2011-10-31, 11:59 PM
Yeah, Verdite - deserts are interesting. I've been to a few, and they're all quite different. I'm currently living in New Mexico for grad school, and it's definitely desert, but not what people would normally think of (it's not just sand dunes, etc). Still, you have to base any serious treks on water access points, which is something that I had never even considered before, growing up in Wisconsin. I can't say I've had the pleasure of seeing 127 hours yet, but I saw a documentary about it shortly after it happened - they actually brought the real guy back to the spot where it happened... Hectic!