In the Blink of an Eye
Farm & Ranch Living|February/March 2017

Mother Nature’s volatility makes a high desert winter just right.

Roberta Rothwell
In the Blink of an Eye

As a resident of Nevada’s high desert, my favorite season is winter. By the time March is here, the Midwest and the East Coast can count on another few weeks blanketed with snow, and folks in the South can predict sunshine and rely on temperatures hovering around the 70s. The high desert’s appeal is in Mother Nature’s unpredictability.

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