{"id":533,"date":"2012-07-30T18:03:46","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T01:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenmattson.com\/?p=533"},"modified":"2014-05-27T13:50:42","modified_gmt":"2014-05-27T20:50:42","slug":"why-the-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenmattson.com\/?p=533","title":{"rendered":"Why the Desert?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s extremely hot, extremely cold, and wildly windy.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"543\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kenmattson.com\/?attachment_id=543\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_94381.jpg?fit=1125%2C1499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1125,1499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"E_9438\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_94381.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_94381.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-543\" title=\"E_9438\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_94381.jpg?resize=614%2C819&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_94381.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_94381.jpg?resize=108%2C145&amp;ssl=1 108w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_94381.jpg?resize=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_94381.jpg?w=1125&amp;ssl=1 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>It&#8217;s also quiet &#8211; no one&#8217;s around, and spacious like the ocean.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kenmattson.com\/?attachment_id=544\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_0268_KenMattson.com_1.jpg?fit=1440%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"E_0268_KenMattson.com\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_0268_KenMattson.com_1.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_0268_KenMattson.com_1.jpg?fit=785%2C588&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-544\" title=\"E_0268_KenMattson.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_0268_KenMattson.com_1.jpg?resize=628%2C470&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_0268_KenMattson.com_1.jpg?resize=785%2C588&amp;ssl=1 785w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_0268_KenMattson.com_1.jpg?resize=145%2C108&amp;ssl=1 145w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_0268_KenMattson.com_1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenmattson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/E_0268_KenMattson.com_1.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>I LOVE the extremes. 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