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My route up the hill is as steep as anticipated and has great views back down toward the wash

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03913-pachalka-spring.jpg Just as my route leaves the wash, I notice a bone fragment on the groundThumbnailsA little higher up the hill, looking west toward Valley Wells, where I stopped at the store yesterdayJust as my route leaves the wash, I notice a bone fragment on the groundThumbnailsA little higher up the hill, looking west toward Valley Wells, where I stopped at the store yesterdayJust as my route leaves the wash, I notice a bone fragment on the groundThumbnailsA little higher up the hill, looking west toward Valley Wells, where I stopped at the store yesterdayJust as my route leaves the wash, I notice a bone fragment on the groundThumbnailsA little higher up the hill, looking west toward Valley Wells, where I stopped at the store yesterdayJust as my route leaves the wash, I notice a bone fragment on the groundThumbnailsA little higher up the hill, looking west toward Valley Wells, where I stopped at the store yesterday

One of the rewards of climbing steep hills in open terrain is that the views change and improve quickly, reinforcing your sense of accomplishment.