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59NationalParks
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute Watson Lake at Prescott, AZ comes to mind. Right @t_jh2009? #ParkChat
59NationalParks
RT @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 s…
WildWithinHer
replying to @unconpeace @unconpeace @GuadalupeMtnsNP Or McKittrick Canyon! The river was flowing nicely when we were there. #ParkChat
t_jh2009
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @JoshuaTreeNPS A5) I would hope that further education would help but I'm afraid that would not be enough. Perhaps closing off areas to only those with permits would help reduce the damage & vandalism. #ParkChat
iStefPayne
replying to @treasured_lands @treasured_lands @DeathValleyNPS is one of the coolest places, parks, landscapes — anywhere .... #parkchat
tthrash
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3. Don’t have much desert time, which is surprising to me because I loved Death Valley so much. Could well add a desert visit or two this year. #ParkChat
e_terren
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A4. Not quite the answer you were going for, but--last year I drove across the Great Basin desert in Nevada. I saw my first water mirage. I kept thinking I should be reaching that water, where I would look for birds, and was fooled. Just like I had always read about. #parkchat
t_jh2009
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @Wild_Tribute That's a good choice. #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @coasthikergirl @coasthikergirl @JoshuaTreeNPS Just stay on the trail. An elegant answer. #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
Q6. The BLM manages a swath of the our public land that is Desert. What do you particularly like about BLM managed land? Anything you dislike? #ParkChat
unconpeace
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute It's a long story, but when the canal that carried water from the Colorado River to the Imperial Valley silted up & they couldn't get permission from the gov't to dig a new one, they dug one in Mexico, and then spring floods flooded the whole valley #parkchat
StaggernLurch
RT @iStefPayne: #parkchat
“What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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HubbardJeff
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3. The desert is my favorite place on earth. I particularly love the Sonoran Desert - Organ Pipe is my favorite National Monument - I also love the Mojave National Preserve and the Chihuahuan Desert of Texas and New Mexico. #ParkChat
RCGibby73
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @JoshuaTreeNPS A5: Stay on marked trails and Paths. You’re not making the next hit rock video out there. #ParkChat
kristarsha
replying to @mtmagog @mtmagog @mjn126 @59NationalParks Yes! Yes! Yes! Night skies 🌌 in the desert are amazing! #ParkChat
angeliquevw
RT @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…
Wild_Tribute
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @t_jh2009 Would like to see this place #ParkChat
coasthikergirl
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @Wild_Tribute @t_jh2009 That makes me think of Mono Lake in CA. Very bizarre place. #parkchat
tthrash
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 @59NationalParks @JoshuaTreeNPS +1 so important. #ParkChat
59NationalParks
RT @iStefPayne: #parkchat
“What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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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. 😉
beckyjlomax
replying to @WeekendWomanWar @WeekendWomanWar @UtahStateParks @UtahDWR @GreatSaltLakeSP Amazing. #ParkChat
rscottjones
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A2 #parkchat I’d pick @CraigChilds_. Got the chance to bring him to some petroglyphs sites and pueblo ruins in Agua Fria National Monument many moons ago, and remain infatuated with his writings.
59NationalParks
RT @beckyjlomax: A5 Desert soils are super fragile with cryptobiotic crusts. That means we really have to watch our footsteps to avoid crus…
Stars252525
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A6 Well, the areas are protected to a degree but still have oil wells, grazing etc. Mixed blessing. #ParkChat
publiclandlvr
replying to @mjn126 @mjn126 @Wild_Tribute No kidding. Talk about artificial. #ParkChat
billbrokob
replying to @tthrash @tthrash @59NationalParks Advice: Stop wearing the horned helmet #ParkChat
publiclandlvr
RT @Parkasaur: @Wild_Tribute A4. The salt flats in Bad Water Basin @DeathValleyNPS truly give the place an other-worldly feel. #ParkChat h…
ParksandPoints
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A6) Love the (general) lack of crowds, don't like people shooting guns. #parkchat
tthrash
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute a6. Haven’t spent much time on BLM areas. Yet. I guess this is where my questing works against me. #parkchat
Parkasaur
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @JoshuaTreeNPS So honest question - was there actually "devastation" at @JoshuaTreeNPS ? And was the damage really outside the norms of how people mistreat our public lands even when they are staffed? #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
HubbardJeff
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A4. Quitobaquito springs in Organ Pipe - it’s magnificent #ParkChat
beckyjlomax
replying to @rscottjones @rscottjones @Wild_Tribute @CraigChilds_ Oh thank you for reminding me about Craig Childs’ writings. Sooooo good. #ParkChat
GearDoctors
RT @iStefPayne: #parkchat
“What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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e_terren
replying to @59NationalParks
@59NationalParks @Wild_Tribute @JoshuaTreeNPS A5. Set the example. Teach others. Encourage enforcement.
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billbrokob
replying to @unconpeace @unconpeace Exactly right...the lack of things becomes a thing #ParkChat
WildWithinHer
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A6. It's usually emptier than NPS sites. And dispersed camping is typically allowed, within certain parameters. #ParkChat
publiclandlvr
RT @iStefPayne: #parkchat
“What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The Wave | #Sh…
Parkasaur
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @JoshuaTreeNPS A5. It is so important to stay on marked trails to avoid damaging microbiotic crust in sensitive areas. #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute I like the free and low fee camping on BLM-even with a camper. Bet @HubbardJeff has taken advantage of it. #ParkChat
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
ParksandPoints
replying to @TheDetourEffect @TheDetourEffect @Wild_Tribute Looks amazing. #parkchat
billbrokob
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @TheDetourEffect Good to be seen but not eaten #ParkChat
HubbardJeff
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @JoshuaTreeNPS A5. Quit paving and over-commercializing them. #ParkChat