Salt Lake City is not entirely parched, nor entirely sandy, but according to the all-knowing Wikipedia, those are the connotations for the word desert. I also learned that the word has its roots in ecclesiastical Latin: desertum--an abandoned place. But there are tree lined streets here, too, and although the streets feel unsettlingly quiet to me, there are plenty of people. I guess they just have a few extra square feet per person. I live downtown, only blocks from the Temple Square, which is at the very heart of the city, but the sound of crickets at night is loud and lovely.
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