A ten-minute lesson on the interplay of the landscape, micro-climates and how they impact the quality of a location for a house or village.
Andrew Millison's ability to tell a story with a sand-table is unmatched. Even if this is not a topic that you find particularly interesting, his ability to communicate might make watching this worth your time.
This satellite imagery is a little bit east of North Salt Lake City, Utah. The "tiger striping" is the alternating of southwest facing, sun-blasted slopes and northeast facing, forested slopes.
This area, being on the interface between the Great Basin desert and the Rockies makes it unique. Similar in ways to the opposite side where this desert meets the Sierra's but not identical.
ReplyDeleteBeen there and yes, it is very odd. And folks prize the NE facing slopes for homes.
ReplyDeleteAh, yes. Land of the 40 year interstate highway project. Seems to be mostly in remission for now.
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