{"id":763,"date":"2017-08-08T01:06:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T00:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/?p=763"},"modified":"2017-08-08T01:06:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T00:06:31","slug":"time-for-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/08\/time-for-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for desert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope you did read it right. It&#8217;s time for desert and not dessert. Although I must admit desserts are far more tasty.<\/p>\n<p>We are now far from Mt Rushmore, in the state of Utah &#8211; officially nicknamed as the Beehive state. In order to get there we had to cross the great natural barrier commonly know as the Rockies. Oh, what a change of landscape from the great plains. See for yourselves:<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the great plains:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-763 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-01-Great-Plains-1-e1508245354650.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-01-Great-Plains-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-01-Great-Plains-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-01-Great-Plains-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-01-Great-Plains-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-01-Great-Plains-1-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-02-Great-Plains-2-e1508245340579.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-02-Great-Plains-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-02-Great-Plains-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-02-Great-Plains-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-02-Great-Plains-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-02-Great-Plains-2-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-03-Great-Plains-3-e1508245330360.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-03-Great-Plains-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-03-Great-Plains-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-03-Great-Plains-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-03-Great-Plains-3-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-03-Great-Plains-3-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>And that&#8217;s the great mountains west of the plains:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-763 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-04-CO-Rockies-1-e1508245321361.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-04-CO-Rockies-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-04-CO-Rockies-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-04-CO-Rockies-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-04-CO-Rockies-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-04-CO-Rockies-1-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-06-CO-Rockies-3-e1508245301355.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-06-CO-Rockies-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-06-CO-Rockies-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-06-CO-Rockies-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-06-CO-Rockies-3-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-06-CO-Rockies-3-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-05-CO-Rockies-2-e1508245311752.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-05-CO-Rockies-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-05-CO-Rockies-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-05-CO-Rockies-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-05-CO-Rockies-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-05-CO-Rockies-2-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-08-CO-Rockies-5-e1508245279771.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-08-CO-Rockies-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-08-CO-Rockies-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-08-CO-Rockies-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-08-CO-Rockies-5-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-08-CO-Rockies-5-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Pretty cool (and snowy, even though it was only October).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-07-CO-Rockies-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-imagelightbox=\"7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-771\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-07-CO-Rockies-4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So the Rocky Mountains form a natural obstacle for the air to flow freely from east to west (obviously they do the same thing for the air flowing from the west to the east&#8230;). That means that lands on opposite sides of the mountains can have significantly different weather patterns.<\/p>\n<p>So as we head towards the south and west the vegetation will become more scarce and the landscape will be more barren:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-763 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-09-UT-road-1-e1508245268185.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-09-UT-road-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-09-UT-road-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-09-UT-road-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-09-UT-road-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-09-UT-road-1-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-12-UT-road-4-e1508245236221.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-12-UT-road-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-12-UT-road-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-12-UT-road-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-12-UT-road-4-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-12-UT-road-4-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-10-UT-road-2-e1508245257390.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-10-UT-road-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-10-UT-road-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-10-UT-road-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-10-UT-road-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-10-UT-road-2-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-11-UT-road-3-e1508245246512.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-11-UT-road-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-11-UT-road-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-11-UT-road-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-11-UT-road-3-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-11-UT-road-3-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-13-UT-road-5-e1508245222465.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-13-UT-road-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-13-UT-road-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-13-UT-road-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-13-UT-road-5-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-13-UT-road-5-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Just remember: a desert doesn&#8217;t necessarily need to be all sand and no plants. Just like a dessert doesn&#8217;t necessarily need to have a cherry topping.<\/p>\n<p>So that&#8217;s a desert:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-14-UT-desert-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-13\" data-imagelightbox=\"13\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-779\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-14-UT-desert-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s a dessert (notice the lack of a cherry):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-20-dessert-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-14\" data-imagelightbox=\"14\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-785\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-20-dessert-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More desert now:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-15-UT-desert-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-15\" data-imagelightbox=\"15\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-780\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-15-UT-desert-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, there are bits that fit the general definition (or perception) of a desert better:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-17-UT-desert-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-16\" data-imagelightbox=\"16\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-782\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-17-UT-desert-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And this is pretty common weather on this side of the Rockies &#8211; warm\/hot:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-16-UT-desert-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-17\" data-imagelightbox=\"17\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-781\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-16-UT-desert-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These lands are parts of what was previously known as Wild West: a land of cowboys and outlaws, explorers and conquerors, today this period of American history is commonly seen as both romantic and violent. But it still is the land of the cowboys.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-18-UT-desert-cows.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-18\" data-imagelightbox=\"18\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-783\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-18-UT-desert-cows-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These areas are not very densely populated, driving across them is an interesting experience. And before you notice the sun will start to set.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-19-UT-desert-sunset.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-19\" data-imagelightbox=\"19\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-784\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-19-UT-desert-sunset-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I can tell you now that this is not the only post about the deserts. More to come&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So to keep the optimistic mood let&#8217;s get back to the desserts again. This may not be the cherry, but it&#8217;s still good:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-21-dessert-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-20\" data-imagelightbox=\"20\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-786\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-08-06-21-dessert-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope you did read it right. It&#8217;s time for desert and not dessert. Although I must admit desserts are far more tasty. We are now far from Mt Rushmore, in the state of Utah &#8211; officially nicknamed as the Beehive state. In order to get there we had to cross the great natural barrier &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/08\/time-for-desert\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Time for desert&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[81,79,80,60,82],"class_list":["post-763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-photos","tag-desert","tag-rockies","tag-rocky-mountains","tag-usa","tag-utah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=763"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":788,"href":"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763\/revisions\/788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}