To the editor: I’m a long-distance telecommunications technician. A part of my job is sustaining long-haul fiber optic cables and repeater stations.
In 2023, I lined the excessive desert. I additionally drove many occasions by way of Joshua Tree and Marvel Valley. I want I may share a number of the images I’ve of this unbelievable expertise.
Once I learn the letter saying the desert is not a wasteland, my coronary heart sang the identical tune. The creator’s level about putting solar energy farms in already developed cities was spot on.
I’ve seen a whole lot of human trash within the desert. It stays for many years, perhaps even centuries. In some elements, this makes the desert fascinating, due to the historical past. I’ve photos of the picket underpinnings of a Route 66 bridge exhibiting its upkeep and portray schedule from the Nineteen Thirties.
I’ve additionally seen yellow wildflowers carpeting the desert ground in early April. I’ve seen the city of Amboy at night time, backlit by intense lightning from a storm. I’ve additionally actually seen “The End of the World” within the desert.
There’s artwork within the desert and pure magnificence that’s not often seen. It’s magical, however you must go there to know that. There are even volcanoes. Huell Howser had a home on prime of 1.
I do know you’ll be able to’t shield each nook of the desert, but it surely deserves each doable thought and care earlier than improvement. Earlier than anybody sees a wasteland and declares it a giant lot of nothing, in any case they need to really exit and see the land they’re pondering of disturbing.
Daniel Stafford, Temecula