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Just as my route leaves the wash, I notice a bone fragment on the ground

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03898-pachalka-spring.jpg I start the one-mile climb up the hills ahead on the way to Copper World MineThumbnailsMy route up the hill is as steep as anticipated and has great views back down toward the washI start the one-mile climb up the hills ahead on the way to Copper World MineThumbnailsMy route up the hill is as steep as anticipated and has great views back down toward the washI start the one-mile climb up the hills ahead on the way to Copper World MineThumbnailsMy route up the hill is as steep as anticipated and has great views back down toward the washI start the one-mile climb up the hills ahead on the way to Copper World MineThumbnailsMy route up the hill is as steep as anticipated and has great views back down toward the washI start the one-mile climb up the hills ahead on the way to Copper World MineThumbnailsMy route up the hill is as steep as anticipated and has great views back down toward the washI start the one-mile climb up the hills ahead on the way to Copper World MineThumbnailsMy route up the hill is as steep as anticipated and has great views back down toward the wash

I haven't seen any large mammals in the area yet, but it seems like the kind of place where bighorn sheep would live. I would expect to find deer and coyotes, and perhaps wild burros too.