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Sunlei

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13. Great Photo! yes, our parks & public lands such a shame they start to allow motors on land/water,
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 11:09 AM
Jul 2017

lease out any grass to thousands of sheep and cattle, put in hardtop roads & miles of fences, drill and frack- the land changes to bare sand, packed dirt very fast.

The land is so very fragile and easy to damage- there are places where the ruts from covered wagons are still visible. Outback dirt roads on OUR public lands where invasive weeds thrive on both sides of the road from car/trucks carrying seeds from tires.

Our public lands full of invasive species what's called 'cheat-grass' green in spring, with like little spike-seeds on it and in the fall dries to WILDFIRE tinder an off roader or lightening, a bullet spark off a rock- will start a WILDfire easy.

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Wow! Spectacular photo - as always! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #1
Very cool! Duppers Jul 2017 #2
Here is the un-cropped image .. DemoTex Jul 2017 #3
WOW!! Thank you! Duppers Jul 2017 #4
It was a valid comment, lacking perspective. DemoTex Jul 2017 #5
Never saw the Colorado that blue looking down into the canyon.. mountain grammy Jul 2017 #6
Worthy of National Geographic, imo! - nt KingCharlemagne Jul 2017 #9
I think so too.. mountain grammy Jul 2017 #14
I agree. I've been there a few times. panader0 Jul 2017 #10
Absolutely stunning! Tess49 Jul 2017 #7
OMG what a photo! femmocrat Jul 2017 #8
I'm planning a trip to Toroweap Mendocino Jul 2017 #15
Great photos Tex! panader0 Jul 2017 #11
Your photos are always a treat!! Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2017 #12
Great Photo! yes, our parks & public lands such a shame they start to allow motors on land/water, Sunlei Jul 2017 #13
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