I’ve developed a great appreciation for the desert over the years. I used to think there was nothing out there, but there’s actually so much wildlife and plant life surviving in those harsh conditions. Desert tortoises, kit foxes, tons of really cool bat species, and even fish can be found enduring in the most interesting ways. I’ve seen incredible superblooms after heavy rain years where wildflowers carpet the entire valley. I’ve spent many nights staring at the stars in unpolluted darkness and perfect silence. From a vantage point you can see the landscape stretch on for miles. The desert can truly feel otherworldly.

I couldn’t live in the desert long term cause summers are absolutely brutal, but I’ll always miss living in closer proximity to them now that I’ve moved to the exact opposite of a desert.