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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2008: Bikepacking in Henry Coe State Park / Day 4: Hike from Paradise Lake up Rooster Comb Trail and Orestimba Creek Road to Robison Creek and back /

I peel the outer layer off the tent to expose as much screen as possible and take a break inside away from the flies

00097-tent-ceiling-800px.jpg The tent is intact; I always wonder how many curious animals visit it during my absenceThumbnailsUpon hearing some noises outside, I discover a lone wild pig moseying around the Paradise Lake damThe tent is intact; I always wonder how many curious animals visit it during my absenceThumbnailsUpon hearing some noises outside, I discover a lone wild pig moseying around the Paradise Lake damThe tent is intact; I always wonder how many curious animals visit it during my absenceThumbnailsUpon hearing some noises outside, I discover a lone wild pig moseying around the Paradise Lake damThe tent is intact; I always wonder how many curious animals visit it during my absenceThumbnailsUpon hearing some noises outside, I discover a lone wild pig moseying around the Paradise Lake damThe tent is intact; I always wonder how many curious animals visit it during my absenceThumbnailsUpon hearing some noises outside, I discover a lone wild pig moseying around the Paradise Lake dam

After 14 miles walking in the heat, it feels good to relax in the hot tent and enjoy the sound of the birds. Occasional jets overhead (Paradise Lake is under a flight path) remind me that I'm close to civilization, even though there's apparently nobody around for miles.