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    4 days ago

    I have grown up and lived in the Northeastern USA for all my life. Last November, fir the first time, I ventured out into the desert out West, spending only 1 day walking around the various areas of Joshua Tree National Park during a business trip I was on… I was instantly enamored with desert ecology, I really want to go back and spend more time out there. I took a detour down a dirt road and ended up at a crossroads and stopped to take in the view, and I couldn’t see or hear the presence of other humans. There was no sound, utter silence, not even the rustling of leaves in the breeze which is such a common background noise. That complete silence and isolation is something I had never really experienced before. I sat on a rock and stared into the distance for almost an hour, I did a lot of introspection and reflection sitting out there. I really want to experience that again. Here was my view