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Kelso Dunes paint a scenic backdrop for this moment of indecision

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01558-kelso-dunes-view.jpg I keep hiking up Cornfield Spring Road and realize that I'm almost out of water already; not good on a hot day like thisThumbnailsBreak time! A Clif bar, and more water, which is already rather warmI keep hiking up Cornfield Spring Road and realize that I'm almost out of water already; not good on a hot day like thisThumbnailsBreak time! A Clif bar, and more water, which is already rather warmI keep hiking up Cornfield Spring Road and realize that I'm almost out of water already; not good on a hot day like thisThumbnailsBreak time! A Clif bar, and more water, which is already rather warmI keep hiking up Cornfield Spring Road and realize that I'm almost out of water already; not good on a hot day like thisThumbnailsBreak time! A Clif bar, and more water, which is already rather warmI keep hiking up Cornfield Spring Road and realize that I'm almost out of water already; not good on a hot day like thisThumbnailsBreak time! A Clif bar, and more water, which is already rather warm

I don't want to turn back when I'm so close to Cornfield Spring. But I'm spooked by the prospect of running dry on a hot day, even briefly; I'm drinking a lot. With water, I could also walk two miles toward Kelso Dunes to check out the old Rex Mine site.