What a burn!

Exhausted!!

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September 10th 2006
Oh, the Mojave. I went for a walk in the open desert. There was a fire in Red Rock recently, so I got to see the burn, see a desert tortoise, a weird unidentified bug, kaleechi (not spelled like that, I'm sure), a desert squirrel, and other things. I really like the desert. It seems really full of life to me, despite the fact that my mom and dad both think nothing without trees can be vibran ... read more

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