I am being kind of nit picky, but I always thought Big Bend was representative of the Chihuahuan desert. They ain't got no saguaros.. The par web site seems to think so too.


again, is a time of global climate change, it may be a small issue, but I am pretty sure the Mojave is the warmest of the three North American deserts. I believe Death Valley is still the continental hot spot at something like 134 degrees.

Would you believe that Santa Barbara, CA, once officially recorded 132 degrees?