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Exploring the desert by moonlight, urban powwow in Montana, mucking for garnets.

From: Sunset  |  Date: 7/1/1994  |  Author: Davidson, Ben; Hanson, Roseann; Lansing, David; Patterson, Caroline; Rowles, Genevieve; Stich, Sally

It's a common question when you live in the desert year-round: how do you cope with the heat in summer? Longtime human desert dwellers take a cue from some of our wild neighbors--tarantula spiders prowling for their dinner, nighthawks singing their melancholy songs, bats seeking the nectar of night-blooming plants--and wait until dark.

After sunset, temperatures plunge to a comfortable 70[degree] to 75[degree]. If you've never ventured out into the desert at night, get acquainted ...

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