history: Ever since traveling through a CA desert in the spring and seeing it bloom, I have wanted to live in the desert. It's beautiful.
knowledge: A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.
response: Are you sure? Deserts are known for being hostile to animal and plant life.
history: Ever since traveling through a CA desert in the spring and seeing it bloom, I have wanted to live in the desert. It's beautiful.
Are you sure? Deserts are known for being hostile to animal and plant life.
I was also influenced in my interest by Edward Abbey's ''Desert Solitude'' and Louis L'Amour's ''Haunted Mesa.'' The made the desert sound romantic.
knowledge: Deserts are formed by weathering processes as large variations in temperature between day and night put strains on the rocks which consequently break in pieces.
response: Oh, how nice! That said, deserts experience a large day-night variation in temperature, which eventually breaks down the rocks.
history: Ever since traveling through a CA desert in the spring and seeing it bloom, I have wanted to live in the desert. It's beautiful.
Are you sure? Deserts are known for being hostile to animal and plant life.
I was also influenced in my interest by Edward Abbey's ''Desert Solitude'' and Louis L'Amour's ''Haunted Mesa.'' The made the desert sound romantic.
Oh, how nice! That said, deserts experience a large day-night variation in temperature, which eventually breaks down the rocks.
Yes, I'm sure it's all a challenge. It must rain in deserts sometimes, though, right?
knowledge: Although rain seldom occurs in deserts, there are occasional downpours that can result in flash floods.
response: It happens on occasion, which can cause flash flooding.
history: Ever since traveling through a CA desert in the spring and seeing it bloom, I have wanted to live in the desert. It's beautiful.
Are you sure? Deserts are known for being hostile to animal and plant life.
I was also influenced in my interest by Edward Abbey's ''Desert Solitude'' and Louis L'Amour's ''Haunted Mesa.'' The made the desert sound romantic.
Oh, how nice! That said, deserts experience a large day-night variation in temperature, which eventually breaks down the rocks.
Yes, I'm sure it's all a challenge. It must rain in deserts sometimes, though, right?
It happens on occasion, which can cause flash flooding.
I keep cactus as a memory of my interest in the desert.  The blooms certainly do not disappoint!
knowledge: Cacti show many adaptations to conserve water.
response: Nice! Cacti have adaptations that help them conserve water.