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On a dirt road in Imperial County leading toward the Mexico border, the tracks of rare wild sheep press into dusty tire tracks, amid jumbled boulders and spindly ocotillo.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
There are wild burros on the side of the dirt road—descendants of donkeys set loose in the 1890s after the gold and copper mines in the Bradshaw Mountains went bust.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Dan drove Payton to a remote dirt road where the car got stuck in mud.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
On a recent afternoon, Carl Jackson and his family were hunting for pythons on a dirt road about 30 miles east of Naples in Big Cypress National Preserve.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
There are wild burros on the side of the dirt road—descendants of donkeys set loose in the 1890s after the gold and copper mines in the Bradshaw Mountains went bust.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Dan drove Payton to a remote dirt road where the car got stuck in mud.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
On a recent afternoon, Carl Jackson and his family were hunting for pythons on a dirt road about 30 miles east of Naples in Big Cypress National Preserve.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Dirt road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirt%20road. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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