I traveled 23,000 miles in 52 days across the American Heartland. It’s a special place that can be overlooked.

The Mojave or “High Desert” claims the park’s western half, where giant branching yuccas thrive on sandy plains studded by massive granite monoliths and rock piles. These are among the most ...

Additionally, sandy soils with stoney hill remnants (2.99%) and arid brown loamy soils with rocky ridges (0.57%) are also present. (2) Sandstone-based soils, especially in the Nubia sandstone plains ...

In fact, only a quarter of the Sahara is made up of sand; the rest includes rocky plateaus, gravel plains ... swings happen because of the desert’s dry air and sandy terrain.

Covering an area of 184 square miles (476 square kilometers), the island’s western region lacks trees, whereas the valleys and plains in the east are arable ... unique and unexpected sight — a small, ...

But mostly, we tend to imagine a very sandy landscape ... The bulk of the desert instead consists of rocky plateaus known as hamadas, and gravel-covered plains called serirs or regs.

After catching a Tracktail Lizard, go back to the Sandy Plains camp and give it to Dareel ... It is the same open desert southeast of the number marker of Area 11 and south of the narrow passages ...

Desert snowfall is one of nature’s rarest ... the American Southwest snow occasionally blankets sand dunes and rocky plains creating stunning contrasts between icy white and sun-scorched earth.

The Sandy Plains Public Safety Station will be an 8,500-square-foot station on about 14 acres north of Falls Lake. "The construction of this new station supports two of Wake County's top ...