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Hmmm, my road has become rather sandy here because it's in a drainage channel now

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8077-sand.jpg I wonder if this grassland is natural, or if it was converted into grassland by the cows that grazed here for decadesThumbnailsRiding toward the Piute RangeI wonder if this grassland is natural, or if it was converted into grassland by the cows that grazed here for decadesThumbnailsRiding toward the Piute RangeI wonder if this grassland is natural, or if it was converted into grassland by the cows that grazed here for decadesThumbnailsRiding toward the Piute RangeI wonder if this grassland is natural, or if it was converted into grassland by the cows that grazed here for decadesThumbnailsRiding toward the Piute RangeI wonder if this grassland is natural, or if it was converted into grassland by the cows that grazed here for decadesThumbnailsRiding toward the Piute RangeI wonder if this grassland is natural, or if it was converted into grassland by the cows that grazed here for decadesThumbnailsRiding toward the Piute Range

The sand isn't deep, but there's just enough of it that I can't maintain traction. So I walk the 10-ton bike for close to a mile here, enjoying the landscape.