The Red Desert Is A Startling Wasteland In Wyoming That's Visible From Space
By Kim Magaraci|Published May 05, 2020
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Kim Magaraci graduated Rutgers University with a degree in Geography and has spent the last seven years as a freelance travel writer. Contact: kmagaraci@onlyinyourstate.com
When you take a look at the Cowboy State from space, you’ll notice that the sage brush flats and rocky peaks of Wyoming are broken up by one large red stripe jutting up from the southern border.
This remarkable sight is Wyoming's Red Desert - and it's a fascinating and remote place.
The desert stretches for more than 9,300 miles across the Great Divide Basin, and if you head into this wasteland, be prepared! There are no services for miles, the road can be rough, and the sun is unforgiving.
Part of the Red Desert extends into the Upper Green River Valley, shown here. Every year, elk, Pronghorn, and mule deer head from the Green River Basin into the Tetons along a Migration Corridor.
This migration path is actually one of the longest-distance deer corridors documented so far! So, even though Wyoming's Red Desert may look pretty empty to you, it's an important part of the Rocky Mountain ecosystem.
If the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a desert is a flat wasteland, the Red Desert might blow your mind. You'll find mountains, canyons and more in this dry desert space.
You can learn more about the remarkable Red Desert on the ArcGIS website, here, where you’ll also find satellite views that showcase just how vast this wild region is when you view it from space.
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