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The road winds around another cinder-rock hill and I watch for a trail on my right leading to the Lava Tube, a known landmark

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04475-aiken-mine-road.jpg I start seeing the occasional Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) in flowerThumbnailsI pause briefly on the rough road to look back through the joshua trees at the Cima mining area in the backgroundI start seeing the occasional Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) in flowerThumbnailsI pause briefly on the rough road to look back through the joshua trees at the Cima mining area in the backgroundI start seeing the occasional Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) in flowerThumbnailsI pause briefly on the rough road to look back through the joshua trees at the Cima mining area in the backgroundI start seeing the occasional Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) in flowerThumbnailsI pause briefly on the rough road to look back through the joshua trees at the Cima mining area in the backgroundI start seeing the occasional Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) in flowerThumbnailsI pause briefly on the rough road to look back through the joshua trees at the Cima mining area in the background

The Kelso Depot visitor centre has printed directions to the Lava Tube, but I didn't take one of their information sheets because I didn't plan to ride down this road during this trip. The Lava Tube is not marked on my maps.