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  • Valley View Overlook Trail, Saguaro National Park, Tuscon, Arizona

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  • Yeah, its kind of wild how such an iconic feature has such a small range. One of the first things people think of when they hear the word desert is a Saguaro, and most deserts don't even have them.

  • Salvation Mountain, Slab City, California

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  • I’m pretty sure mental illness and possibly meth were a large driving force in this as well.

  • Salvation Mountain, Slab City, California

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  • Bonus photo from the entrance to Slab City, is this delightful sign proclaiming that the speed limit in Slab City is 2 grams per day!

    This was also right where I had multiple back to back interactions with a meth head on an atv where social awkwardness decidedly did not help the situation.

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    Salvation Mountain, Slab City, California

  • Bombay Beach, Salton Sea, California

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  • It was cool how artists have been able to reclaim something from the desolation, and with a backdrop like that, anything made really gets its message compounded.

  • Bombay Beach, Salton Sea, California

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  • Oh interesting, yeah I wouldn’t know anything about if they re-use those or not. I’d say maybe someone thought those where significant and just put them on it, but they don’t look they’d have any relevance and it sounds like they fit the guidelines as being an in use plane.

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    Bombay Beach, Salton Sea, California

  • Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park, California

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  • It really is crazy how stark of a contrast it becomes after rains. Everything just springs to life from apparent desolation.

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    Mastodon Peak Trail, Joshua Tree National Park, California

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    Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park, California

  • Barker Dam Loop, Joshua Tree National Park, California

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  • Thanks, just x-posted it over there!

  • Barker Dam Loop, Joshua Tree National Park, California

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  • Yeah, Salton Sea was a real trip. I am usually all for visiting the places of desolation, but even that was a bit much for me. Some of the art exhibits along the beach were pretty moving as well.. Missed out on the Date shake, but that sounds like it would be delicious!

  • Barker Dam Loop, Joshua Tree National Park, California

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  • Thanks! Yeah, it's amazing seeing some of the contrasts you can find in the deserts of the west.

  • Barker Dam Loop, Joshua Tree National Park, California

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  • Thanks!

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    Face Rock and Skull Rock Loop, Joshua Tree National Park, California

  • Panorama Loop, Joshua Tree National Park, California

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  • Haha, when I got to Saguaro National Park (later on this trip), there was an older gent hiking with his adult daughter who all of a sudden started saying how much his hand hurt. Daughter immediately knew he reached out and touched one, and was only mildly sympathetetic when she said 'you were specifically warned this is what would happen and you did it anyways.'

    I've accidentally touched one and even through pants they will stab right in and get stuck. Yeah, don't hug the chollas, not matter how much they want to.

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    Barker Dam Loop, Joshua Tree National Park, California

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    Panorama Loop, Joshua Tree National Park, California

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    Mt Perry via Dante's Ridge, Death Valley National Park, California

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    (Manly Beacon) Gower Gulch Loop and Red Cathedral Spur, Death Valley, CA

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    Badwater Basin/(Temporary) Lake Manly, Death Valley National Park, California

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    Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park, CA

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    Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, CA

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    Convict Lake, Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Lakes, CA

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    Hot Creek Interpretive Trail, near Mammoth Lakes, CA

  • Fairyland Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

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  • Haha, yeah compatible travel partners is key! Part of why I enjoy solo traveling so much, get to set my own schedule. Rest? That's for post-vacation!

  • Fairyland Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

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  • Oh cool, I'll have to add that to the list! Looks like some good trails there.

  • Cassidy Arch via Frying Pan Trail Capital Reef National Park, Utah

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  • Those photos look great! I’m planning on that shorter hike to Cassidy next time I get there as well to see a different approach up the canyon. Yeah, frying pan would be tough in the summer heat unless you go early.

  • Cassidy Arch via Frying Pan Trail Capital Reef National Park, Utah

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  • Thanks!.. Oh cool! I haven't done that one yet, but I'm hoping to get back there early next year and that is one of the one's I'd like to do while there, along with a few others.

  • Sunset Point and Goosenecks Overlook, Capital Reef National Park, Utah

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  • If if you ever make it out to that area, definitely try to get to Capital Reef. It's less known than the other nearby National Parks, and is one of the most underrated parks in the country. Just filled with a variety of geological formations.

  • Sunset Point and Goosenecks Overlook, Capital Reef National Park, Utah

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  • Absolutely, such a great mix of everything there. Amazing that it is virtually unknown to most people.

  • Shafer Canyon Overlook, Canyonlands National Park-Island in the Sky, Utah

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  • Yeah, it being situated right in the middle of the U really lets you see it all, and the road accentuates the contours so well.

  • Shafer Canyon Overlook, Canyonlands National Park-Island in the Sky, Utah

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  • It looks so fun, but not in my rear wheel drive only Transit haha.. Definitely not a place you want to pull the try and see approach.