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I continue whooshing down Cima Road and can now see trucks on Interstate 15 in the distance

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03716-cima-road.jpg Well, the cistern in this old corral along Cima Road is dry, so I presume the big water tank nearby is empty tooThumbnailsThe bottom of Cima Road exits Mojave National Preserve; I take a break by the monument that folks see upon entering the PreserveWell, the cistern in this old corral along Cima Road is dry, so I presume the big water tank nearby is empty tooThumbnailsThe bottom of Cima Road exits Mojave National Preserve; I take a break by the monument that folks see upon entering the PreserveWell, the cistern in this old corral along Cima Road is dry, so I presume the big water tank nearby is empty tooThumbnailsThe bottom of Cima Road exits Mojave National Preserve; I take a break by the monument that folks see upon entering the PreserveWell, the cistern in this old corral along Cima Road is dry, so I presume the big water tank nearby is empty tooThumbnailsThe bottom of Cima Road exits Mojave National Preserve; I take a break by the monument that folks see upon entering the PreserveWell, the cistern in this old corral along Cima Road is dry, so I presume the big water tank nearby is empty tooThumbnailsThe bottom of Cima Road exits Mojave National Preserve; I take a break by the monument that folks see upon entering the Preserve

The lower part of Cima Road is paved with that brick-red material that one finds here and there in the Mojave. I'm guessing that it's a material native to the area, but I don't know what it is.