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After selecting site 22, I ride through the deserted Mid Hills campground back to the entrance kiosk to deposit my fees

02011-mid-hills-campground.jpg A pinon pine infant grows near a banana yucca at Mid Hills campground, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsReturning to my tent at Mid Hills site 22, I spot some tiny flowers along the road that I've never noticed beforeA pinon pine infant grows near a banana yucca at Mid Hills campground, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsReturning to my tent at Mid Hills site 22, I spot some tiny flowers along the road that I've never noticed beforeA pinon pine infant grows near a banana yucca at Mid Hills campground, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsReturning to my tent at Mid Hills site 22, I spot some tiny flowers along the road that I've never noticed beforeA pinon pine infant grows near a banana yucca at Mid Hills campground, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsReturning to my tent at Mid Hills site 22, I spot some tiny flowers along the road that I've never noticed beforeA pinon pine infant grows near a banana yucca at Mid Hills campground, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsReturning to my tent at Mid Hills site 22, I spot some tiny flowers along the road that I've never noticed before

It's a 0.6-mile ride back to the entrance kiosk. I pass a lone car at one camp site, but it's leaving. Mid Hills campground is otherwise empty, which pleases me since I come to Mojave National Preserve seeking solitude, not other campers.

Everyone except me is apparently going back to work tomorrow after the long Memorial Day weekend. Perfect timing! I deposit $60 at the kiosk to cover five nights of camping, in the hope of the campground mostly to myself during the week.