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Well, the cistern in this old corral along Cima Road is dry, so I presume the big water tank nearby is empty too

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03712-cistern.jpg On the way down the Cima Road hill, I stop at an old corral and water tankThumbnailsI continue whooshing down Cima Road and can now see trucks on Interstate 15 in the distanceOn the way down the Cima Road hill, I stop at an old corral and water tankThumbnailsI continue whooshing down Cima Road and can now see trucks on Interstate 15 in the distanceOn the way down the Cima Road hill, I stop at an old corral and water tankThumbnailsI continue whooshing down Cima Road and can now see trucks on Interstate 15 in the distanceOn the way down the Cima Road hill, I stop at an old corral and water tankThumbnailsI continue whooshing down Cima Road and can now see trucks on Interstate 15 in the distanceOn the way down the Cima Road hill, I stop at an old corral and water tankThumbnailsI continue whooshing down Cima Road and can now see trucks on Interstate 15 in the distance

The cistern would still collect water when it rains, hence its rusty bottom, but the corral doesn't look like it's being used any more. The dirt road by the corral leads east to mining areas that I haven't visited yet.