Lechuguilla Desert Lechuguilla Desert The Lechuguilla Desert is a small desert located in southwestern Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border. It is considered to be part of the Lower Colorado Valley region of the Sonoran Desert. It lies in a north-south direction between the Gila Mountains and the Cabeza Prieta Mountains, and almost entirely in the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range. The desert is named after the Lechuguilla plant, known scientifically as "Agave lecheguilla" which according to the Wikipedia entry for that occurs exclusively in the Chihuahuan desert many hundreds of miles to the east. The desert is also on the north
The Oregon Desert bobcat food, and high desert ghost towns. From its first release in 1964, "The Oregon Desert" has received excellent reviews from numerous sources. On 7 October 1964, the Eugene "Register-Guard" newspaper said: To commemorate Oregon's sesquicentennial in 2009, the Oregon State Library recommended 150 Oregon-related books including "The Oregon Desert". According to the Oregon State Library, this book is "a classic account of the places, events, animals and people in the High Desert region." In highlighting "The Oregon Desert" in its section on Oregon authors and books, the Oregon Blue Book quoted from Google Books as follows: "The Oregon Desert"