1.   And a desolate desert provides a stark contrast to the west.

2.   Anyone planning to drive across desolate desert country to Las Vegas or other vacation spots should carry extra water -- both for themselves and their vehicle, Sandoval said.

3.   A few small pieces of purplish rock sticking up in the lunar-like sand of this desolate desert landscape in northwestern Argentina.

4.   What was once a desolate windswept desert is now peppered with double-wide homes on zero-percent-down lots.

5.   The Marines and the U.S. Navy Seabees began shifting most of their operations to the airport on Friday from their desolate desert base, Camp Rhino.