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A family of small birds (probably Cactus wrens) flies away as I hike up the grown-in remains of an old desert road

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youtube-n-_d4CosxrQ-60ea750425335.jpg Merle Norman: I take a look at the partially buried carpet waste nearbyThumbnailsMy short hike up the invisible road ends and I begin hiking down a gently sloping wash toward Ivanpah RoadMerle Norman: I take a look at the partially buried carpet waste nearbyThumbnailsMy short hike up the invisible road ends and I begin hiking down a gently sloping wash toward Ivanpah RoadMerle Norman: I take a look at the partially buried carpet waste nearbyThumbnailsMy short hike up the invisible road ends and I begin hiking down a gently sloping wash toward Ivanpah Road

A family of small birds (probably Cactus wrens) flies away as I hike up the grown-in remains of an old desert road

The road hasn't been used in such a long time that it's basically invisible and doesn't even serve as a trail. It's fun to explore this short route by GPS, the only possible way, since I can't even see most of it!