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S T O R Y | P H O T O S : B O W E R S Shawn was a very tan, very eccentric, very energetic, very desert, very goat loving man. He promptly grabbed us and gave us the grand tour of the grounds. Walking through bountiful amounts of goat poop and hay, we followed him and acted as though we were checking into a 5 star resort in the middle of the desert as he laid out the land for us and showed us our camper. We were renting a small blue and white, historic, hadn’t been cleaned since the 70s, 54 cozy, wooly blanket, partially (i think) functioning camper directly across from the goat pen and the chicken coup. We just stared at each other. What are we doing. Desert goat farm. 35 dollars. This was just something else. We hung out for a bit longer, met some alpacas (causal), then opted for a hike in the National Park before the sunset. After a visit to the Park Rangers office and remembering that National Parks cost a hefty amount of