I refuse to let your facts get in the way of my reality.Yes sir...I have camped and hiked in many western deserts and on big rain years dormant plants and flowers have amazing and quick lived blooms and it transforms what is normally a desert into a rich wildlife environment...That is how the western US deserts work
Flooding Creates a 10-Mile-Long Lake in Death Valley
The rare ephemeral lake was caused when the compacted, dry desert soil wasn’t able to absorb the .87 inches of rain that recently fell on the national park
(Elliot McGucken, www.mcgucken.com)
It can be rather amazing
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