{"id":2722,"date":"2015-09-11T02:00:38","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T09:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/?p=2722"},"modified":"2021-10-16T14:33:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T22:33:43","slug":"a-weeks-journey-the-desert-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/2015\/09\/a-weeks-journey-the-desert-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"A Week&#8217;s Journey: The Desert Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/08-2722-post\/joshua-tree-wilderness_0100.jpg\" alt=\"joshua-tree-wilderness_0100\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><span data-reactid=\".0\">Out there lies an endless desert. Stretching to the horizon. The air crisp and dry. The sun steadily beating down all life. <\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/08-2722-post\/joshua-tree-wilderness_0092.jpg\" alt=\"joshua-tree-wilderness_0092\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><span data-reactid=\".0\">No real way to go but through the thorny brush. Dust rising on my trail, the wind picks up and I saunter onward. <\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/08-2722-post\/joshua-tree-wilderness_0111.jpg\" alt=\"joshua-tree-wilderness_0111\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/>This is no land for man. Peak after lonely peak reveals the enormity of the path ahead.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/08-2722-post\/joshua-tree-wilderness_0138-2.jpg\" alt=\"joshua-tree-wilderness_0138-2\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/>Careful foot placement avoids pain from below. Everything out here is sharp, protective and hostile &#8211; fighting for every last drop of life.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/08-2722-post\/joshua-tree-wilderness_0120.jpg\" alt=\"joshua-tree-wilderness_0120\" width=\"900\" height=\"292\" \/>At the end of the day, when the sun drops below the horizon and the scorching air makes peace with night a sense of comfort is found out here in the Southwestern Desert. 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