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There it is, the old road leading to Cave Spring, closed by a couple of Wilderness markers; I stash my bike behind some bushes

124740-cave-spring-rd.jpg My cell phone recharged to 65%, I ride the 3+ miles down Black Canyon Road to the Cave Spring area to start today's short hikeThumbnailsThe old road to Cave Spring is easy to lose at first, but I eventually find it and follow it up a gentle hillMy cell phone recharged to 65%, I ride the 3+ miles down Black Canyon Road to the Cave Spring area to start today's short hikeThumbnailsThe old road to Cave Spring is easy to lose at first, but I eventually find it and follow it up a gentle hillMy cell phone recharged to 65%, I ride the 3+ miles down Black Canyon Road to the Cave Spring area to start today's short hikeThumbnailsThe old road to Cave Spring is easy to lose at first, but I eventually find it and follow it up a gentle hillMy cell phone recharged to 65%, I ride the 3+ miles down Black Canyon Road to the Cave Spring area to start today's short hikeThumbnailsThe old road to Cave Spring is easy to lose at first, but I eventually find it and follow it up a gentle hillMy cell phone recharged to 65%, I ride the 3+ miles down Black Canyon Road to the Cave Spring area to start today's short hikeThumbnailsThe old road to Cave Spring is easy to lose at first, but I eventually find it and follow it up a gentle hillMy cell phone recharged to 65%, I ride the 3+ miles down Black Canyon Road to the Cave Spring area to start today's short hikeThumbnailsThe old road to Cave Spring is easy to lose at first, but I eventually find it and follow it up a gentle hill

I've passed by here several times over the years and never noticed this old road because I wasn't looking for it. I like the feeling of discovering something that has actually been here for decades. That sweet orange-like smell is catclaw blossoms.