Desert pavement is incredibly fragile. I lived in a high desert environment in central New Mexico for 10 years. You can see where the tracks of off road vehicl

Desert pavement is incredibly fragile. I lived in a high desert environment in central New Mexico for 10 years. You can see where the tracks of off road vehicles can stay in place for ten years. It takes a long time to regenerate the kind of ground that may eventually give way to grasses . Very slow process.