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Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / 2009, Spring: Mojave National Preserve / Day 15: Pachalka Spring to Button Mountain, Mojave National Preserve via Aiken Mine Road /

Two miles past the Cow Cove turnout, I pass a second trail to Cow Cove, then a mile later, I spot this road to Button Mountain

04334-button-mountain-road.jpg Further up Aiken Mine Road I reach the old road to the Cow Cove rock-art area, now a hiking trail closed to mechanized travelThumbnailsAt the high point of Aiken Mine Road, I still haven't chosen a place where I'd like to camp my last night of this Mojave tripFurther up Aiken Mine Road I reach the old road to the Cow Cove rock-art area, now a hiking trail closed to mechanized travelThumbnailsAt the high point of Aiken Mine Road, I still haven't chosen a place where I'd like to camp my last night of this Mojave tripFurther up Aiken Mine Road I reach the old road to the Cow Cove rock-art area, now a hiking trail closed to mechanized travelThumbnailsAt the high point of Aiken Mine Road, I still haven't chosen a place where I'd like to camp my last night of this Mojave tripFurther up Aiken Mine Road I reach the old road to the Cow Cove rock-art area, now a hiking trail closed to mechanized travelThumbnailsAt the high point of Aiken Mine Road, I still haven't chosen a place where I'd like to camp my last night of this Mojave tripFurther up Aiken Mine Road I reach the old road to the Cow Cove rock-art area, now a hiking trail closed to mechanized travelThumbnailsAt the high point of Aiken Mine Road, I still haven't chosen a place where I'd like to camp my last night of this Mojave trip

The little-used road to Button Mountain looks promising for finding a secluded spot, but I decide to continue on the main road in case there's an obvious nice campsite in the area that I haven't stumbled upon yet.