Most people associate the desert with sandy hues and barren lands. In reality though, deserts come in a variety of colors and are laden with an array of specially evolved plants and animals. Environmental graffiti has a great post of stunning desert images from all over the world.
Contrary to many people’s beliefs, deserts are subject to all types of weather, even snow, as evidenced above. This picture was taken in Antelope Valley, California, a beautiful natural setting located near the Mojave Desert. The other images on the post are also excellent, including the one of the Central Desert in Iran, a whole country commonly imagined to be little more than a sand pit. Interestingly, Tabas, an area near the Central Desert, has one of the oldest public gardens in the world—the Bagh-e-golshan is over 300 years old.
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The captions on that website are above the picture, not below. Therefore, this picture is of Antelope Valley in California, not the Central Valley in Iran. Nevertheless, a stunning picture.
From a proud resident of Tucson, AZ.
posted by Nate the Great on 10-22-2009 at 1:36 pm
Actually, i believe the photo above is a desert in california..
posted by Izzi on 10-22-2009 at 1:37 pm
Actually, the snowy desert picture is of Antelope Valley, California, according to the caption on Environmental Graffiti.
posted by Chelsea on 10-22-2009 at 1:38 pm
gorgeous!
posted by Hyacinth on 10-22-2009 at 2:02 pm
That was my bad everyone. I changed it for you all. Thanks.
posted by Jill Harness on 10-22-2009 at 2:23 pm
the one of the Dead Vlei looks a lot like the dream scene from “The Cell”
posted by jennifer on 10-22-2009 at 5:18 pm
I live about a half an hour from the AV and there is nothing better than seeing the “snowy desert” in person. Simply an amazing sight!
posted by Tucker on 10-22-2009 at 11:31 pm