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One of many outposts which provide an extended view of the desert beyond.
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While looking at this picture it almost looks like a huge gorge you'd see somewhere in the southwestern US. It's actually a cut in one of our berms where we're preparing to install a drainage pipe.
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It wasn't just a small pipe being installed either.
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Working in any environment here is never a clean task. This poor equipment operator was covered in dust by the time we were finished.
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As the sun fell closer to the horizon the final touches we made on the reconstruction of the berm.
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