Sonoran desert. Wow, the vegetation is amazing. Deserts are all so different, often misunderstood. #parkchat
coasthikergirl
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A4 #Parkchat The Salton Sea. I could see it from the Pacific Crest Trail last month (about 60 miles away) Definitely odd.
ParksandPoints
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @JoshuaTreeNPS One of the best #parkchat
beckyjlomax
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @Wild_Tribute @GeraldoRivera Wow. That’s impressive. #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @WeekendWomanWar @WeekendWomanWar Of course. Glorious indeed. #ParkChat
WeekendWomanWar
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A4: When explorers first reached the Great Salt Lake, they thought they found the Pacific ocean. I grew up not far from it but hardly ever go there. Its size is always a surprise. #ParkChat
kristarsha
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3 I didn’t realize how much I like the desert until I drove Phoenix to south rim of @GrandCanyonNPS I really love the desert landscape...I guess I like the feel of wide open spaces. Most recently Glen Canyon NRA (And it’s always a good hair day in the desert 😉) #ParkChat
ParksandPoints
replying to @e_terren @e_terren @59NationalParks @Wild_Tribute Totally right, there's so much going on! #parkchat
EverybodysNPs
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @Wild_Tribute A3: the first deserts I ever visited were in Madagascar and Namibia. I live far from deserts, but loved @SaguaroNPS, @BryceCanyonNPS, @ZionNPS - the colors - shades of orange, blue sky, with green sprinkled in. #parkchat
billbrokob
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A2: Lived in Arizona for seven year...loved the country and go back often #ParkChat
rscottjones
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A1 #parkchat there is no more misunderstood animal than the rattlesnake. Basically, if you’re not a drunk male under 30, your chances of getting bit are ridiculously low.
HappyJacks2352
RT @treasured_lands: A3 Because of the desert's sparse vegetation, the landforms are totally revealed like the bare bones of the earth #par…
mjn126 59NationalParks
replying to @WildWithinHer @WildWithinHer Living in the Southwest for eight years gave us a deep appreciation for deserts. Any of them. You’re right. #ParkChat
t_jh2009
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A4) There's Montezuma Well near Sedona Arizona where there was an infamous tripping involving myself and @59NationalParks in 2017. 🙄 #ParkChat
WildWithinHer
A4. I loved the trout ponds and stream in the Whitewater Canyon unit of Sand to Snow NM in CA. #ParkChat
e_terren
replying to @rscottjones
@rscottjones @59NationalParks Do you have a couple suggestions? Your faves?
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tthrash
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A1 my shadow sometimes frightens me, and the shadows seem longer in the desert, so. the thought of scorpions I guess too. #parkchat
unconpeace
A3 Just like in the Bible, the desert is a symbol, and a reminder, of how we haven't gotten to where we want to be yet #parkchat
59NationalParks
Q5 #ParkChat We read about the recent devastation at our Desert Parks, especially @JoshuaTreeNPS It turns out that deserts are particularly fragile environments. What extra steps can we take to protect them?
WeekendWomanWar
replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax @CanyonlandsNPS I've only done the Needles. What did you think of the Maze? #ParkChat
ParksandPoints
replying to @coasthikergirl @coasthikergirl @Wild_Tribute But fantastic! It's amazing that due to various factors, what used to be part of the Gulf of California is again filled with water #parkchat
TheDetourEffect
replying to @ParksandPoints @ParksandPoints @Wild_Tribute @59NationalParks Yeah because survivors always say they never even heard the animal coming, or saw it! I try to look around me but it feels futile since they're so stealthy #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @TheDetourEffect @TheDetourEffect We’ve never seen one but are sure a mountain lion has seen us. There are elusive. Don’t worry. #ParkChat
HubbardJeff
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A1. Chiming in late! Sorry. I hate scorpions because the little bastards have crawled into my boots. #ParkChat
treasured_lands
A4. How about a huge lake in one of the driest places in the world, Death Valley National Park? BTW, not something you'll see every day! #parkchat
WildWithinHer
replying to @e_terren @e_terren @rscottjones @59NationalParks Deja vu, Scott! #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
RT @59NationalParks: Q5 #ParkChat We read about the recent devastation at our Desert Parks, especially @JoshuaTreeNPS It turns out that des…
rscottjones
replying to @mjn126 @mjn126 @59NationalParks But putting up a sign that says rattlesnakes are present is the absolute most effective way of keeping tourists on trail and off of cryptobiotic soil. Works like a charm! #parkchat
billbrokob
replying to @Stars252525 @Stars252525 YES....Omg....I was going to agonize over that all night #ParkChat
Parkasaur
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A4. The salt flats in Bad Water Basin @DeathValleyNPS truly give the place an other-worldly feel. #ParkChat
coasthikergirl
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @JoshuaTreeNPS A5 #ParkChat Keep your steps on the trail. Desert plant life has a hard enough time without being stepped on.
RCGibby73
replying to @rscottjones @rscottjones @59NationalParks I am reminded of Abbeys’s encounter in the beginning of Desert Solitare #ParkChat
publiclandlvr
replying to @mtmagog @mtmagog @mjn126 @59NationalParks I remember staring at the Milky Way when we were camping at @ChacoCultureNHP and being moved to tears. It was just so beautiful I was completely overwhelmed. #ParkChat
rscottjones
replying to @e_terren @e_terren @59NationalParks Gimme a general location and I’ll give you a recommendation #parkchat
WildWithinHer
A5. Protect more desert land. Yes, I know funding is scarce, but let's set aside as much as we can while we still have it. #ParkChat
TheDetourEffect
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3 #ParkChat I think I just love how VAST they feel, the immensity of it. It makes me feel like I'm participating, I'm taking advantage of the privilege of being alive. I have that reverence for wooded areas too but there it's a quieter feeling; in a desert it knocks me on my ass
iStefPayne
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“What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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tthrash
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A2. Some of Charles Russel’s paintings made me think of him for this question. #ParkChat
Stars252525
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @JoshuaTreeNPS A5 Stay on the trails, people! Fragile soil. #ParkChat
ParksandPoints
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @JoshuaTreeNPS A5) Take to heart what the rangers say and stay on the path. Capitol Reef NP lets you know that if you wander even a foot off the path you can damage decades of growth. #parkchat
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
unconpeace
A4 Anybody been on the Smith Spring trail @GuadalupeMtnsNP? Now that's an unexpected bit of water, with an even more little unexpected hardwood forest around it #parkchat
HubbardJeff
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A2. Mary Austin - author of “Land of Little Rain” and Joseph Wood Krutch - author and naturalist and writer of my other favorite desert books #ParkChat
jeans_sands