I love the desert. From the Atacama desert in Chile to the sweeping sands of the Gobi desert in Mongolia, there isn’t a barren landscape I haven’t enjoyed. There’s something about the pure sunshine, quietude of the land, and expansive views deserts offer that set them apart from other terrains across the world. I am also struck by what thrives in a desert despite its harsh conditions: agile mountain goats, tiny beetles, hawks, thorny bushes, and even flamingos in Chile’s Atacama region. Sometimes humans thrive in the desert as well such as in Oman’s Al Jabal Al Akhdar (or “green mountain”) area, the 10,000 foot or so high desert
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