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03511-powerline-road.jpg I walk down the mound to an adjacent wash and start heading back toward the power lines on the Nipton return hikeThumbnailsI stop to touch the rocky ground beneath me on the way back to NiptonI walk down the mound to an adjacent wash and start heading back toward the power lines on the Nipton return hikeThumbnailsI stop to touch the rocky ground beneath me on the way back to NiptonI walk down the mound to an adjacent wash and start heading back toward the power lines on the Nipton return hikeThumbnailsI stop to touch the rocky ground beneath me on the way back to NiptonI walk down the mound to an adjacent wash and start heading back toward the power lines on the Nipton return hikeThumbnailsI stop to touch the rocky ground beneath me on the way back to NiptonI walk down the mound to an adjacent wash and start heading back toward the power lines on the Nipton return hikeThumbnailsI stop to touch the rocky ground beneath me on the way back to Nipton

The 90-degree heat today in the Ivanpah Valley is moderating my energy level, but, with plenty of water, that's fine for a leisurely hike like this.