by Rick McCharles
I was critical of off-road enthusiasts out of Moab, Utah. Clearly they do a lot of damage to the environment.
Related post: motorized vehicles ruin the Utah desert
But I’ve driven off-road myself in Huacachina, Peru. In the highest sand dunes in the world.
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That’s not me in the video. But we did exactly the same things there as do all tourists.
It was fantastic fun.
But there is a difference. Those vehicles do very little damage to the dunes or to the plant and animal life of the dunes. Next morning after a windy night, you’d never know a human had been there.
I still want to restrict off-road vehicles in the deserts of the SW USA.
besthike editor Rick McCharles
Huacachina, Peru – Wikipedia
(via Think or Thwim)
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Good God! The Green Goblin returns…
If I remember correctly our driver also spent some time watering a little tree in the middle of the desert. I have not seen such acts of kindness in Utah.