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I didn't travel as far as hoped today, but I'm very happy camping here by Slaughterhouse Spring, now planning tomorrow's hike

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7313-slaugherhouse-spring.jpg While setting up camp, a pickup truck drives by, not seeing me, and drives up the hill a bit (see the headlights at bottom-left)ThumbnailsI take several short breaks along Nipton-Moore Road, enjoying the solitude and the plant lifeWhile setting up camp, a pickup truck drives by, not seeing me, and drives up the hill a bit (see the headlights at bottom-left)ThumbnailsI take several short breaks along Nipton-Moore Road, enjoying the solitude and the plant lifeWhile setting up camp, a pickup truck drives by, not seeing me, and drives up the hill a bit (see the headlights at bottom-left)ThumbnailsI take several short breaks along Nipton-Moore Road, enjoying the solitude and the plant lifeWhile setting up camp, a pickup truck drives by, not seeing me, and drives up the hill a bit (see the headlights at bottom-left)ThumbnailsI take several short breaks along Nipton-Moore Road, enjoying the solitude and the plant lifeWhile setting up camp, a pickup truck drives by, not seeing me, and drives up the hill a bit (see the headlights at bottom-left)ThumbnailsI take several short breaks along Nipton-Moore Road, enjoying the solitude and the plant lifeWhile setting up camp, a pickup truck drives by, not seeing me, and drives up the hill a bit (see the headlights at bottom-left)ThumbnailsI take several short breaks along Nipton-Moore Road, enjoying the solitude and the plant life

The night is super-quiet. I make Backpacker's Pantry Beef with Broccoli, but not hungry enough to finish it. I hear owls and distant coyotes in the moonlight. In bed at 23h30, mice fiddle with the corner of my tent; they leave after 1/2 hour.