The desert is a quiet teacher. Sure you can learn things about the ecosystem and history of the desert from a textbook or Wikipedia page, but to really know it one must observe. Not just from the scenic overlooks supplying informational plaques and photos waiting to be taken, but from the overlooked spaces: under the mesquite where the scorpion lives, between the spines of a cholla, and in the flower of a prickly pear.
Desert's teaching
Desert's teaching
Desert's teaching
The desert is a quiet teacher. Sure you can learn things about the ecosystem and history of the desert from a textbook or Wikipedia page, but to really know it one must observe. Not just from the scenic overlooks supplying informational plaques and photos waiting to be taken, but from the overlooked spaces: under the mesquite where the scorpion lives, between the spines of a cholla, and in the flower of a prickly pear.