Chicken Water Spring, to my surprise, drips into this shiny, new steel basin

Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping and Hiking, Spring 2009

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

1. Mid Hills... ... 42. An old... 43. Chicken... 44. A... 45. Chicken... 46. The basin... 47. I don't... 48. After... ... 71. Mid Hills...

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I pedal slowly upward and take a Clif-bar-and-water-break about an hour later off Kelso-Cima Road along the train tracks

Date: May 25, 2009, 12h05

Chicken Water Spring, to my surprise, drips into this shiny, new steel basin

This area was obviously heavily burned during the 2005 "Hackberry Complex" brush fires, so I'm guessing that this spring tub was installed here after the fire.

Date: May 26, 2009, 15h57

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Henry Coe State Park Mountain-Bike Camping 2007 (eight nights)
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)
Mojave National Preserve Bicycle Camping 1999 (one week)

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