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I arrive at a spot I'll call the Lecyr Overlook; my original plan was to hike down the canyon ahead

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5566-lecyr-overlook.jpg A former alignment of the old road has turned into a drainage gulley over the years, so a new road was built to the right of itThumbnailsThe views down Lecyr Canyon toward Ivanpah Valley are quite nice, with the Ivanpah and Clark Mountains in the backgroundA former alignment of the old road has turned into a drainage gulley over the years, so a new road was built to the right of itThumbnailsThe views down Lecyr Canyon toward Ivanpah Valley are quite nice, with the Ivanpah and Clark Mountains in the backgroundA former alignment of the old road has turned into a drainage gulley over the years, so a new road was built to the right of itThumbnailsThe views down Lecyr Canyon toward Ivanpah Valley are quite nice, with the Ivanpah and Clark Mountains in the backgroundA former alignment of the old road has turned into a drainage gulley over the years, so a new road was built to the right of itThumbnailsThe views down Lecyr Canyon toward Ivanpah Valley are quite nice, with the Ivanpah and Clark Mountains in the backgroundA former alignment of the old road has turned into a drainage gulley over the years, so a new road was built to the right of itThumbnailsThe views down Lecyr Canyon toward Ivanpah Valley are quite nice, with the Ivanpah and Clark Mountains in the backgroundA former alignment of the old road has turned into a drainage gulley over the years, so a new road was built to the right of itThumbnailsThe views down Lecyr Canyon toward Ivanpah Valley are quite nice, with the Ivanpah and Clark Mountains in the background

Hiking down that way, I'd eventually arrive at the dry Slaughterhouse Spring area. However, due to the hot weather, I have to get more water today, and Keystone Spring, in the opposite direction, is my only sure source.