So, I love deserts. The extreme temperatures, the way life remains determined despite environmental hardships, how nothing seems to obstruct the sun, geology, diversity, emptiness and subtlety...
Deserts have it all.
I kinda have a thing for mines too. Personally, I enjoy any abandoned or historical structures, and mines give that added mystique of being a human burrow into the earth. How much cooler can manmade stuff get? Plus, there is the added bonus of treasure-hunting, aka following veins of quartz to see if I can spot some of the gold they dedicated their lives to extracting. They're not all gold mines of course, some are cinnabar, le