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I reach another fork in the road and follow the lesser right fork, hoping to locate the trail to the Lava Tube

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04476-aiken-mine-road.jpg The road winds around another cinder-rock hill and I watch for a trail on my right leading to the Lava Tube, a known landmarkThumbnailsThe short side road ends at a T-intersection at a dry cistern and corral (Tank Five)The road winds around another cinder-rock hill and I watch for a trail on my right leading to the Lava Tube, a known landmarkThumbnailsThe short side road ends at a T-intersection at a dry cistern and corral (Tank Five)The road winds around another cinder-rock hill and I watch for a trail on my right leading to the Lava Tube, a known landmarkThumbnailsThe short side road ends at a T-intersection at a dry cistern and corral (Tank Five)The road winds around another cinder-rock hill and I watch for a trail on my right leading to the Lava Tube, a known landmarkThumbnailsThe short side road ends at a T-intersection at a dry cistern and corral (Tank Five)The road winds around another cinder-rock hill and I watch for a trail on my right leading to the Lava Tube, a known landmarkThumbnailsThe short side road ends at a T-intersection at a dry cistern and corral (Tank Five)

Ironically, on day one of this trip, I gave directions to two guys on Kelbaker Road looking for the Lava Tube. They had an information sheet from the visitor centre with precise directions, but had missed their turn onto Aiken Mine Road.