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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

04476-aiken-mine-road.jpg I reach another intersection and take the left road up the hill to the now-extinct Aiken MineThumbnailsI pause briefly on the rough road to look back through the joshua trees at the Cima mining area in the backgroundI reach another intersection and take the left road up the hill to the now-extinct Aiken MineThumbnailsI pause briefly on the rough road to look back through the joshua trees at the Cima mining area in the backgroundI reach another intersection and take the left road up the hill to the now-extinct Aiken MineThumbnailsI pause briefly on the rough road to look back through the joshua trees at the Cima mining area in the backgroundI reach another intersection and take the left road up the hill to the now-extinct Aiken MineThumbnailsI pause briefly on the rough road to look back through the joshua trees at the Cima mining area in the backgroundI reach another intersection and take the left road up the hill to the now-extinct Aiken MineThumbnailsI pause briefly on the rough road to look back through the joshua trees at the Cima mining area in the background

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.