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Mojave National Preserve wake-up call near Kelso Depot: morning sunshine

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I thought I died peacefully when I dozed off last night, exhausted. But I'm reminded that I'm still alive when sun shines on my tent shortly after sunrise around 5h30. I manage to sleep in until 7h, but wake up with the feeling of having a hangover.

It's great to wake up in this beautiful emptiness for the first time in a bit over a year, with a view of the nearby Kelso Dunes.