I pass an unexpected manzanita shrub as I begin my way down the boulder pile

Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping and Hiking, Spring 2009

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Mid Hills campground hike to Eagle Rocks, Wildcat Spring, Chicken Water Spring and Silver Lead Spring (Day 4)

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Patience pays off: after a few hundred feet, I arrive at a camping pull-out and a tiny sign indicating "Lava Tube Trail

Patience pays off: after a few hundred feet, I arrive at a camping pull-out and a tiny sign indicating "Lava Tube Trail

Date: June 07, 2009, 15h20

I pass an unexpected manzanita shrub as I begin my way down the boulder pile

Manzanitas do grow at some of the higher elevations in the Mojave, but it's more a coastal California plant.

Date: May 26, 2009, 13h20

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I pass an unexpected manzanita shrub as I begin my way down the boulder pile

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Mojave National Preserve Bikepacking and Hiking 2008 (14 days)
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Death Valley Bicycle Camping 2007 (two weeks)
Henry Coe State Park Bicycle Camping 2006 (four nights)
Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping 2006 (two weeks)
Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping 2000 (11 days)
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