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After a couple hours of hike-a-biking, it's a pleasure to remount the bike and ride down into the wash south of Pachalka Spring

03800-pachalka-spring-road.jpg A tree that I've never seen before is blooming profusely in the moist area just below Pachalka SpringThumbnailsAfter passing through an extensive gravelly area in the wash south of Pachalka Spring, the road abruptly rises a short distanceA tree that I've never seen before is blooming profusely in the moist area just below Pachalka SpringThumbnailsAfter passing through an extensive gravelly area in the wash south of Pachalka Spring, the road abruptly rises a short distanceA tree that I've never seen before is blooming profusely in the moist area just below Pachalka SpringThumbnailsAfter passing through an extensive gravelly area in the wash south of Pachalka Spring, the road abruptly rises a short distanceA tree that I've never seen before is blooming profusely in the moist area just below Pachalka SpringThumbnailsAfter passing through an extensive gravelly area in the wash south of Pachalka Spring, the road abruptly rises a short distanceA tree that I've never seen before is blooming profusely in the moist area just below Pachalka SpringThumbnailsAfter passing through an extensive gravelly area in the wash south of Pachalka Spring, the road abruptly rises a short distance

This little downhill only lasts a quarter-mile, and descends less than 100 feet, but is a nice break. Clark Mountain is the peak ahead, Mojave National Preserve's highest point.