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rscottjones
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A7 #parkchat Coatimundi and Gila monsters are among my favorites
59NationalParks
replying to @coasthikergirl @coasthikergirl You’ve never seen a jackaloupe? Stop by @WallDrug someday. #ParkChat
coasthikergirl
replying to @unconpeace @unconpeace Yup! It’s also considered high plateau. #parkchat
mjn126
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A8: The deserts of eastern Oregon - Alvord. Such a contrast to the coastal/mountainous areas. #ParkChat
CapitalLobbyist
RT @iStefPayne: #parkchat
“What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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beckyjlomax
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @Stars252525 Javelinas crack me up when they run in a small herd. They just keep colliding with each other. So amusing. #ParkChat
WildWithinHer
A8. The Arctic, for sure. Here in Washington we've got the Palouse, too. Definitely desert. #ParkChat
naturetechfam
RT @59NationalParks: @coasthikergirl You’ve never seen a jackaloupe? Stop by @WallDrug someday. #ParkChat
rscottjones
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur @59NationalParks Only one in existence, I’m told #parkchat
RCGibby73
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A8: though I’ve never seen it, from the way people speak of Eastern Oregon, it dies t jive with my thoughts of the PNW #ParkChat
TheDetourEffect
replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax Thank you, I didn't know that. I always stay on trails, but recently I went to Bisti Badlands where there are no marked trails at all, it's pretty much choose-your-own-adventure. I wish I'd researched this before going b/c I just stepped wherever #ParkChat
HubbardJeff
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A8. I’m always surprised at the latitude of the Great Basin Desert and, of course, the juniper red rock country is so much different than the Mojave in which I grew up around #ParkChat
Stars252525
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks I love the ones that come to the @SaguaroNPS visitors center shade. #ParkChat
59NationalParks
RT @GPJohnston: @59NationalParks A7) Chuckwalla is one of my favs, here on a glyph of same in AZ. Like desert sheep too and roadrunners. #P…
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
WildWithinHer
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 @Wild_Tribute Because most folks think of rainforest--which is the wet, west side of the Cascades. The larger portion of the land mass in WA and OR is dry, dry, dry. But relatively sparsely populated. #ParkChat
rscottjones
replying to @HubbardJeff @HubbardJeff @Wild_Tribute @59NationalParks A6 #parkchat Well, seeing as I worked for a dozen years on establishing BLM’s National Conservation Lands and launched a number of friends groups for various BLM areas, I definitely have a fondness for them
HubbardJeff
replying to @mjn126 @mjn126 @Wild_Tribute Exactly what i was thinking about, Mike! #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @Stars252525 Oooh, thats a bucket lister for us #ParkChat
WildWithinHer
Gotta dash, #ParkChat. This was super fun. See you all in the desert sometime, I hope!
unconpeace
replying to @WildWithinHer @WildWithinHer @RCGibby73 @Wild_Tribute Maybe Eastern WA and OR are like upstate NY - people don't even know it exists #parkchat
59NationalParks
Q9 #ParkChat Desert Parks run both hot and cold. What is the most extreme weather you have ever experienced whilst visiting such a Park. What steps did you take to stay safe?
backroads66
RT @iStefPayne: #parkchat
“What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The Wave | #Sh…
TPRjerks coasthikergirl
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A9 #ParkChat I stay safe by not visiting when I’m likely to run into extreme weather!
unconpeace
A9 122 degree temps @DeathValleyNPS. I went to the bar at Furnace Creek and had a beer. #parkchat
Wild_Tribute
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @GPJohnston These are different or the same as the Gila Monster? #ParkChat
rscottjones
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A9 #parkchat 125 in Death Valley my first visit. I made my fiancee do a hike with me. Also camped in 18 degrees in Death Valley, so the desert is often a land of extremes.
Wild_Tribute
RT @59NationalParks: Q9 #ParkChat Desert Parks run both hot and cold. What is the most extreme weather you have ever experienced whilst vis…
unconpeace
replying to @TPRjerks @TPRjerks @Wild_Tribute Ooh, yes. My old stamping ground. #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
mdeichlerauthor
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks Q9: We hit some pretty high temps but made sure to carry water and not be that active in the afternoon. We also had a rental car's check engine light come on before driving through the desert so we traded the car in for a different one #ParkChat
rscottjones
replying to @TheDetourEffect @TheDetourEffect @beckyjlomax Not much crypto in Bisti, but there are several other badlands areas in the region that are worthy of a visit. #parkchat
Stars252525
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A9 Many people don't realize deserts can be very cold at night. The heat in July in Death Valley was really something to experience. I drank water and tried to duck into air conditioning when possible. #ParkChat
mjn126
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A9: Camped in 11 degrees in Utah. experienced 100+ in western Texas. Always so windy, too. #ParkChat Stay hydrated, wear sunglasses, bundle up. the usual stuff.
e_terren
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A7. I remember seeing a horned lizard the first time. Jackrabbits are fun, too. And then the desert birds: roadrunners, Gambel's quail, phainopepla, acorn woodpeckers. #parkchat
tthrash
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A9. Prob not too extreme at all in this crowd, but I recall Death Valley temps in the 30s at night and up near 90 at night when I camped there. #Parkchat
HubbardJeff
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A9. The high desert can get really cold. I was just at Red Rock Canyon in CA and woke up to 21F. Last March in AZ it was 8F! I was glad, in both instances, to have my trailer with a heater - I’ve spent many a cold night in the higher elevations of Anza Borrego in my bag #ParkChat
t_jh2009
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A9) It was while camping at Joshua Tree National Park on New Year's Eve in 1999, it had been warm during the day but at night it became cold & windy. Luckily I was camping in my truck so I was protected & comfortable unlike those who were in tents. #ParkChat
Parkasaur
replying to @t_jh2009 @t_jh2009 @Wild_Tribute Antarctica is the world's largest desert, actually! #ParkChat
rscottjones
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute @59NationalParks @Stars252525 I'm surprised you haven't seen any. #parkchat
RCGibby73
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A9: Well we did have that brief snowstorm encounter on Desert View Hwy in Grand Canyon. We drove safe and warmed up at the hotel, where I was soundly beaten by my wife in bowling. #ParkChat (I bowled the 118)
59NationalParks
replying to @t_jh2009 @t_jh2009 @Wild_Tribute Yep. There are plenty of cold deserts too. Believe Antarctica is one of the driest of deserts. #ParkChat