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Originally Posted by MoonlitSunshine
They look wonderful. There's something so alluring about a place in which there is virtually no life. There's an interesting book about the allure of that territory called Moon Palace, by Paul Auster. Ever since I read his descriptions of what being in such a place, surrounded by everything that isn't "civilisation", can do to you.
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It really is an amazing place, so alien. And it's huge. The whole national park, which is basically the valley and surrounding hills is 5,270 sq mi (13,649 km2).