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Old 08-04-2014, 09:31 PM
 
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Have you guys smelled rain in a green area? Midwest? Out east? THAT is a clean and refreshing smell
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Old 08-04-2014, 10:10 PM
 
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The air smells extremely strange after it rains here. Anybody else notice this?
It's strange because you have been use to the dirty smog polluted air for so long that you forgot what real clean air smells like. Aah isn't it beautiful, clean and fresh. Hey it's the desert enjoy the moment.
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Old 08-04-2014, 10:17 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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Me thinks people of Phoenix confuse this with the creosote smell you get in other parts of the desert. I doubt anyone is smelling creosote if they are surrounded by paved roads and sidewalks. lol
I wondered that myself. It is definitely creosote where I live. My house is on open desert and the back is all creosote as far as you can see. The stuff keeps popping up in my yard too. All you have to do is crush a couple of leaves between your fingers and sniff. That is the smell I am talking about. It is very distinctive and something you would not confuse with mold or dirt or something. Remember that the winds that are carrying dust for miles are also carrying odors that creosote put out when wetted by rain. So it is possible that the city slickers are in fact smelling them. Also, with all the desert preserves around most people are not really that far from some creosote.
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Old 08-04-2014, 10:22 PM
 
Location: Peoria, AZ
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Not into the whole creosote smell myself, I would love if we had a tree that smelled like bacon after a good rain ;-)
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Old 08-04-2014, 11:09 PM
 
Location: Coolidge, AZ
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I wondered that myself. It is definitely creosote where I live. My house is on open desert and the back is all creosote as far as you can see. The stuff keeps popping up in my yard too. All you have to do is crush a couple of leaves between your fingers and sniff. That is the smell I am talking about. It is very distinctive and something you would not confuse with mold or dirt or something. Remember that the winds that are carrying dust for miles are also carrying odors that creosote put out when wetted by rain. So it is possible that the city slickers are in fact smelling them. Also, with all the desert preserves around most people are not really that far from some creosote.
At my place off of Dobson and Southern the smell is definitively creosote. No doubt about it!
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Old 08-05-2014, 07:39 AM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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Not into the whole creosote smell myself, I would love if we had a tree that smelled like bacon after a good rain ;-)
Creosotes are among the oldest living organisms on earth. One, the King Clone Creosote Bush in the Mojave Desert, is thought to be the oldest of all life at 11,700 yo!

The oldest living thing is a quiet survivor — High Country News
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Old 08-05-2014, 07:56 AM
 
Location: Peoria, AZ
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Creosotes are among the oldest living organisms on earth. One, the King Clone Creosote Bush in the Mojave Desert, is thought to be the oldest of all life at 11,700 yo!

The oldest living thing is a quiet survivor — High Country News
Interesting, apparently it has a lot of medicinal properties as well:

The creosote was a one-stop pharmacy for the Mojave Indians. Its leaves, stewed into tea, treated the common cold, soothed arthritis, halted diarrhea and eased kidney pain. Made into a paste, the creosote helps to heal wounds, bruises and skin lesions. Today we've learned that creosote contains a powerful cancer-fighting antioxidant. Compounds made from the plant effectively treat AIDS and herpes. The plant can even fight pollution by absorbing chromium from tainted land.
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Old 08-05-2014, 09:28 AM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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Have you guys smelled rain in a green area? Midwest? Out east? THAT is a clean and refreshing smell
I agree, it smells more "refreshing" out east, but here the rain smells better.
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Old 08-05-2014, 09:35 AM
 
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I agree, it smells more "refreshing" out east, but here the rain smells better.
Here the smell is just awful. I am glad my windows are closed. Back where I used to live, I opened the windows to let that rain and "earth" smell in.
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Old 08-05-2014, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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Here the smell is just awful. I am glad my windows are closed. Back where I used to live, I opened the windows to let that rain and "earth" smell in.
Id have to disagree, I think the rain scent here is extremely sweet smelling, almost like butterscotch mixed with rain. I love it!
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