el mirage on the 9th of march at 4pm

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and on the 10th of march

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you can see the pools have dried a bit

but according to the bureau of landmanagement

"we will be lucky if the lake is open by april"

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shocking report !

illegal buggying at el mirage

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here you can clearly see the vandals heading into the prohibited

area with a total disregard for the law

our reporter managed to get a picture from their base of operation

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a magnificent desert sunset

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update (as from the 20th of march the lake is open again)