Federal investigators have identified a person of interest as they hunt a driver who took an illegal joyride on a fragile, dry lake bed in Death Valley National Park, leaving 10 miles of swerving tire tracks.
The damage was done about six weeks ago. Park spokeswoman Linda Slater said Tuesday that a witness to the off-road drive notified authorities. Park rangers are investigating.
Motor vehicles are banned from the site known as Playa Racetrack, where visitors can see how wind and ice push rocks that leave lengthy trails in the lake bed.
The tracks are shallow but broke the crust of the lake bed.
Slater says there has been discussion about how to reduce the damage but only a rare rain that covers the lake bed will erase the tracks.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Stupid people destroy God natural beauty of our world!
Brainless. Agree
The government should just leave it alone and let Mother Nature take care of the repairs herself.
how about finding the SOB who did the damage and make him pay for it and repair it or at least stay in jail until mother nature repairs the damage.