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Mojave National Preserve and area bicycle camping, Spring 2011 Day 8: Gold Valley bicycle ride and a short hike in Saddle Horse Canyon, Mojave National Preserve It was chilly again last night, and windy, but the sun is warm on my first morning at Mid Hills campground
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Day 8: Gold Valley bicycle ride and a short hike in Saddle Horse Canyon, Mojave National Preserve

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On the other side of this Castle Peaks arch is a rock formation that looks like a tortoise, with its head extended

On the other side of this Castle Peaks arch is a rock formation that looks like a tortoise, with its head extended

Date: May 19, 2011, 12h20

It was chilly again last night, and windy, but the sun is warm on my first morning at Mid Hills campground

I'm not a huge fan of developed campgrounds, but I often camp here because I like it so much. This is my first time at site #9. Old-growth juniper-pine forest on one side of my tent, a landscape that burned during the 2005 brush fires on the other.

Date: May 22, 2011, 08h46
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It was chilly again last night, and windy, but the sun is warm on my first morning at Mid Hills campground
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